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            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
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			<value>Common Stock</value>
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		<footnote id="F1">Stock purchase made through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.</footnote>
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	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>By: Jennie S Singer, Lmtd POA, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
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By Immediate Family
Stock purchase made through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
By: Jennie S Singer, Lmtd POA, Attorney-in-Fact
2003-07-07