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                              FORM 10-Q

                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, DC  20549


    (X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996
                                   -------------
                                                                     
                                  OR

    ( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from                TO               
                                   --------------    --------------

    Commission file number 1-5519
                           ------

                              CDI CORP.
       ------------------------------------------------------
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


      Pennsylvania                                   23-2394430      
- -------------------------                     -----------------------
(State or other jurisdic-                     (I.R.S. Employer
 tion of incorporation or                      Identification Number)
 organization)


      1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor, Philadelphia, PA  19103-2768
      ----------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (215) 569-2200
                                                       --------------

     Indicate whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                          Yes  X   No     
                                             -----   -----

     Outstanding shares of each of the Registrant's classes of common
stock as of July 31, 1996 were:

     Common stock, $.10 par value                   19,826,678 shares
     Class B common stock, $.10 par value                  None
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                    PART 1.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                      CDI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (In thousands)



                                                June 30,  December 31,
Assets                                            1996       1995 
- ------                                          --------  ------------
Current assets:
 Cash                                          $   6,367      4,490
 Accounts receivable, less allowance
  for doubtful accounts of $4,271 - 
  June 30, 1996; $4,059 - December 31, 
  1995                                           262,977    235,445 
 Prepaid expenses                                  3,829      4,587 
 Deferred income taxes                             9,104      9,280
 Net assets of discontinued operations            19,080     18,011
                                                 -------    -------
        Total current assets                     301,357    271,813
 
Fixed assets, at cost:
 Land                                                784        764
 Buildings                                         3,847      3,846 
 Computers                                        56,884     53,016 
 Equipment and furniture                          35,097     31,444 
 Leasehold improvements                           14,710     12,211 
                                                 -------    -------
                                                 111,322    101,281 
 Accumulated depreciation                         76,643     70,804 
                                                 -------    -------
        Net fixed assets                          34,679     30,477 

Deferred income taxes                              5,080      4,418 
Goodwill and other intangible assets              18,458     16,605 
Other assets                                       5,592      5,463 
                                                 -------    -------
                                               $ 365,166    328,776 
                                                 =======    =======

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                      CDI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   (In thousands, except share data)



                                                June 30,  December 31,
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity              1996        1995
- ------------------------------------            --------  ------------
Current liabilities:
  Obligations not liquidated because 
   of outstanding checks                       $  10,896      9,644 
  Accounts payable                                10,517      8,179 
  Withheld payroll taxes                           3,260      1,569 
  Accrued expenses                                80,408     69,269 
  Currently payable income taxes                  10,261     21,417 
                                                 -------    -------
         Total current liabilities               115,342    110,078 

Long-term debt                                    80,319     67,865
Deferred compensation                              5,632      5,039 
Minority interests                                   469        425 

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.10 par value -
   authorized 1,000,000 shares; none
   issued                                              -          - 
  Common stock, $.10 par value -
   authorized 100,000,000 shares;
   issued 19,851,733 shares - June 30,
   1996; 19,845,483 shares - December 31, 
   1995                                            1,985      1,985
  Class B common stock, $.10 par value -
   authorized 3,174,891 shares; none
   issued                                              -          - 
  Additional paid-in capital                      12,817     12,703 
  Retained earnings                              149,192    131,271 
  Less 25,055 shares of common stock 
   in treasury, at cost                             (590)      (590)
                                                 -------    -------
         Total shareholders' equity              163,404    145,369 
                                                 -------    -------
                                               $ 365,166    328,776 
                                                 =======    =======
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                        CDI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                   (In thousands, except per share data)


                                    Quarter ended     Six months ended
                                       June 30,           June 30, 
                                   ----------------   ----------------
                                    1996     1995      1996     1995 
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------

Revenues                         $ 357,160  312,526   708,623  604,965 

Cost of operations                 325,032  286,086   645,450  555,419
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Gross profit                      32,128   26,440    63,173   49,546 

General and administrative 
 expenses                           15,047   11,913    30,788   23,331 
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Operating profit                  17,081   14,527    32,385   26,215 

Interest expense                     1,182    1,272     2,192    2,345
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Earnings from continuing
   operations before income 
   taxes and minority 
   interests                        15,899   13,255    30,193   23,870 

Income taxes                         6,439    5,418    12,228    9,736
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Earnings from continuing
   operations before minority 
   interests                         9,460    7,837    17,965   14,134 

