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Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee A. Iacocca said the nation 's No. 3 auto maker will need to close one or two of its assembly plants because of the slowdown hitting the industry


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In an interview with the trade journal Automotive News Mr. Iacocca declined to say which plants will close or when Chrysler will make the moves


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But he said we have too many plants in our system


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So the older or most inefficient capacity has got to go


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According to industry analysts Chrysler plants most likely to close are the St. Louis No. 1 facility which builds Chrysler LeBaron and Dodge Daytona models the Toledo Ohio Jeep plant which dates back to the early 1900s and two Canadian plants that build the Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler 's full-sized vans


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Chrysler has had to temporarily close the St. Louis and Toledo plants recently because of excess inventories of vehicles built there


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At Chrysler 's 1990 model preview last month Chrysler Motors President Robert A. Lutz said the No. 3 auto maker along with other U.S. manufacturers might be forced to realign capacity if market demand does n't improve


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But Mr. Iacocca 's remarks are the most specific indication to date of how many plants could be in jeopardy


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General Motors Corp. has signaled that as many as five of its U.S. and Canadian plants may not survive the mid-1990s as it struggles to trim its excess vehicle-production capacity


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The overcapacity problem has intensified in recent years with foreign auto makers beginning car and truck production in the U.S.


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With companies such as Honda Motor Co. Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. running so-called transplant auto operations Japanese auto production in the U.S. will reach one million vehicles this year


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Unless the market goes to 19 million units which we all know it 's not going to do we have the inescapable fact that the transplants are adding capacity Mr. Lutz said last month


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The Japanese-managed plants eventually will have the capacity to build some 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and that will translate into market share that is going to have to come out of somebody he added


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Already Chrysler has closed the Kenosha Wis. plant it acquired when it bought American Motors Corp. in 1987


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Chrysler has also launched a 1 billion cost-cutting program that will cut about 2,300 white-collar workers from the payroll in the next few months


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The Oakland Athletics ' four-game sweep over the San Francisco Giants in the World Series may widen already-sizable losses that the ABC network will incur on the current final year of its baseball contract


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The 1989 Series disrupted by a devastating earthquake and diminished in national interest because both teams came from the San Francisco Bay area is likely to end up as the lowest-rated Series of this decade and probably since the event has been broadcast


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The first three games were seen by an average of only 17 % of U.S. homes a sharp decline from the 23.7 % rating for last year 's Series


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A final ratings tally from A.C. Nielsen Co. is due today


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The sweep by the A's whose pitchers and home-run hitters dominated the injury-prone Giants will only make things worse for ABC owned by Capital Cities\/ABC Inc


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The network had been expected to have losses of as much as 20 million on baseball this year


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It is n't clear how much those losses may widen because of the short Series


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Had the contest gone a full seven games ABC could have reaped an extra 10 million in ad sales on the seventh game alone compared with the ad take it would have received for regular prime-time shows


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ABC had based its budget for baseball on a six-game Series


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A network spokesman would n't comment and ABC Sports officials declined to be interviewed


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But some industry executives said ABC in anticipation of a four-game sweep limited its losses by jacking up the number of commercials it aired in the third and fourth games


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A World Series telecast typically carries 56 30-second commercials but by the fourth game ABC was cramming in 60 to 62 ads to generate extra revenue


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ABC 's baseball experience may be of interest to CBS Inc. which next season takes over the broadcasting of all baseball playoffs in a four-year television contract priced at 1.06 billion


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CBS Sports President Neal Pilson has conceded only that CBS will have a loss in the first year


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But other industry executives contend the losses could reach 250 million over four years and could go even higher if the World Series end in four-game romps


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The Series typically is among the highest-rated sports events on television


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Last year 's series broadcast by General Electric Co. 's NBC was the lowest-rated Series in four years instead of featuring a major East Coast team against a West Coast team it pitted the Los Angeles Dodgers against the losing Oakland A's


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ABC 's hurdle was even higher this year with two teams from the same area


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The Series got off to a lukewarm start Oct. 14 with a 16.2 % rating the next night it drew 17.4 % of homes


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Then came the earthquake and a damaging delay of 11 days


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN hoped ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP ABC ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS ratings ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB up ) ) ( PP-PRP ( RB because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ intense ) ( NN focus ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aftermath ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some people had hoped ABC 's ratings would go up because of the intense focus on the event in the aftermath of the earthquake


