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Default How to format imported data

I am importing a large MS-DOS address list file (.ls) into Excel. There are
over 18,000 entries and instead of draggin/dropping the data 1 by 1 into the
position I want, is there an easier way to do it? The data looks like this
(comes in as Cheshire label format....4 cols wide) and each name/add combo
takes up 4 lines in 1 column:

MR JOHN SMITH MS JANE DOE
APT 1
123 A ST 123 B ST
ANYTOWN US 00000 ANYTOWN US 00000

Our catalog people require the format to be separate columns: name, ad1,
ad2, c,s,z, and each entry should be a row. The entries have no column
headings, and are not separated by commas or anything to make a "text to
columns" easier either. Any help or suggestings please!
 
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