Minority interests                      35      (10)       44      (42)
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Earnings from continuing 
   operations                        9,425    7,847    17,921   14,176

Discontinued operations                  -      (86)        -      725
                                   -------  -------   -------  -------
  Net earnings                   $   9,425    7,761    17,921   14,901 
                                   =======  =======   =======  =======

Earnings per share:
  Earnings from continuing
   operations                    $     .47      .40       .90      .72 
  Discontinued operations        $       -        -         -      .04
  Net earnings                   $     .47      .39       .90      .75
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                      CDI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                            (In thousands)


                                              Six months ended June 30,
                                              -------------------------
                                                   1996       1995 
                                                  ------     ------ 
Continuing Operations
  Operating activities:
   Earnings from continuing operations          $ 17,921     14,176  
   Minority interests                                 44        (42)
   Depreciation                                    5,909      4,941
   Amortization of intangible assets                 948        879 
   Income tax provision greater (less)
    than tax payments                            (11,642)     5,079 
   Change in assets and liabilities,
    net of effects from acquisitions:
     Increase in accounts receivable             (27,532)   (44,966)
     Increase in payables and accrued 
      expenses                                    15,168      9,861 
     Other                                         1,171        170
                                                  ------     ------
                                                   1,987     (9,902)
                                                  ------     ------
  Investing activities:
   Purchases of fixed assets                     (10,201)    (8,019)
   Acquisitions net of cash acquired              (2,760)         - 
   Other                                             221        220 
                                                  ------     ------
                                                 (12,740)    (7,799)
                                                  ------     ------
  Financing activities:
   Borrowings long-term debt                      12,464     15,541
   Payments long-term debt                           (10)       (33)
   Obligations not liquidated because
    of outstanding checks                          1,252      3,374 
   Exercises of stock options                        114          -
                                                  ------     ------
                                                  13,820     18,882 
                                                  ------     ------

Net cash flows from continuing operations          3,067      1,181

Net cash flows from discontinued operations       (1,190)      (809)
                                                  ------     ------
Increase in cash                                   1,877        372

Cash at beginning of period                        4,490      5,155
                                                  ------     ------
Cash at end of period                           $  6,367      5,527 
                                                  ======     ====== 
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                      CDI CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Comments to Financial Statements


     Earnings per share of common stock are based on the weighted
average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common share 
equivalents, which arise from stock options, outstanding during the 
periods.  No further dilution resulted from a computation of fully
diluted earnings per share.  The number of shares used to compute
earnings per share for the second quarter and six months of 1996 was
19,882,671 and 19,876,795 shares, respectively.  For the second quarter
and six months of 1995, 19,816,166 and 19,819,383 shares, respectively,
were used.

     Revenues and operating profit attributable to the business
segments of the Company for the second quarter and six months ended
June 30, 1996 and 1995 follow ($000s):

                                 Second quarter       Six months
                                ----------------   ----------------
                                 1996     1995      1996     1995
                                -------  -------   -------  -------
     Revenues:
     Technical Services       $ 298,317  262,436   593,561  505,898
     Temporary Services          39,592   34,152    77,904   66,423
     Management Recruiters       19,251   15,938    37,158   32,644
                                -------  -------   -------  -------
                              $ 357,160  312,526   708,623  604,965
                                =======  =======   =======  =======
     Operating profit:
     Technical Services       $  14,290   12,221    27,709   22,190 
     Temporary Services           1,734    1,437     3,412    2,726
     Management Recruiters        2,933    2,448     5,467    4,939
     Corporate expenses          (1,876)  (1,579)   (4,203)  (3,640)
                                -------  -------   -------  -------
                              $  17,081   14,527    32,385   26,215
                                =======  =======   =======  =======

     During the six months ended June 30, 1996, there were 6,250 shares
of common stock issued upon the exercise of stock options granted under
the Company's non-qualified stock option and stock appreciation rights
plan.  The issuance of these shares resulted in an increase in
additional paid-in capital of $114,000.

     At the end of 1995 the Company adopted a plan to sell the
manufacturing technology division of a subsidiary which serves the
automotive market.  That division is classified as a discontinued
operation in the Company's financial statements.  The operations of a
small portion of the discontinued business were terminated by March 31,
1996.  The remainder of the discontinued business continues to operate 
and is expected to be sold prior to the end of 1996.  A reserve was
established at December 31, 1995 for estimated costs and losses to be
incurred in 1996 through termination and sale of the discontinued
business.  Charges to the reserve amounted to $300,000 for the six 
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months ended June 30, 1996.  These charges were for items and in
amounts that corresponded to estimates used in establishing the
reserve, except for operating results which have been favorable
compared to anticipated results.  The net assets for discontinued
operations of $19 million as of June 30, 1996 are comprised primarily
of working capital and fixed assets.

