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                              UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

                              SCHEDULE 13D

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


                         Huntway Partners, L.P.
                              (Name of Issuer)

                         Limited Partnership Units

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                    (Title of Class of Securities)

                                447300104
                              (CUSIP Number)

                         Christopher J. Rupright, Esq.
                         Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg
                      One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor
                         San Francisco, CA 94111
                              (415) 421-6500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)

                         November 20, 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 13d-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 purpose 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).



                                                            SEC 1746 (12-91)
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 2 of 11 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Westcliff Capital Management, LLC
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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*

     AF
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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

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  485,500
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              485,500
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     485,500
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     4.2
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     OO and IA
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 3 of 11 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Richard S. Spencer III
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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*

     AF and PF
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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

     United States
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 124,400
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  485,500
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  124,400
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              485,500
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     609,900
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     5.3
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                               Page 4 of 11 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     David R. Korus
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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*

     AF
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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

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  485,500
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              485,500
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     485,500
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     4.2
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 5 of 11 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Teresa L. Stoltz
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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*

     PF
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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

     United States
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 2,000
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  -0-
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  2,000
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              -0-
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     2,000
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     0.02
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 6 of 11 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Westcliff Partners, 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
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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

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  485,500
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              485,500
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     485,500
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     4.2
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     PN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 7 of 11 Pages

ITEM 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER.

This statement relates to Limited Partnership Units (the "Units") of Huntway
Partners, L.P. ("HWY").  The principal executive office of HWY is located at
25129 The Old Road, Suite 322, Newhall, California 91381.

ITEM 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction
C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of
organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and controlling
persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:

(a)  Westcliff Capital Management, LLC, a California limited liability
     company ("WCM"); Westcliff Partners, L.P., a California limited
     partnership ("WP"); Richard S. Spencer III ("Spencer"); David R. Korus
     ("Korus") and Teresa L. Stoltz ("Stoltz").

(b)  The business address of WCM, WP, Spencer and Stoltz is 200 Seventh
     Avenue, Suite 105, Santa Cruz, California 95062.  The business address
     of Korus is 152 W. 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.

(c)  WCM is the investment adviser to and general partner of WP, which is an
     investment limited partnership.  Spencer and Korus are the sole managers
     of WCM.  Stoltz is an employee of WCM.

(d)  During the last five years, none of such persons has been convicted in
     a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
     misdemeanors).

(e)  During the last five years, none of such persons was a party to a civil
     proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
     jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
     judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
     prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state
     securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)  Spencer, Korus and Stoltz are citizens of the United States of America.

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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 8 of 11 Pages

ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Units were as follows:

Purchaser      Source of Funds               Amount

WCM            Funds Under Management(1)     $  327,859.55
WP             Working Capital               $  327,859.55
Spencer        Personal Funds (2)            $   68,209.60
Stoltz         Personal Funds (3)            $      875.00

(1)  Consists of funds of WP invested in Units.
(2)  Represents Units owned by an individual retirement account of Spencer's
     wife.
(3)  Represents Units owned by an individual retirement account of Stoltz'
     husband.

ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

The Reporting Persons have acquired the Units solely for investment purposes.

ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

The beneficial ownership of the Units of the persons named in Item 2 of this
statement is as follows at the date hereof:

               Aggregate
               Beneficially 
               Owned                Voting Power       Dispositive Power
Name      Number         Percent   Sole      Shared    Sole      Shared

WCM       485,500        4.2           -0-   485,500       -0-   485,500
WP        485,500        4.2           -0-   485,500       -0-   485,500
Spencer   609,900        5.3       124,400   485,500   124,400   485,500
Korus     485,500        4.2           -0-   485,500       -0-   485,500
Stoltz      2,000        0.02        2,000       -0-     2,000       -0-<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 9 of 11 Pages

The persons filing this statement effected the following transactions in the
Units on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions
in the Units by the persons filing this statement since September 20, 1996.

     Purchase                 Number         Price     Broker
Name  or Sale  Date           of Shares      Per Share Used

WP        P    9-30-96          2,000        0.7475    INET
WP        S    10-22-96         3,400        0.7200    MSCO
WP        S    10-22-96         1,600        0.7200    MSCO
WP        S    11-01-96           700        0.6900    INET
WP        S    11-01-96         1,500        0.6900    INET
WP        P    11-18-96         2,000        0.6350    GSCO
WP        P    11-19-96        23,000        0.5807    GSCO
WP        P    11-20-96         3,000        0.6975    GSCO
WP        P    11-21-96        25,000        0.6350    GSCO
WP        P    11-22-96         2,500        0.6975    GSCO

     GSCO -    Goldman, Sachs & Co.
     INET -    Instinet Corporation
     MSCO -    Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated

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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                               Page 10 of 11 Pages

ITEM. 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
          RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

WCM is the general partner of WP pursuant to a limited partnership agreement
providing to WCM the authority, among other things, to invest the funds of WP
in Units, to vote and dispose of Units and to file this statement on behalf
of WP.  Pursuant to such limited partnership agreement, the general partner
of WP is entitled to allocations based on assets under management and
realized and unrealized gains.

ITEM 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

A.   Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.

SIGNATURES

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

DATED:    December 2, 1996.

WESTCLIFF PARTNERS, L.P.                     /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
                                             Richard S. Spencer III

By:  Westcliff Capital Management, LLC       /s/ David R. Korus
     General Partner                         David R. Korus
     By:  /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
          Richard S. Spencer III             /s/ Teresa L. Stoltz
          Manager                            Teresa L. Stoltz

WESTCLIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


By:  /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
     Richard S. Spencer III, Manager<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 447300104                                    Page 11 of 11 Pages

                                                            EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G
(and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases
by the undersigned of Limited Partnership Units of Huntway Partners, L.P.. 
For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute and appoint Westcliff
Capital Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, as their
true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority for
and on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be prepared, sign,
file with the SEC and furnish to any other person all certificates,
instruments, agreements and documents necessary to comply with section 13(d)
and section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in
connection with said purchases, and to do and perform every act necessary and
proper to be done incident to the exercise of the foregoing power, as fully
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present.

DATED:    December 2, 1996.

WESTCLIFF PARTNERS, L.P.                     /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
                                             Richard S. Spencer III

By:  Westcliff Capital Management, LLC       /s/ David R. Korus
     General Partner                         David R. Korus
     By:  /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
          Richard S. Spencer III             /s/ Teresa L. Stoltz
          Manager                            Teresa L. Stoltz

WESTCLIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


By:  /s/ Richard S. Spencer III
     Richard S. Spencer III, Manager
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