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                                                                 Exhibit 10.9

                               SERVICES AGREEMENT

         THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of the 1st day of
May, 1993, by and between Outdoor Systems, Inc., an Arizona corporation ("OSI"),
Williams Manufacturing, Inc., an Arizona corporation ("WMI") and J&L Industries,
an Arizona corporation ("J&L"). For purposes of this Agreement, the "OSI
Companies" shall mean OSI together with its existing future direct and indirect
subsidiaries (including, without limitation, OS Advertising Company of Texas,
Inc., OS Advertising Company of Georgia, Inc., OS Advertising Company of
Phoenix, Inc. and wholly owned subsidiaries thereof).

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS, WMI and J&L have from time to time provided to the OSI
Companies the services of William S. Levine, an individual residing in Phoenix,
Arizona and an owner and employee of WMI and J&L (the "Executive") to perform
certain services on behalf of the OSI Companies in connection with certain
business matters; and

         WHEREAS, OSI wishes to obtain the continued management services of the
executive in connection with future activities and business of the OSI
Companies; and

         WHEREAS, WMI and J&L agrees to enter into this Agreement to make the
services of the Executive available to the OSI Companies upon the terms and
conditions set forth below;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

         SECTION 1. Services of Executive. WMI and J&L agree to provide to OSI
or to the OSI Companies at OSI's request the services (as described below, the
"Services") of the Executive to perform and discharge well and faithfully such
duties as may be assigned to the Executive from time to time by the Board of
Directors of OSI (including, without limitation, the duties of Chief Financial
Officer). The Executive shall provide the Services to OSI or to the OSI
Companies at OSI's request when and as needed and requested by the Board of
Directors of OSI. The Services shall include, without limitation:

         a.       strategic financial planning;

         b.       negotiating the terms of financing for OSI and supervising all
                  matters relating to OSI's financing sources (including both
                  debt and equity financing);

         c.       negotiating and consummating acquisitions or similar
                  transactions;

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         d.       consulting with other executive officers of OSI with respect
                  to financial matters, personnel, insurance, operational,
                  marketing and other matters;

         e.       and such other matters necessary or appropriate in the
                  judgment of the officers and directors of OSI to effectively
                  operate the business of OSI.

The Executive shall devote at least a majority of his business time to providing
the Services of OSI (it being anticipated that the total amount of time that the
Executive will devote to providing the Services during a particular year will
average approximately 20 hours per week). The Executive, J&L and WMI may, during
the period of the Executive's service on behalf of OSI, be employed or involved
in any other business activity, provided that such activities may not include
providing services to an entity which competes with OSI.

         SECTION 3. Payment.

         a. Monthly Fees. For Services rendered by the Executive under this
Agreement, OSI shall pay to WMI or J&L (as WMI and J&L shall direct from time to
time) a monthly fee of Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars
($20,833) during the period from the date hereof until the date this Agreement
shall terminate (the "Monthly Payment"). The amount of the Monthly Payment shall
increase or decrease on each anniversary date of the date of this Agreement by
that percentage that equals the percent by which the consumer price index
increased (or decreased, as the case may be) during the one-year period ending
on such anniversary date. "Consumer price index" refers to the consumer price
index for the Phoenix standard metropolitan statistical area as published by the
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Monthly
Payment shall be paid on the last day of each month, or if such day is not a
Business Day, on the preceding Business Day. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"Business Day" is any day on which banks in Phoenix, Arizona are required to be
open for business.

         b. Reimbursement of Costs. OSI agrees to pay miscellaneous costs,
charges or expenses incurred by WMI, J&L or the Executive in the ordinary course
of the Executive's performance of his duties pursuant to Section 1 above. Such
costs shall be reimbursed to WMI and J&L upon presentation of evidence of such
expenditures in reasonable detail.

         c. Benefits. The Executive shall not have any claim against OSI for any
employee benefits (including vacation pay, sick leave, retirement benefits,
Social Security, workers' compensation, disability, health or unemployment
insurance benefits) except as provided above or as OSI may, in its sole
discretion, from time to time provide to the Executive. OSI shall not be
required to withhold taxes for the Executive.