     The financial statements included in this report are unaudited 
and reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are
necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods
presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

     These comments contain only the information which is required by
Form 10-Q.  Further reference should be made to the comprehensive
disclosures contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995.


                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
             FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

                        Discontinued Operations
                        -----------------------

     At the end of 1995 the Company adopted a plan to sell the
manufacturing technology division of a subsidiary which serves the
automotive market.  That division is classified as a discontinued
operation in the Company's financial statements.

                         Results of Operations
                         ---------------------

     Consolidated revenues for the six months and quarter ended June
30, 1996 were 17% and 14% higher, respectively, compared to the same
periods a year ago.  Operating profit for the six months and second
quarter in 1996 was 4.6% and 4.8% of revenues, respectively, compared
to 4.3% and 4.6% for the six months and second quarter in 1995.  

     Technical Services' revenues for the six months and second quarter
of 1996 grew 17% and 14%, respectively, from last year's comparable
periods.  Operating profit margins for the six months and second
quarter of 1996 were 4.7% and 4.8%, respectively, vs. 4.4% and 4.7% 
for last year's comparable periods.  Demand in CDI's Technical Services
segment remains strong and is benefitting from the broad-based trend in
American business and industry toward greater use of outsourced
services.  This segment's telecommunications and information systems
services are continuing to show excellent growth.

     Temporary Services' revenues for the six months and second quarter
of 1996 were 17% and 16% higher, respectively, compared to the same
periods a year ago.  Operating profit margins for the six months and
second quarter of 1996 were 4.4% vs. 4.1% and 4.2% for last year's
comparable periods.  Temporary Services' markets remain firm.

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     Management Recruiters' revenues were up 14% for the six months of
this year and up 21% compared to last year's second quarter.  Operating
profit margins for the six months and second quarter of 1996 were 14.7%
and 15.2%, respectively, compared to 15.1% and 15.4%, respectively, for
the same periods in 1995.  Management Recruiters' markets also remain
firm.

     The operations of a small portion of the discontinued business
were terminated by March 31, 1996.  The remainder of the discontinued
business continues to operate and is expected to be sold prior to the
end of 1996.  A reserve was established as of December 31, 1995 for
expected costs and losses during 1996 relating to the discontinued
business.  Charges to the reserve amounted to $300,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 1996.  These charges were for items and in
amounts that corresponded to estimates used in establishing the
reserve, except for operating results which have been favorable
compared to anticipated results.  For the six months and quarter ended
June 30, 1995, the discontinued business had revenues of $46,095,000
and $19,532,000, respectively.  Earnings from operations were $725,000 
for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and a loss of $86,000 for the
quarter then ended.  The earnings for the six months and the loss for
the quarter are included in reported net earnings for each of the
periods in 1995.

     The subsidiary which contains the discontinued business also
operates a technical staffing and engineering business serving the
automotive market.  The Company believes it holds a valuable franchise
in the automotive staffing and engineering business and is continuing
to explore the best ways to maximize its value.

                         Financial Condition
                         -------------------

     The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.6 to 1 
for June 30, 1996 and 2.5 to 1 for December 31, 1995.  The ratio of
long-term debt to total capital (long-term debt plus shareholders'
equity) was 33% for June 30, 1996 and 32% for December 31, 1995.  The
Company believes that capital resources available from operations and
financing arrangements are adequate to support the Company's
businesses.






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                      PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     On May 7, 1996 the Company held its annual meeting of
shareholders.  The matters of business conducted at the meeting were
the election of eight directors of the Company and consideration of a
proposal to amend the CDI Corp. Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock
Appreciation Rights Plan to provide that options be automatically
granted to eligible directors of the Company in lieu of cash retainer
fees.  

     The name of each director elected at the meeting and a tabulation
of the voting by nominee follows:

                                        Votes         Votes
                                         for         withheld
                                      ----------     --------
     Walter E. Blankley               17,832,953       61,635

     Walter R. Garrison               17,833,753       60,835

     Christian M. Hoechst             17,833,753       60,835

     Lawrence C. Karlson              17,833,653       60,935

     Edgar D. Landis                  17,833,653       60,935

     Allen M. Levantin                17,833,753       60,835

     Alan B. Miller                   17,832,853       61,735

     Barton J. Winokur                17,833,653       60,935


     There were no abstentions and there were 2,350 broker non-votes.


