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<ARTICLE>                                          5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements of the  Corporation  for the Nine
months ended June 28, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements </LEGEND>
<CIK>                                                      0000886903
<NAME>                                                    Kronos Inc.
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<CURRENCY>                                               U.S. Dollars
       
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<PERIOD-END>                                                   Jun-28-1997
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