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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 234 5000.00 SH SOLE 5000.00
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 293 7900.00 SH SOLE 7900.00
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 480 3266.00 SH SOLE 3266.00
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 1879 28800.00 SH SOLE 28800.00
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 7471 61935.00 SH SOLE 61935.00
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 232 3100.00 SH SOLE 3100.00
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 599 7500.00 SH SOLE 7500.00
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESS COM COM 053015103 488 11800.00 SH SOLE 11800.00
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605f102 369 5231.00 SH SOLE 5231.00
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 586 11334.00 SH SOLE 11334.00
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 920 22960.00 SH SOLE 22960.00
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670207 2019 858.62 SH SOLE 858.62
BLYTH INDUSTRIES INC COM 09643P108 1656 70075.00 SH SOLE 70075.00
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBCO COM 110122108 3805 59330.00 SH SOLE 59330.00
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM COM 14149Y108 6552 99272.00 SH SOLE 99272.00
CENDANT CORP COM COM 151313103 1369 85912.00 SH SOLE 85912.00
CENTURY TEL ENTERPRISE COM 156686107 971 13824.00 SH SOLE 13824.00
CHASE MANHATTAN CORPCOM NEW COM 16161a108 1758 21600.00 SH SOLE 21600.00
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 452 7714.00 SH SOLE 7714.00
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275r102 6123 55890.00 SH SOLE 55890.00
CITIGROUP INC COM COM 172967101 6046 94660.00 SH SOLE 94660.00
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 3465 56450.00 SH SOLE 56450.00
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 3086 97380.00 SH SOLE 97380.00
DISNEY WALT COMPANY COM 254687106 3646 117150.00SH SOLE 117150.00
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM COM 264399106 343 6250.00 SH SOLE 6250.00
E M C CORP (MASS) COM COM 268648102 5974 46760.00 SH SOLE 46760.00
EXXON CORP COM COM 302291010 1311 18576.00 SH SOLE 18576.00
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSO COM 313586109 2020 29175.00 SH SOLE 29175.00
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 715 11825.00 SH SOLE 11825.00
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 10049 90835.00 SH SOLE 90835.00
GENERAL INSTR CORP DEL COM COM 370120107 1981 65350.00 SH SOLE 65350.00
GENERAL MLS INC COM COM 370334104 295 3900.00 SH SOLE 3900.00
GENERAL RE CORP COM 370563108 308 1250.00 SH SOLE 1250.00
GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 529 8900.00 SH SOLE 8900.00
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM COM 428236103 325 4800.00 SH SOLE 4800.00
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 2474 39750.00 SH SOLE 39750.00
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM COM 441815107 954 20900.00 SH SOLE 20900.00
HUBBELL INC CL B COM 443510201 208 5200.00 SH SOLE 5200.00
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 5516 46405.00 SH SOLE 46405.00
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES C COM 459200101 2302 12990.00 SH SOLE 12990.00
IXC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM COM 450713102 1958 42678.00 SH SOLE 42678.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1627 17400.00 SH SOLE 17400.00
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM COM 494368103 321 6700.00 SH SOLE 6700.00
LILLY ELI & CO COM COM 532457108 704 8300.00 SH SOLE 8300.00
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS COM G56462107 1331 92200.00 SH SOLE 92200.00
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 1706 15796.00 SH SOLE 15796.00
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 2163 37300.00 SH SOLE 37300.00
MCDONALDS CORP COM COM 580135101 417 9212.00 SH SOLE 9212.00
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM COM 580645109 458 8400.00 SH SOLE 8400.00
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM COM 55268b106 2607 29460.00 SH SOLE 29460.00
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 5004 62450.00 SH SOLE 62450.00
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK INC C COM 591689104 541 10450.00 SH SOLE 10450.00
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6247 69755.00 SH SOLE 69755.00
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 520 5912.00 SH SOLE 5912.00
MONSANTO CO COM COM 611662107 513 11160.00 SH SOLE 11160.00
MONTANA POWER CO COM COM 612085100 434 5900.00 SH SOLE 5900.00
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER COM COM 617446448 340 3400.00 SH SOLE 3400.00
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 1244 47163.50 SH SOLE 47163.50
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 6090 155415.00SH SOLE 155415.00
PFIZER INC COM COM 717081103 1741 12550.00 SH SOLE 12550.00
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 2955 83979.00 SH SOLE 83979.00
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. COM 724478100 478 7500.00 SH SOLE 7500.00
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1591 16248.00 SH SOLE 16248.00
RITE AID CORP COM 767754104 917 36665.00 SH SOLE 36665.00
SARA LEE CORP COM COM 803111103 238 9600.00 SH SOLE 9600.00
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1288 27302.00 SH SOLE 27302.00
STAPLES INC COM 855030102 3613 109900.00SH SOLE 109900.00
TELLABS INC COM 879664100 1843 18850.00 SH SOLE 18850.00
TRIBUNE CO NEW COM 896047107 4484 68530.00 SH SOLE 68530.00
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 2589 36090.00 SH SOLE 36090.00
WAL MART STORES INC COM COM 931142103 1139 12350.00 SH SOLE 12350.00
WATSCO INC CL A COM 942622200 449 30700.00 SH SOLE 30700.00
XEROX CORPORATION COM 984121103 4970 95350.00 SH SOLE 95350.00
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