     The vote on the amendment to the CDI Corp. Non-Qualified Stock
Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan providing that stock options
be automatically granted to eligible directors in lieu of cash retainer
fees was as follows:

       Votes         Votes  
        for         against     Abstentions    Broker non-votes
     ----------    ---------    -----------    ----------------
     17,801,427      78,297        14,864            2,350            


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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits
             3.(i)   Articles of incorporation of the Registrant,
                     incorporated herein by reference to the 
                     Registrant's report on Form 10-Q for the 
                     quarter ended June 30, 1990 (File No. 1-5519).

               (ii)  Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated herein 
                     by reference to the Registrant's report on 
                     Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1990 
                     (File No. 1-5519).

            10.a.    CDI Corp. Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock
                     Appreciation Rights Plan.  (Constitutes a 
                     management contract or compensatory plan or 
                     arrangement)

               b.    Employment Agreement dated May 1, 1973 by and
                     between Comprehensive Designers, Inc. and Walter 
                     R. Garrison, incorporated herein by reference to
                     Exhibit 10.e. to Registrant's registration state-
                     ment on Form 8-B (File No. 1-5519).  (Constitutes
                     a management contract or compensatory plan or 
                     arrangement)

               c.    Employment Agreement dated April 30, 1973 by and
                     between Comprehensive Designers, Inc. and Edgar
                     D. Landis, incorporated herein by reference to 
                     Exhibit 10.g. to Registrant's registration state-
                     ment on Form 8-B (File No. 1-5519).  (Constitutes
                     a management contract or compensatory plan or
                     arrangement)

               d.    Supplemental Pension Agreement dated April 11, 
                     1978 between CDI Corporation and Walter R. 
                     Garrison, incorporated herein by reference to 
                     the Registrant's report on Form 10-K for the 
                     year ended December 31, 1989 (File No. 1-5519).
                     (Constitutes a management contract or compensa-
                     tory plan or arrangement)

               e.    Non-competition and Consulting Agreement by and
                     between Registrant and Christian M. Hoechst dated
                     October 17, 1995, incorporated herein by reference
                     to Registrant's report on Form 10-K for the year
                     ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-5519).
                     (Constitutes a management contract or compensatory 
                     plan or arrangement)

            11.      Statement re computation of per share earnings.  

            27.      Financial Data Schedule.

     (b)  The Registrant has not filed a Form 8-K during the quarter 
          ended June 30, 1996.
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                              SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





                                            CDI CORP.               
                              --------------------------------------



August 7, 1996                By: /s/ Edgar D. Landis                  
                                 -----------------------------------
                                  EDGAR D. LANDIS
                                  Executive Vice President, Finance 
                                  (Duly authorized officer and 
                                  principal financial officer of
                                  Registrant)
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                           INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Number                          Exhibits                          Page
- ------   ------------------------------------------------------   ----
 3.(i)   Articles of incorporation of the Registrant, 
         incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's
         report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 
         1990 (File No. 1-5519).

   (ii)  Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by
         reference to the Registrant's report on Form 10-Q 
         for the quarter ended June 30, 1990 (File No. 1-5519).

10.a.    CDI Corp. Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock            13
         Appreciation Rights Plan.  (Constitutes a management 
         contract or compensatory plan or arrangement) 

   b.    Employment Agreement dated May 1, 1973 by and between 
         Comprehensive Designers, Inc. and Walter R. Garrison, 
         incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.e. to 
         Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-B (File 
         No. 1-5519).  (Constitutes a management contract or 
         compensatory plan or arrangement)

   c.    Employment Agreement dated April 30, 1973 by and
         between Comprehensive Designers, Inc. and Edgar D.
         Landis, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 
         10.g. to Registrant's registration statement on Form 
         8-B (File No. 1-5519).  (Constitutes a management 
         contract or compensatory plan or arrangement)

   d.    Supplemental Pension Agreement dated April 11, 1978 
         between CDI Corporation and Walter R. Garrison,
         incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's 
         report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
         1989 (File No. 1-5519).  (Constitutes a management 
         contract or compensatory plan or arrangement)

   e.    Non-competition and Consulting Agreement by and 
         between Registrant and Christian M. Hoechst dated
         October 17, 1995, incorporated herein by reference
         to Registrant's report on Form 10-K for the year
         ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-5519).  
         (Constitutes a management contract or compensatory 
         plan or arrangement)

11.      Statement re computation of per share earnings.           21

27.      Financial Data Schedule.                                  22




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(As amended on 5/7/96)



                               CDI CORP.

     NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN


    1. Purpose.  The purpose of this plan ("Plan") is to provide a
more effective method of compensating employees, consultants and
directors of the Company than is currently available and to complement
the other incentive plans of the Company, thus encouraging greater
personal interest in the success of the Company on the part of such
personnel and furnishing them with a further incentive to remain with
the Company and to increase their efforts on its behalf.

    2. Definitions:

    (a)   "Board" means the board of directors of the Parent Company.

    (b)   "Committee" means the committee described in Paragraph 5.

    (c)   "Company" means CDI Corp. and each of its Subsidiary
          Companies.

    (d)   "Date of Exercise" means the date on which notice of
          exercise of an Option or SAR is delivered to the Parent
          Company.

    (e)   "Date of Grant" means the date on which an Option or SAR is
          granted.

    (f)   "Eligible Director" means any Non-Employee Director except
          a director whose compensation for service on the Board is
          included in the income of a corporation or partnership of
          which the director is an employee or partner.

    (g)   "Fair Market Value" means the closing price of actual sales
          of Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on a given date
          or, if there are no such sales on such date, the closing
          price of the Shares on such Exchange on the last date on
          which there was a sale.

    (h)   "Holder" means a person to whom an SAR not attached to an
          Option has been granted under the Plan, which SAR has not
          been exercised and has not expired or terminated.
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    (i)   "Non-Employee Director" means any director of the Parent
          Company who is not a full-time employee of the Parent
          Company or any Subsidiary Company.

    (j)   "Option" means a non-qualified stock option granted under
          the Plan and described in Paragraph 4(a).

    (k)   "Optionee" means a person to whom an Option or an Option
          with an SAR attached has been granted under the Plan, which
          Option or SAR has not been exercised and has not expired or
          terminated.

    (l)   "Parent Company" means CDI Corp.

    (m)   "Retainer Fee" means the annual retainer fee payable to
          Non-Employee Directors for their service as directors of
          the Parent Company during a Retainer Fee Year.  A Retainer
          Fee does not include attendance or committee fees.

    (n)   "Retainer Fee Option" means an Option granted to an
          Eligible Director in payment of such Eligible Director's
          Retainer Fee pursuant to Paragraph 6. 

    (o)   "Retainer Fee Year" means the one year period between
          consecutive annual meetings of the shareholders of the
          Parent Company, beginning on the date immediately following
          the annual meeting.

    (p)   "SAR" means a stock appreciation right granted under the
          Plan and described in Paragraphs 4(b) or 4(c).

    (q)   "Shares" means shares of common stock, par value $.10 per
          share, of the Parent Company.

    (r)   "Subsidiary Company" means any corporation controlled by
          the Parent Company or by a subsidiary controlled by the
          Parent Company ("control" having the meaning set forth in
          Section 368(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or
          corresponding provisions of successor laws), provided that
          if the corporation is controlled by a subsidiary of the
          Parent Company, either the Parent Company must own 100% of
          the stock of the subsidiary or the subsidiary must own 100%
          of the stock of the corporation.

    (s)   "Value" of an SAR shall mean the excess of the Fair Market
          Value of a Share on the Date of Exercise over an amount
          fixed by the Committee on the Date of Grant (the "SAR
          Reference Price"); provided that the SAR Reference Price
          may not be less than 50% of the Fair Market Value of a
          Share on the Date of Grant.  Where
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          an SAR is attached to an Option, the SAR Reference Price shall 
          be equal to the Option price of one Share under the attached Option.

    3. Shares Subject to the Plan.  On and after April 30, 1991, not
more than 1,100,000 Shares may be delivered pursuant to the exercise of
Options or SARs under the Plan.  The Shares so delivered may, at the
election of the Company, be either treasury Shares or Shares originally
issued for the purpose.  When an Option is granted (whether or not
attached to an SAR), the number of Shares subject to such Option shall
be reserved for issuance out of the Shares remaining available for
grant under the Plan.  When SARs not attached to an Option are granted,
there shall be reserved for issuance thereunder Shares in an amount
equal to one-half of the number of SARs granted.  If Options or SARs
granted under the Plan terminate or expire without being exercised in
whole or in part, other Options or SARs may be granted covering the
Shares not delivered.  No individual shall be eligible to receive, in
any one calendar year, Options or SARs with respect to more than
400,000 Shares (which number is subject to adjustment as provided in
Paragraph 15 hereof).