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT An ) ( NN analyst ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN opinion ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN effect ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Capital ) ( NNP Cities\/ABC ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBG soaring ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) )

An analyst 's opinion to that effect even sent Capital Cities\/ABC shares soaring two weeks ago


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN interest ) ) ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ( VP ( VBD decreased ) ) )

But interest instead decreased


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ third ) ( NN game ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NNP Friday ) ( NN night ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD drew ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ disappointing ) ( CD 17.5 ) ( NN rating ) ) ) )

The third game last Friday night drew a disappointing 17.5 rating


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN hoped ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Spanish ) ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Felipe ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB draw ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ right ) ( NN conclusion ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ narrow ) ( NN election ) ( NN victory ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It can be hoped that Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez will draw the right conclusion from his narrow election victory Sunday


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ strong ) ( NN challenge ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB far ) ( JJ left ) ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NN coalition ) ( NNP Izquierda ) ( NNP Unida ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD failed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB topple ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A strong challenge from the far left the Communist coalition Izquierda Unida failed to topple him


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB consider ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN victory ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN mandate ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ growth-oriented ) ( JJ economic ) ( NNS reforms ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN demand ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RBR further ) ( RB left ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He should consider his victory a mandate to continue his growth-oriented economic reforms and not a demand that he move further left


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ follows ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ correct ) ( NN path ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( PRT ( RP back ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN election ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ high-water ) ( NN mark ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ far-left ) ( NN opposition ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If he follows the correct path he may be able to look back on this election as the high-water mark of far-left opposition


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( JJ far ) ( NN left ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ good ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ good ) ( NNS programs ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG dealing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The far left had some good issues even if it did not have good programs for dealing with them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB point ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ plenty ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS ailments ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ Spanish ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN rejuvenation ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB so ) ( RB far ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN failed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cure ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It could point to plenty of ailments that the Spanish economic rejuvenation so far has failed to cure


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Unemployment ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB officially ) ) ( VBN recorded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 16.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS highest ) ( NN rate ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ actual ) ( NN joblessness ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR lower ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Unemployment still is officially recorded at 16.5 % the highest rate in Europe although actual joblessness may be lower


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Housing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ scarce ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NNS services ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ( NN system ) ) ( NP ( NNS schools ) ) ( NP ( NN mail ) ( NN service ) ) ( NP ( NN telephone ) ( NN network ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS highways ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ disgraceful ) ( NN condition ) ) ) ) ) )

Housing is scarce and public services the court system schools mail service telephone network and the highways are in disgraceful condition


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Large ) ( NNS pockets ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN poverty ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBP exist ) ) )

Large pockets of poverty still exist


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN left ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ critical ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN style ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Socialist ) ( NN government ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ remarkable ) ( NN parallel ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The left also is critical of the style of the Socialist government a remarkable parallel to the situation in Britain


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS colleagues ) ) ( ADVP ( RB particularly ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN finance ) ( NN minister ) ) ( NP ( NNP Carlos ) ( NNP Solchaga ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( PP-CLR ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN abandoned ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ socialist ) ( NNS principles ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ arrogant ) ( NNS elitists ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP refuse ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN television ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN controlled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB face ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS accusers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Gonzalez and his colleagues particularly the finance minister Carlos Solchaga are charged with having abandoned their socialist principles and with having become arrogant elitists who refuse even to go on television controlled by the state to face their accusers


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN response ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Socialist ) ( JJ prime ) ( NN minister ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB simply ) ) ( VBN cited ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN free-market ) ( NNS accomplishments ) ) ) ) )

In response to this the Socialist prime minister has simply cited his free-market accomplishments


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ considerable ) ) ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Since ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1986 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Spain ) ) ( VP ( VBD joined ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP European ) ( NNP Community ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ gross ) ( JJ domestic ) ( NN product ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN grown ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ annual ) ( NN average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 4.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS fastest ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP EC ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They are very considerable Since 1986 when Spain joined the European Community its gross domestic product has grown at an annual average of 4.6 % the fastest in the EC


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 1.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS jobs ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN created ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ official ) ( JJ jobless ) ( NN rate ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN pushed ) ( PP-DIR ( IN below ) ( NP ( CD 17 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 21 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In that time more than 1.2 million jobs have been created and the official jobless rate has been pushed below 17 % from 21 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( ADJP ( CD 14 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN inflation ) ( NN rate ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( PP-DIR ( IN below ) ( NP ( CD 5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

A 14 % inflation rate dropped below 5 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Net ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NN investment ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pace ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 12.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( RB double ) ) ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN rate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Net foreign investment through August this year has been running at a pace of 12.5 billion about double the year-earlier rate


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN split ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN left ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG reaffirming ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Spain ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP NATO ) ( NN commitment ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG renewing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN defense ) ( NN treaty ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Gonzalez also has split with the left in reaffirming Spain 's NATO commitment and in renewing a defense treaty with the U.S.


