COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1)
(Dollar Amounts In Thousands)

	2000		1999		1998		1997		1996
EARNINGS
Pre-tax income (loss)	$	123	$	40,092	$	55,069	$	25,153	$	(191,394	)
Fixed charges		13,024		13,109		15,865		16,683		17,913
Total (a)	$	13,147	$	53,201	$	70,934	$	41,836	$	(173,481	)
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense and amortization of
debt discount and premium on all
indebtedness	$	11,889	$	12,221	$	15,009	$	15,768	$	17,052
Interest portion of rental expense		1,135		888		856		915		861
Total fixed charges (b)	$	13,024	$	13,109	$	15,865	$	16,683	$	17,913
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges (a)/(b)		1.0x		4.1x		4.5x		2.5x		(2	)

(1) For purposes of determining this ratio, pre-tax income (loss) consists of income before income taxes, cumulative effect of accounting change (1999) and extraordinary loss (1997), plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense and the portion of operating leases that management believes are representative of the interest factor.

(2) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $191.4 million in 1996.