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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Berkshire Hathaway B COM 084670207 5157 2818 SH SOLE 2818
Claire's Stores COM 179584107 6161 275369 SH SOLE 275369
Clayton Homes Inc. COM 184190106 3303 359479 SH SOLE 359479
Conseco COM 208464107 4710 263504 SH SOLE 263504
Countrywide Credit COM 222372104 4480 177428 SH SOLE 177428
Crane Co COM 224399105 1371 68966 SH SOLE 68966
Dentsply International COM 249030107 3764 159327 SH SOLE 159327
Franklin Resources COM 354613101 1012 31556 SH SOLE 31556
Fremont General Corp. COM 357288109 3473 470905 SH SOLE 470905
Household Int'l COM 441815107 8994 241462 SH SOLE 241462
Kaydon Corp COM 486587108 7201 268563 SH SOLE 268563
Leggett & Platt COM 524660107 5808 270940 SH SOLE 270940
MBIA Inc. COM 55262c100 8578 162422 SH SOLE 162422
MidAmerican Energy COM 59562v107 465 13815 SH SOLE 13815
Philip Morris COM 718154107 2375 102166 SH SOLE 102166
Price (T. Rowe) COM 741477103 1359 36804 SH SOLE 36804
Robert Half Int'l COM 770323103 8867 310444 SH SOLE 310444
Ross Stores COM 778296103 8247 459764 SH SOLE 459764
SLM Holding Corp COM 78442A109 4084 96674 SH SOLE 96674
Safeway Inc. COM 786514208 6525 183163 SH SOLE 183163
Sara Lee COM 803111103 4270 193543 SH SOLE 193543
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