    4. Rights to be Granted.  Rights which may be granted under the
Plan are:

    (a)   Options, which give the Optionee the right for a specified
time period to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified
price;

    (b)   SARs, which are attached to Options and which give the
Optionee the right for a specified time period, without payment to the
Company, to receive the Value of such SARs, to be paid in cash and
Shares in accordance with Paragraph 9 below, in lieu of purchasing
Shares under the related Option; and

    (c)   SARs, which are not attached to Options and which give the
Holder the right for a specified time period, without payment to the
Company, to receive the Value of such SARs, to be paid in cash and
Shares in accordance with Paragraph 9 below. 

    5. Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Stock
Option Committee, which shall be composed of not less than two
directors of the Parent Company appointed by the Board.  No director
serving on the Committee shall (a) be eligible to be granted Options or
SARs under the Plan except for Retainer Fee Options, or to be selected
as a participant under any other discretionary plan of the Company or
any of its affiliates entitling them to acquire stock, stock options or
stock appreciation rights of the Company or any of its affiliates, or
(b) have been granted Options or SARs under the Plan during the one
year period prior to service on the Committee, except for grants which
would not affect such director's status as
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"disinterested" for purposes of Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Except with respect to Retainer
Fee Options, the Committee may determine from time to time which
eligible participants shall be granted Options or SARs under the Plan,
the number of Shares to be subject to the Option in each case, the
number and type of SARs, if any, to be awarded in each case, and the
other substantive provisions of each Option and SAR agreement. 
However, any Options, other than Retainer Fee Options, or SARs granted
to a member of the Board must also be approved by a majority of the
Board not including the recipient. 

    6. Retainer Fee Options.

    (a)   During each Retainer Fee Year, each Eligible Director will
be granted 4,000 Options in lieu of a cash Retainer Fee.  Such number
of Options may be increased or decreased by the Board from time to
time, but not more often than once every six months other than to
comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder.  Such number
will also be subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 15 hereof. 
One-half of each year's Retainer Fee Options will be granted on the
first business day of each Retainer Fee Year and the remaining one-half
of the year's Retainer Fee Options will be granted on the first
business day that is six months after the first day of the Retainer Fee
Year.  

    (b)   The Committee may determine from time to time the terms of
the Retainer Fee Options, provided such terms are consistent with the
terms of the Plan.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, (i)
Retainer Fee Options shall not vest (and therefore will not be
exercisable) until one year after the Date of Grant and (ii) if an
Eligible Director ceases to be a member of the Board for any reason,
unvested Retainer Fee Options shall expire and be unexercisable and the
portion of the Eligible Director's Retainer Fee earned as of the date
of cessation that is represented by such unvested Retainer Fee Options
shall be paid in cash.

    7. Eligibility.  Eligible participants under the Plan shall be
all salaried employees, consultants and directors of the Parent Company
or any Subsidiary Company.  Only Eligible Directors shall be eligible
to receive Retainer Fee Options pursuant to Paragraph 6.  

    8. Option Exercise Price.

    (a)   The price at which Shares may be purchased on exercise of
an Option shall be determined in each case by the Committee, but may
not be less than 50% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Date
of Grant; provided, however, that the price at which Shares may be
purchased on exercise of a Retainer
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                                                              17


Fee Option shall be the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the last
trading day immediately preceding the Date of Grant.

    (b)   Upon exercise of any Option granted pursuant to this Plan,
the Optionee shall pay to the Parent Company the full Option price:

       (i)    By check or in cash; or

       (ii)   By delivering to the Parent Company certificates for
              Shares owned by the Optionee and endorsed to the
              Parent Company representing a number of Shares
              having a then current Fair Market Value equal to the
              Option price; or

       (iii)  Any combination of the above.

Upon payment of the Option price the appropriate accounts of the Parent
Company shall then be credited accordingly.