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB not ) ( RB quite ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN closet ) ( NN supply-side ) ( NN revolutionary ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ) )

Mr. Gonzalez is not quite a closet supply-side revolutionary however


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB far ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB have ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS reductions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB indeed ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD combined ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS increases ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ indirect ) ( NNS taxes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He did not go as far as he could have in tax reductions indeed he combined them with increases in indirect taxes


( S ( RB Yet ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN far-left ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB do ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ enough ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB deter ) ( NP-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS biggest ) ( NN voting ) ( NN bloc ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( RB nearly ) ( CD 40 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG endorsing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN direction ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Spain ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG taking ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yet the best the far-left could do was not enough to deter the biggest voting bloc nearly 40 % from endorsing the direction Spain is taking


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB further ) ) ) ) )

Now he can go further


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN wealth ) ( CC and ) ( NN income ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN recognition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fact ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT those ) ( NNS cuts ) ) ( VP ( VBP yield ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJR higher ) ( RB not ) ( JJR lower ) ) ( NNS revenues ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He should do more to reduce tax rates on wealth and income in recognition of the fact that those cuts yield higher not lower revenues


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cut ) ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NNS subsidies ) ( CC and ) ( NNS transfers ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ( VP ( VBG making ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS funds ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NNS services ) ) ( VP ( VBN starved ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He could do more to cut public subsidies and transfers thus making funds available for public services starved of money for six years


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS voters ) ) ( VP ( VBD delivered ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ( NN mandate ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS successes ) ) ) ) ) )

The voters delivered Mr. Gonzalez a third mandate for his successes


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP They ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ numerous ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJ Latin ) ( JJ American ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ European ) ) ) ( NNS countries ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP hope ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB adopt ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS elements ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Spanish ) ( NN model ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG supporting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN direction ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Spain ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG taking ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They as well as numerous Latin American and East European countries that hope to adopt elements of the Spanish model are supporting the direction Spain is taking


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sad ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gonzalez ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB abandon ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB appease ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS foes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It would be sad for Mr. Gonzalez to abandon them to appease his foes


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP River ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Richmond ) ) ( NP ( NNP Va. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD acquired ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN tissue ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Buhrmann-Tetterode ) ( NNP N.V. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Netherlands ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 77 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

James River Corp. Richmond Va. said it acquired the tissue operations of Buhrmann-Tetterode N.V. of the Netherlands for about 77 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ Dutch ) ( NN unit ) ) ( VP ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Celtona ) ( NNP B.V. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG leading ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( UCP ( NN consumer ) ( CC and ) ( JJ away-from-home ) ) ( NN tissue ) ( NNS products ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Benelux ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Dutch unit known as Celtona B.V. is a leading maker of consumer and away-from-home tissue products for the Benelux region


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( NN production ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Invercon ) ( NNP Papermils ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN household ) ( NN tissue ) ( NNS products ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.K. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Ireland ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition the acquisition includes production assets of Invercon Papermils a maker of household tissue products for the U.K. and Ireland


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( VBN combined ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The combined operations had 1988 revenue of about 100 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP River ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN pulp ) ( NN paper ) ( CC and ) ( NN plastic ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS interests ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN tissue ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP France ) ( NNP Spain ) ( NNP Italy ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Turkey ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

James River a maker of pulp paper and plastic products already has interests in tissue businesses in France Spain Italy and Turkey


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB form ) ( NP ( JJ European ) ( NNS ventures ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ Italian ) ( CC and ) ( JJ Finnish ) ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company said it plans to form European ventures with Italian and Finnish companies


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Celtona ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS ventures ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Celtona operations would become part of those ventures


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ New ) ( NN construction ) ( NN contracting ) ) ( VP ( VBD climbed ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN annualized ) ( QP ( CD 274.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJ commercial ) ( JJ industrial ) ( CC and ) ( NNS public-works ) ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN increase ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP F.W. ) ( NNP Dodge ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ) )