         SECTION 3. Terms of Agreement: Renewal. The term of this Agreement
shall begin on the date first written above and shall continue for a period of
one (1) year; provided, however, that following the expiration of the initial
one year term, the term of

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this Agreement shall be extended for successive one (1) year terms thereafter,
but may be terminated by either party at any time within sixty days prior
written notice. In addition, this Agreement may be terminated at any time by OSI
without prior notice in accordance with one of the following provisions:

         a. For Cause. This Agreement may be terminated by OSI at any time for
Cause (as hereinafter defined). As used in this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean
any of the following events:

                  i. the Executive's commission or conviction of, or plea of
                  guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (other than a felony
                  resulting from a traffic violation), a crime of falsehood, or
                  a crime involving moral turpitude, or the actual incarceration
                  of the Executive;

                  ii. the Executive's material failure to perform properly the
                  Executive's duties to OSI other than a failure resulting from
                  the Executive's incapacity because of physical or mental
                  illness;

                  iii. the Executive's commission of any act of misconduct that
                  damages the business or reputation of OSI.

If this Agreement is terminated under the provisions of this Section 3a, all
payments to WMI and J&L under this Agreement shall cease to accrue as of the
effective date of such termination.

         b. Death. If the Executive dies, this Agreement shall be deemed to
terminate as of the date of the Executive's death and all payments to WMI and
J&L shall cease to accrue.

         c. Disability or Unavailability. If the Executive becomes disabled and
is unable to perform his duties pursuant to this Agreement, this Agreement may
be terminated immediately upon giving WMI and J&L notice to that effect and all
payments shall cease to accrue; provided that in each case OSI shall pay to WMI
on the termination date an amount equal to twelve times the then current Monthly
Payment.

         d. Termination of Employment. If the Executive ceases to be employed by
WMI and J&L or is unavailable or unwilling to perform his duties to OSI, this
Agreement shall cease as of the date of such termination, unavailability or
cessation of services and all payments to WMI and J&L shall case to accrue.

         SECTION 4. General Liability. With regard to the Services to be
performed by WMI, J&L and the executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
none of WMI, J&L or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or
agents (including without limitation the Executive) shall be liable to OSI or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for any acts or omission in the
performance of said services on the part of WMI or J&L or

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any of such directors, officers, employees or agents, except when said acts or
omissions of, or attributable to, WMI or J&L result from the fraud, bad faith or
gross negligence of WMI or J&L, or their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents. OSI agrees to and shall indemnify, protect, defend and
hold WMI and J&L (including their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents) free and harmless against any obligations, costs, claims, demands,
judgments, attorneys' fees, and attachments arising from or growing out of the
services rendered to OSI hereunder or in any way connected with the rendering of
such services, except when the same shall arise as a result of fraud, bad faith
or negligence of WMI or J&L (including their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents) as adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction.

         SECTION 5.  Miscellaneous.

         a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Arizona.

         b. Entire Agreement. This document constitutes the entire agreement of
the parties. Amendments and waivers may be made only with the written approval
of both parties.

         c. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party,
except by OSI to any successor in interest of OSI (including, without
limitation, Outdoor Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation into which OSI
proposes to merge). This Agreement shall be binding on, and inure to the benefit
of, OSI and its successors and assigns.

         d. Notice. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be sufficient if written and hand-delivered or sent by registered mail, return
receipt requested as follows:

         If to WMI:                 Williams Manufacturing, Inc.
                                    2810 W. Camelback Road
                                    Phoenix, Arizona  85017
                                    Attention: William S. Levine

         If to J&L:                 J&L Industries, Inc.
                                    2810 W. Camelback Road
                                    Phoenix, Arizona  85017
                                    Attention: William S. Levine

         If to OSI:                 Outdoor Systems, Inc.
                                    2502 N. Black Canyon Highway
                                    Phoenix, Arizona  85009
                                    Attention: Arte Moreno

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         e. Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of
any of the remaining portions shall not be in any way affected or impaired
thereby.

         f. Headings. The paragraph headings and captions of this Agreement are
for reference only, are not part of this Agreement, and they shall not be
construed as limiting or affecting any of the contents of this Agreement or its
paragraphs.

         g. Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date above written.

                                                       OUTDOOR SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                By: /s/ Arte Moreno
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                                                      Arte Moreno, President

                                                WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING, INC.

                                                By: /s/ William S. Levine
                                                    ------------------------
                                                William S. Levine, President

                                                        J&L INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                                By: /s/ William S. Levine
                                                    ------------------------
                                                William S. Levine, President

         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

          /s/ William S. Levine
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              William S. Levine

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                      AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SERVICES AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SERVICES AGREEMENT (this "Amendment No. 1") is
entered into this 15th day of April, 1996 by and between Outdoor Systems, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation and successor by merger to Outdoor Systems, Inc., an
Arizona corporation ("OSI"), Williams Manufacturing, Inc., an Arizona
corporation ("WMI"), and J&L Industries, Inc., an Arizona corporation
("J&L");

         WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend certain provisions of that
certain Services Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of May 1, 1993;

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:

         1. Amendment. Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended,
effective July 1, 1995, to read in its entirety as follows:

                  a. Monthly Fees. For services rendered by the Executive under
         this Agreement, OSI shall pay to WMI or J&L (as WMI and J&L shall
         direct from time to time) a monthly fee of Thirty-seven thousand five
         hundred dollars ($37,500) during the period from July 1, 1995 until the
         date this Agreement shall terminate (the "Monthly Payment"). The
         Monthly Payment shall be paid on the last day of each month, or if such
         day is not a Business Day, on the preceding Business Day. For purposes
         of this Agreement, a "Business Day" is any day on which banks in
         Phoenix, Arizona are required to be open for business.

         2. Confirmation. All terms and provisions of the Agreement, as amended
by Section 1, are hereby ratified and confirmed.

         3. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original , but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 as
of the date above written.

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                                                       OUTDOOR SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                By: /s/ Arte Moreno
                                                    ------------------------
                                                      Arte Moreno, President

                                                WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING, INC.

                                                By: /s/ William S. Levine
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                                                William S. Levine, President

                                                        J&L INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                                By: /s/ William S. Levine
                                                    ------------------------
                                                William S. Levine, President

         ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

          /s/ William S. Levine
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.72

                                February 1, 2000

Mr. Edward de Boer

Dear Edward:

         The purpose of this letter is to state our agreement concerning your
resignation and the termination of your employment with Denali, Incorporated
("Denali"). Our agreement, as stated in this letter, is intended to be legally
binding on and for the benefit of you and Denali (and its affiliates and
representatives). It is also our mutual intent that our agreement, as embodied
in this document, be a final compromise and disposition of any and all claims
or disputes, of any kind, which you have or may have, including those related
to your employment with Denali or the termination of such employment. This
letter agreement may be referred to by name as our "SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF ALL CLAIMS."

TERMS

         You have offered, and Denali has accepted, your resignation. You will
have no other duties or responsibilities for Denali, effective January 24,
2000. In return for your resignation and your waiver and release of any and all
claims, Denali will pay or provide to you the following severance benefits:

         1. The gross amount, less withholding for taxes, of one hundred and
seventy-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-three and no/100 dollars
($173,333.00), in twelve equal monthly payments, paid on the normal pay date
for Denali, minus required tax withholding. Should you die during this term,
these payments will be made to your wife, but should she also die during this
term, these payments will be made to your surviving children, equally divided
among them.

         2. Payment of an amount equal to the currently active monthly employee
premiums paid by Denali for continuation of your group medical and dental
insurance (the same coverage currently in place) until you become eligible for
health plan coverage in connection with other employment or for twelve months,
whichever occurs first. You will continue to be responsible for payment of the
active employee portion of this coverage.

         3. Acceleration of your vesting in the (1) Incentive Stock Option
Agreement granted on November 20, 1997, to be fully vested with exercise rights
until June 30, 2000; (2) Incentive Stock Option Agreement granted on April 21,
1999, to be 25% vested with exercise rights until June 30, 2000; and (3)
Incentive Stock Option Agreement granted on July 28, 1999, to be 20% vested
with exercise rights until June 30, 2000.

         This agreement does not alter, modify or restrict in any way any
rights you may have under COBRA to obtain continued coverage under Denali's
group health and dental plans.

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF ALL CLAIMS

         1. In consideration of and in return for the severance payments and
benefits stated in this agreement, you hereby agree to release Denali,
Incorporated, including its current and former owners, subsidiaries and
affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and successors, and all
benefit plans sponsored by Denali or any of its affiliates ("Denali Parties"),
from liability

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for any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, damages, and other
remedies, of any kind, whether now known or unknown, including, but not limited
to, any related to your employment by Denali and the termination of your
employment, as well as to any other matter. This release includes, but is not
limited to, claims or causes of action arising under federal and state fair
employment or discrimination laws (including but not limited to any rights or
claims you may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act), laws pertaining to
breach of employment contract, wrongful discharge, common law tort (e.g.,
negligence, infliction of emotional distress, defamation, assault, fraud,
etc.), and/or any other federal, state or local laws relating in any way to
your employment, events occurring during the course of your employment
(including to the date of your acceptance of this agreement), and/or the
termination of your employment with Denali. Our agreement is not intended to
indicate that any such claims exist or that, if they do exist, they are
meritorious. Rather, we are simply agreeing that, IN RETURN FOR DENALI'S
AGREEMENT TO THE SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS STATED IN THIS LETTER, ANY AND
ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE DENALI PARTIES, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY EXIST, ARE EXPRESSLY AND FOREVER SETTLED, COMPROMISED
AND WAIVED. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE PRIOR TO
EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT.

         You represent to the Denali Parties that you (a) are legally and
mentally competent to make this agreement, (b) that you are the sole owner of
all potential claims that you may have against the Denali Parties and that no
portion of any such claim has been sold or assigned by you to any third party,
and (c) that you possess the exclusive right to receive all of the severance
payments and benefits enumerated in this agreement, (d) that you have been
advised to consult an attorney for advice prior to executing this agreement,
(e) you understand you have at least 21 days from the date this letter was
presented to you to consider whether to execute this agreement, and (f) you
have seven days to revoke this agreement after you execute it.

         You acknowledge that the severance payment and benefits described in
this letter are valuable consideration to which you would not be undisputedly
entitled, but are solely in return for the waiver of rights and claims and your
other agreements as stated in this agreement.

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         2.       You agree, to the extent permitted by law, not to bring or
                  join any lawsuit or file any charge or claim against any of
                  the Denali Parties in any court or before any government
                  agency (except as necessary to protect your rights under this
                  agreement) relating to your employment, events occurring
                  during your employment, the termination of your employment,
                  or any other matter. You further agree that should you assert
                  before any court or government agency that the release and
                  waiver provisions of this agreement are void or unenforceable
                  for any reason, then Denali shall have the right, at its
                  option, to rescind this agreement, in which event you shall
                  be obligated to return to Denali all amounts paid to you as
                  severance benefits under this agreement. You also agree to
                  waive any right to future employment with any of the Denali
                  Parties and agree that you will not seek employment with them
                  in the future.

         You acknowledge that you have already received all other wages or pay
to which you are entitled (including for vacation or other accrued paid leave
time).

COOPERATION

         You agree to cooperate with Denali to the extent reasonably required
in all matters related to the orderly transfer to other Denali representatives
of pending matters on which you were working as of the date of the termination
of your employment. You also agree to act in good faith and to use reasonable
efforts to cooperate with any reasonable request by any representative of
Denali for information or assistance related to matters for which you had
responsibility in your former employment with Denali.

CONFIDENTIALITY

         You agree not to disclose the terms of this Severance Agreement and
Release and Waiver of All Claims to any other person, except that you may
disclose such terms to your attorney, financial advisors and/or tax
accountants, and members of your immediate family. You also agree to refrain
from making public or private statements or comments relating to any of the
Denali Parties which are derogatory or which may tend to injure any such party
or person in its or their business, public or private affairs.

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

         In accordance with your existing and continuing obligations, you
acknowledge that Denali, Incorporated and its affiliates have developed and own
valuable "Proprietary and Confidential Information" which constitutes valuable
and unique property including, without limitation, concepts, ideas, plans,
strategies, analyses, surveys, and proprietary information related to the past,
present or anticipated business of Denali and its various related entities.
Except as may be required by law, you agree that you will not at any time
disclose to others, permit to be disclosed, use, permit to be used, copy or
permit to be copied, any such Proprietary and Confidential Information (whether
or not developed by you) without the prior written consent of an authorized
representative of Denali. Except as may be required by law, you further agree
to maintain in confidence any Proprietary and Confidential Information of third
parties received or of which you have knowledge as a result of your employment
with Denali. You agree that in the event of any actual or anticipated breach by
you of the provisions of this paragraph, Denali shall be entitled to inform all
potential or new employers of this agreement.

NON-ADMISSION

         You agree that neither the contents of this Severance Agreement and
Release and Waiver of All Claims nor our communications concerning it or
related events constitutes an admission or evidence of wrongdoing of any type
by any of the Denali Parties.

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TAX LIABILITY

         You understand and agree that you will be solely and exclusively
responsible for the entire amount of taxes (except the employer's portion of
Social Security taxes) due on all severance payments and benefits you receive
pursuant to this agreement and that Denali will follow its normal withholding
and reporting practices, as well as fully comply with all legal requirements,
with respect to such payments and benefits.

SEVERABILITY

         In the event that any provision of this agreement is determined in the
future to be invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason, such determination
shall not affect the validity and enforceability of all remaining provisions of
our agreement. The only exception is that a determination that the "Release and
Waiver of All Claims" portion of this agreement is unenforceable shall result
in the entire agreement becoming voidable, at the option of Denali, thereby
requiring the return to Denali of all payments and benefits given in
consideration for those release provisions.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

         This Severance Agreement and Release and Waiver of All Claims
supersedes, replaces and merges all previous agreements and discussions between
you and Denali relating to the same or similar subject matters and constitutes
the entire agreement between you and Denali with respect to its subject matter.
This Severance Agreement and Release and Waiver of All Claims may not be
changed or terminated orally, and no change, termination or waiver of any of
its provisions shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by all
parties.

REVIEW AND SIGNATURE

         Your signature below will acknowledge that you have carefully read
this Severance Agreement and Release and Waiver of All Claims, that you have
had an adequate opportunity to consider it, and that you fully understand its
final and binding effect; that the only promises made to you to sign this
agreement are those stated in this document; and that you are signing this
document voluntarily and of your own free will, and that you understand and
agree to each of the terms of this Severance Agreement and Release and Waiver
of All Claims.

                                         Sincerely yours,

                                         DENALI, INCORPORATED
                                         By  /s/ RICHARD W. VOLK
                                             -------------------
                                               Richard W. Volk, CEO

         AGREED TO and EXECUTED this 11TH day of February 2000.

                                         /s/ EDWARD DE BOER
                                         -------------------
                                         Edward de Boer

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