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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Form S-8
Registration Statement File No. 33-30092.

                                                             Arthur Andersen LLP

Philadelphia, Pa.
January 24, 1997