New construction contracting climbed 8 % in September to an annualized 274.2 billion with commercial industrial and public-works contracts providing most of the increase according to F.W. Dodge Group


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ unadjusted ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( JJ new ) ( NN construction ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 199.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ flat ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Through the first nine months of the year the unadjusted total of all new construction was 199.6 billion flat compared with a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP South ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB off ) ( NP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP North ) ( NNP Central ) ( NN region ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The South was off 2 % after the first nine months while the North Central region was up 3 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( NNP Northeast ) ( CC and ) ( NNP West ) ) ( NNS regions ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unchanged ) ) ) )

The Northeast and West regions were unchanged


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ small ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ total ) ( NN construction ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ entire ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN contracting ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN housing ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN response ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJR lower ) ( NN mortgage ) ( NNS rates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP George ) ( NNP A. ) ( NNP Christie ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN economist ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dodge ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN forecasting ) ( NN division ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN publisher ) ( NNP McGraw-Hill ) ( NNP Inc ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A small decline in total construction for the entire year is possible if contracting for housing does n't increase in response to this year 's lower mortgage rates said George A. Christie vice president and chief economist of Dodge the forecasting division of publisher McGraw-Hill Inc


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RB seasonally ) ( VBN adjusted ) ) ( NNP Dodge ) ( NNP Index ) ) ( VP ( VBD reached ) ( NP ( CD 175 ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJS highest ) ( NN level ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 162 ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) )

The seasonally adjusted Dodge Index reached 175 in September its highest level this year from 162 in August


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN index ) ) ( VP ( VBZ uses ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN base ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 100 ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1982 ) ) ) ) ) )

The index uses a base of 100 in 1982


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( RB Newly ) ( VBN contracted ) ) ( JJ residential ) ( NN work ) ) ( VP ( VBD edged ) ( ADVP-EXT ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN annualized ) ( QP ( CD 121.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ multifamily ) ( VBG building ) ) ( VP ( VBD rebounded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ weak ) ) ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Newly contracted residential work edged up 2 % in September to an annualized 121.2 billion largely because multifamily building rebounded from a very weak August


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN evidence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN renewed ) ( NN home ) ( VBG building ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN response ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN midyear ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN mortgage ) ( NNS rates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Christie ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

At the end of the third quarter there was still no evidence of renewed home building in response to the midyear decline of mortgage rates Mr. Christie said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Housing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD-1 ( JJ weak ) ) ( NP-TMP-2 ( DT all ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP=1 ( RB especially ) ( RB so ) ) ( PP-TMP=2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD five ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Housing has been weak all year and especially so in the past five months


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( VBG Contracting ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ non-residential ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 10 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN annualized ) ( QP ( CD 100.8 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Contracting for non-residential buildings rose 10 % in September to an annualized 100.8 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJ Commercial ) ( CC and ) ( JJ industrial ) ) ( NN construction ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( ADVP ( RB sharply ) ) ( PP-PRP ( RB partly ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD three ) ( JJ large ) ( NNS projects ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT each ) ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cost ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commercial and industrial construction rose sharply partly because of three large projects each expected to cost more than 100 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Institutional ) ( VBG building ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS hospitals ) ( CC and ) ( NNS schools ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD eased ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN surge ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Institutional building such as hospitals and schools eased in September following a surge in August


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB so ) ( RB far ) ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ non-residential ) ( VBG building ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN weakness ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB early ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD held ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ nine-month ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 69.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( RB just ) ( CD 1 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Although the third quarter was the best so far this year for non-residential building weakness early in the year held the nine-month total to 69.6 billion up just 1 % from a year earlier


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( ADJP ( NNS Public-works ) ( CC and ) ( NN utility ) ) ( NNS projects ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ non-building ) ( NN contracting ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 18 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 52.2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ nine-month ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 36.9 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Public-works and utility projects also known as non-building contracting grew 18 % to 52.2 billion in September but the nine-month total of 36.9 billion was down 3 % from a year earlier


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ federal ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN prodded ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS contractors ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ behind-schedule ) ( NN road ) ( CC and ) ( NN bridge ) ( NN construction ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN way ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN clock ) ) ( VP ( VBD ran ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Christie ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG referring ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VBN threatened ) ( ADJP ( CD 5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJