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                              ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP         Exhibit 23.2
                                                                        




                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our reports 
and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of this 
Registration Statement.     

                                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    
Philadelphia, Pa.,
   October 22, 1996     