    9. Issuance of Certificates; Payment of Cash.

    (a)   Upon payment of the Option price, a certificate for the
number of whole Shares and a check for the Fair Market Value on the
Date of Exercise of the fractional Share, if any, to which the Optionee
is entitled shall be delivered to such Optionee by the Parent Company,
provided that the Optionee has remitted to his employer an amount,
determined by such employer, sufficient to satisfy the applicable
requirements to withhold federal, state, and local taxes, or made other
arrangements with his employer for the satisfaction of such withholding
requirements.

    (b)   Upon exercise of SARs, the Value of such SARs shall be
paid one-half in cash and one-half in Shares.  The number of Shares to
be delivered by the Parent Company shall be an amount equal to 50% of
the Value of such SARs divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the Date of Exercise of such SARs.  Any right to a fractional Share
shall be satisfied by the Parent Company in cash.  The employer of the
Optionee or Holder shall deduct from the amount of cash payable any
amount necessary to satisfy applicable federal, state, or local
withholding requirements.

    10.   Term.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
Options or SARs granted under the Plan shall not be exercisable after
five years from the Date of Grant.

    11.   Exercise of Options and SARs.  Unless otherwise determined
by the Committee and subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 12 and 14,
an Option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part during its term,
provided that an Option or SAR shall
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                                                              18


be exercisable only by the Optionee or Holder during his lifetime and,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee and except for vested
Retainer Fee Options, only while he is a salaried employee, consultant
or director of the Parent Company or of a Subsidiary Company.

    12.   Death or Termination of Qualifying Relationship.  Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, Options (other than vested
Retainer Fee Options) and SARs shall terminate upon the termination for
any reason of the Optionee's or Holder's qualifying relationship with
the Company, except that if an Optionee or Holder dies while holding a
vested Option or SAR not fully exercised or expired, the unexercised
portion may be exercised by his estate or his heirs or beneficiaries
within the period of six months following the date of death (in no
event, however, may an Option or SAR be exercised after its stated date
of expiration).  For purposes of this Plan, a transfer of a participant
between two employers, each of which is a part of the Company, shall
not be deemed a termination of employment.

    13.   Relationship Between Options and SARs.  Upon exercise of
an Option, any SAR attached to such Option shall automatically expire. 
Upon exercise of an SAR attached to an Option, the related Option shall
automatically expire.  Except as set forth above, the grant, exercise,
termination or expiration of any Option granted to an Optionee or
Holder shall have no effect upon any SAR held by such Optionee or
Holder, and the grant, exercise, termination or expiration of an SAR
granted to any Optionee or Holder shall have no effect upon any Option
held by such Optionee or Holder.

    14.   Transferability of Options and SARs.  No Option or SAR may
be transferred except by will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution.

    15.   Adjustment on Change in Capitalization.  In case the
number of outstanding Shares is changed as a result of a stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, subdivision,
issuance of rights or other similar corporate change, the Board shall
make an appropriate adjustment in (a) the aggregate number of Shares
which may be issued under the Plan, (b) the per individual annual
limitation set forth in Paragraph 3 above, (c) the number of Retainer
Fee Options to be granted each year to Eligible Directors pursuant to
Paragraph 6 above, and (d) the number of Shares subject to, and the
Option price or Value of, any then outstanding Options or SARs.

    16.   Certain Corporate Transactions.  If during the term of any
Option or SAR, the Parent Company or any of the Subsidiary Companies
shall be merged into or consolidated with or otherwise combined with or
acquired by another person or entity, or there
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                                                              19


is a divisive reorganization or a liquidation or partial liquidation of
the Parent Company, the Parent Company may (but shall not be required
to) take any of the following courses of action:

    (a)   Not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to any
such transaction, all Optionees and Holders shall be notified that
their Options and SARs shall expire on the 10th day after the date of
such notice, in which event all Optionees and Holders shall have the
right to exercise all of their Options and SARs prior to such new
expiration date; or

    (b)   The Parent Company shall provide in any agreement with
respect to any such merger, consolidation, combination or acquisition
that the surviving, new or acquiring corporation shall grant options
and stock appreciation rights to the Optionees and Holders to acquire
shares, or stock appreciation rights in shares, in such corporation
provided that the excess of the fair market value of the shares of such
corporation immediately after the consummation of such merger,
consolidation, combination or acquisition over the option price, or the
value of such stock appreciation rights at the time of grant, shall not
be greater than the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares over
the Option price of Options, or the Value of the SARs as determined
under Paragraph 2(r), immediately prior to the consummation of such
merger, consolidation, combination or acquisition; or

    (c)   The Parent Company shall take such other action as the
Board shall determine to be reasonable under the circumstances in order
to permit Optionees, Holders and Eligible Directors to realize the
value of rights granted to them under the Plan.

