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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 5)

                           Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, Par Value, $0.10 Per Share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    307000109
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Stephen M. Davis, Esq.
                               Werbel & Carnelutti
                           A Professional Corporation

           711 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022, (212) 832-8300
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                December 3, 1996
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13-d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].  (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).

                               Page 1 of 13 Pages<PAGE>
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No. 307000109                                    Page 2 of 13 Pages
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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON - S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   The SC Fundamental Value Fund, L.P.
                                        
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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)  [X]
                                                            (b)  [ ]
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3  SEC USE ONLY

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4  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
   WC/OO
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                [ ]

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6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   Delaware   
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       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   0
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8  SHARED VOTING POWER
   2,046,050 
                 
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9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   0
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   2,046,050 

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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   2,046,050 
               
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12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    3.6%
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    PN      
==============================================================================
                  *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No. 307000109                                    Page 3 of 13 Pages
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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON - S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   SC Fundamental Value BVI, Inc.
                                     
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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)  [X]
                                                                 (b)  [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3  SEC USE ONLY

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
   WC/OO    
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                     [ ]

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6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   Delaware       
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       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   813,350   
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8  SHARED VOTING POWER
   0
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9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   813,350   
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   813,350   
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
    CERTAIN SHARES*                                                        [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    1.4%     
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    CO
==============================================================================
                  *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No. 307000109                                    Page 4 of 13 Pages
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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON - S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   SC Fundamental Inc.
                             
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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)  [X]
                                                                 (b)  [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3  SEC USE ONLY

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
   Not Applicable                        
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                     [ ]

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   Delaware         
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8  SHARED VOTING POWER
   2,046,050
                 
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   2,046,050
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   2,046,050
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
    CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    3.6%      
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    CO           
==============================================================================
                  *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No. 307000109                                    Page 5 of 13 Pages
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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON - S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   Gary N. Siegler
                     
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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)  [ ]
                                                                 (b)  [X]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3  SEC USE ONLY

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
   Not Applicable   
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                     [ ]

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   United States             
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8  SHARED VOTING POWER
   2,859,400          
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   2,859,400
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   2,859,400   
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
    CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    5.0%           
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    IN           
==============================================================================
                  *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SEC 1746 (9-88)<PAGE>
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No.  307000109                                   Page 6 of 13 Pages
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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON - S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
   Peter M. Collery

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2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)  [ ]
                                                                 (b)  [X]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3  SEC USE ONLY

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
   Not Applicable       
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5  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
   PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                     [ ]

- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   U.S.A.               
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7  SOLE VOTING POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8  SHARED VOTING POWER
   2,859,400
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
   2,859,400
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   2,859,400
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
    CERTAIN SHARES*                                                   [ ]
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    5.0%
              
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    IN      
==============================================================================
                  *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SEC 1746 (9-88)<PAGE>
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                                                            Page 7 of 13 Pages
                                   AMENDMENT
                                     NO. 5
                                    TO THE
                                 SCHEDULE 13D


     The Reporting Persons consisting of SC Fundamental Inc.("SC"), The SC
Fundamental Value Fund, L.P. ("Fund"), SC Fundamental BVI, Inc. ("BVI Inc."),
Gary N. Siegler ("Siegler") and Peter M. Collery ("Collery"), hereby amend
their Schedule 13D relating to the Common Stock, par value $0.10, of Family
Dollar Stores, Inc. ("Issuer").

                                       
Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds of Other Consideration

          The aggregate prices of the Issuer's Common Stock (the "Shares")
purchased by the Reporting Persons identified in Item 5(c) of this Schedule
13D were as follows:

          Name of                                           Aggregate
     Reporting Person                                       Purchase Price

     Fund                                                  $ 3,683,455
     BVI Inc. on behalf of BVI Ltd.                        $ 1,610,732

     The Reporting Persons listed above purchased the Shares reported herein
as beneficially owned by them with working capital of Fund and BVI Ltd. or
with funds extended by brokerage firms in connection with margin transactions
effected for Fund and BVI Ltd.


Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer

          (a) As of the close of business on December 13, 1996, the Reporting
Persons, by virtue of the language of Rule 13d-3, may be deemed to own
beneficially in the aggregate the numbers and percentages of the Issuer's
Common Stock set forth opposite their names below (based upon the number of
shares of the Issuer's Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 1996).


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<PAGE>                                                 Page 8  of 13 Pages


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
==============================================================================
        Name             Shares of Common Stock        Percentage
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>                             <C>
SC Fundamental Inc.      2,046,050                          3.6%
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The SC Fundamental
Value Fund, L.P.         2,046,050                          3.6%
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SC Fundamental
Value BVI, Inc.            813,350                          1.4% 
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gary N. Siegler          2,859,400                          5.0% 
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter M. Collery         2,859,400                          5.0%
================================================================================
</TABLE>

          (c)  The following table sets forth transactions effected by the Fund,
Siegler and by BVI Inc. on behalf of BVI Ltd. in the last 60 days.  Unless
otherwise noted, each of the transactions reflects a purchase by means of trades
on the New York Stock Exchange. (*reflects a sale)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                             BVI, Inc.              
               Price Per                     on behalf           
Trade Date     Share($)       Fund           of BVI Ltd.    Gary N. Siegler 
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>            <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>
- - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
10/11/96        18.140       6,900           3,100              0
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10/11/96        18.143       2,400           1,100              0
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10/14/96        18.186       3,800           1,700              0
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10/14/96        18.230      13,800           6,200              0
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10/14/96        18.250       6,900           3,100              0
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10/14/96        18.332       4,800           2,200              0
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10/14/96        18.000     54,900*         25,100*              0
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10/15/96        18.281       6,900           3,100              0
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10/15/96        18.375       1,700             800              0

</TABLE>

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<PAGE>                                                 Page 9 of 13 Pages

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                          BVI, Inc.                 
                Price Per                on behalf               
Trade Date       Share($)     Fund      of BVI Ltd.    Gary N. Siegler      
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>          <C>             <C>                <C>
10/16/96        18.365       3,400           1,600              0
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10/17/96        18.200       2,000           1,000              0
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10/17/96        18.250       1,300             700              0
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10/18/96        18.125         350             150              0
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10/21/96        18.250       1,300             700              0
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10/22/96        17.938       2,000           1,000              0
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10/22/96        18.080     19,300*          8,700*              0          
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10/23/96        18.000         500           0                  0          
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10/24/96        18.000         500           0                  0
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10/25/96        17.838       3,400       1,600                  0
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10/29/96        17.125       1,300         700                  0
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10/30/96        17.250         600           0                  0     
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10/31/96        16.482       2,400       1,100                  0     
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10/31/96        16.996       3,800       1,700                  0     
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11/1/96         17.014       3,100       1,400                  0     
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11/1/96         17.000     21,000*      9,500*                  0
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11/4/96         17.000         700         300                  0     
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11/4/96         16.750     17,200*      7,800*                  0     
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11/4/96         16.875      3,900*      1,800*                  0     

</TABLE>
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<PAGE>                                                 Page 10 of 13 Pages

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                          BVI, Inc.                 
                Price Per                on behalf               
Trade Date       Share($)     Fund      of BVI Ltd.    Gary N. Siegler      
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>          <C>         <C>                    <C>
11/5/96         16.500       2,000       1,000                  0
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11/6/96         16.828       2,700       1,300                  0     
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11/7/96         17.250      14,500       6,500                  0
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11/7/96         17.719       6,900       3,100                  0     
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11/8/96         17.500       5,300       2,200                  0     
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11/12/96        17.500           0           0              2,000     
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11/13/96        18.250      12,500       5,700                  0     
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11/13/96        18.250     44,100*     19,900*                  0     
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11/14/96        18.242       1,000         500                  0          
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11/14/96        18.250     10,300*      4,700*                  0          
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11/15/96        18.125         700         300                  0     
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11/18/96        18.375       1,000         500                  0          
- - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11/18/96        18.250     11,100*      4,000*                  0     
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11/19/96        18.250         300           0                  0     
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/20/96        18.250       1,000         500                  0     
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11/21/96        17.875         500           0                  0     
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11/22/96        17.844       1,300         700                  0     
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/26/96        17.732         700           0                  0     
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/26/96        18.625       2,000       1,000             2,000*     
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</TABLE>

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<PAGE>                                                 Page 11 of 13 Pages

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                          BVI, Inc.                 
                Price Per                on behalf               
Trade Date       Share($)     Fund      of BVI Ltd.    Gary N. Siegler      
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>         <C>         <C>                    <C>
11/27/96        18.750      2,700*      1,200*                  0          
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/27/96        19.000     12,900*      5,200*                  0     
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11/29/96        18.875         500         200                  0     
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12/3/96         19.063       1,300         700                  0     
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12/3/96         19.375     14,200*      5,800*                  0     
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12/4/96         19.611       3,100       1,400                  0     
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12/4/96         19.500     60,300*     24,700*                  0     
- - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/5/96         20.000       7,100       2,900                  0
- - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/5/96         20.125     35,600*     14,400*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/5/96         20.000    156,500*     64,100*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/5/96         19.875     71,000*     29,000*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/5/96         20.044      9,200       3,800                   0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/6/96         19.196       4,900       2,100                  0
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12/9/96         19.906       2,800       1,200                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/9/96         20.016      11,300       4,700                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/9/96         20.250      7,100*      2,900*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/10/96        20.619       7,100       2,900                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/10/96        20.313       1,400         600                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/10/96        20.411      5,200*      2,200*                  0

</TABLE>
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<PAGE>                                                 Page 12 of 13 Pages

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                          BVI, Inc.                 
                Price Per                on behalf               
Trade Date       Share($)     Fund      of BVI Ltd.    Gary N. Siegler      
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>             <C>          <C>         <C>                    <C>
12/11/96        19.625       5,600       2,400                  0
- - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/11/96        20.125      7,100*      2,900*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/11/96        19.625      7,100*      2,900*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/12/96        19.328      14,200       5,800                  0
- - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/12/96        19.463       2,100         900                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/12/96        19.375     17,700*      7,300*                  0
- - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/13/96        18.750     1,000        500                     0

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</TABLE>


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          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.

Dated:  December 13, 1996

SC FUNDAMENTAL INC.

By:          
- - - ---------------------------------
Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-in-Fact
for Peter M. Collery, Vice President*

THE SC FUNDAMENTAL VALUE FUND, L.P.

By:  SC FUNDAMENTAL INC.


By: /s/ Peter M. Collery         
- - - ----------------------------------
Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-in-Fact 
for Peter M. Collery, Vice President*

SC FUNDAMENTAL VALUE BVI, INC.


By: /s/ Peter M. Collery       
- - - ---------------------------------- 
Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-in-Fact 
for Peter M. Collery, Vice President*


/s/ Gary N. Siegler       
- - - ---------------------------------
Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-in-Fact 
for Gary N. Siegler*


/s/ Peter M. Collery      
- - - ---------------------------------
Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-in-Fact
for Peter M. Collery, Vice President*

*Executed by Neil H. Koffler as Attorney-In-Fact for Peter M. Collery and Gary
N. Siegler.  The Powers of Attorney for Messrs. Collery and Siegler were filed
as Exhibit A to Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D relating to US Facilities
Corporation on August 4, 1995 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 

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