    17.   Plan Not to Affect Relationship With the Company.  Neither
the Plan nor any Option or SAR shall confer upon any participant any
right to continue in the service of the Company.

    18.   Amendment.  The Board may at any time terminate the Plan
or make such changes therein as it shall deem advisable. The Board may
not, however, without the approval of the voting shareholders of the
Parent Company, (i) increase the total number of Shares which may be
delivered under the Plan, (ii) change the class of persons eligible to
receive Options or SARs, (iii) withdraw the authority to administer the
Plan from a committee consisting of directors or (iv) otherwise amend
the Plan in a manner which would require the approval of the
shareholders of the Parent Company in order to maintain the exemption
available under Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  No outstanding Option or SAR shall be affected by
any such amendment without the written consent of the
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                                                              20


Optionee, Holder or other person then entitled to exercise such Option
or SAR.

    19.   Securities Laws.  The Committee shall make each grant
under the Plan subject to such conditions as shall cause both the grant
and exercise of any Option or SAR to comply with the then-existing
requirements of Rule 16b-3 (or any similar rule) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

    Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, the date of any
exercise of an SAR by a Holder or an Optionee who is an officer,
director or beneficial owner of ten percent or more of any class of any
registered equity security of the Parent Company shall be required to
occur within the period beginning with the third and ending with the
twelfth business day after the date of the release of the Parent
Company's quarterly or annual sales and earnings information to the
public.

    20.   Performance-Based Compensation.  Unless otherwise provided
by the Committee in their discretion pursuant to the first sentence of
Paragraph 8(a), it is intended that all compensation income recognized
by employees as the result of the exercise of Options or SARs, or the
disposition of Shares acquired on exercise of Options or SARs, shall be
considered performance-based compensation excludable from such
employee's "applicable employee remuneration" pursuant to section
162(m)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

    21.   General.  Each Option or SAR granted shall be evidenced by
a written instrument containing such terms and conditions not
inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee may determine.  The
issuance of Shares on the exercise of an Option or SAR shall be subject
to all of the applicable requirements of the Pennsylvania Business
Corporation Law and other applicable laws.  Among other things the
Optionee or Holder may be required to deliver an investment
representation to the Company in connection with any exercise of an
Option or SAR or to agree to refrain from selling or otherwise
disposing of the Shares acquired for a specified period of time.



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                              EXHIBIT 11

            Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings


                              Quarter ended         Six months ended
                                 June 30,               June 30, 
                          ---------------------   ---------------------
                             1996       1995         1996       1995    
                          ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
Primary
- -------
Earnings from 
 continuing operations   $ 9,425,000  7,847,000   17,921,000 14,176,000
Discontinued operations            -    (86,000)           -    725,000
                          ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
Net earnings             $ 9,425,000  7,761,000   17,921,000 14,901,000
                          ========== ==========   ========== ==========
Common and common 
 equivalent shares: 
  Weighted average 
   common shares 
   outstanding            19,826,491 19,714,928   19,823,892 19,714,928
  Assumed exercise of
   stock options              56,180    101,238       52,903    104,455
                          ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
                          19,882,671 19,816,166   19,876,795 19,819,383
                          ========== ==========   ========== ==========
Earnings per share:
Earnings from 
 continuing operations   $       .47        .40          .90        .72
Discontinued operations  $         -          -            -        .04
Net earnings             $       .47        .39          .90        .75

Fully diluted
- -------------
Earnings from 
 continuing operations   $ 9,425,000  7,847,000   17,921,000 14,176,000
Discontinued operations            -    (86,000)           -    725,000
                          ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
Net earnings             $ 9,425,000  7,761,000   17,921,000 14,901,000
                          ========== ==========   ========== ==========
Common and common 
 equivalent shares:
  Weighted average 
   common shares 
   outstanding            19,826,491 19,714,928   19,823,892 19,714,928
  Assumed exercise of 
   stock options              63,011    101,238       63,011    121,209
                          ---------- ----------   ---------- ----------
                          19,889,502 19,816,166   19,886,903 19,836,137
                          ========== ==========   ========== ==========
Earnings per share:
Earnings from
 continuing operations   $       .47        .40          .90        .71
Discontinued operations  $         -          -            -        .04
Net earnings             $       .47        .39          .90        .75


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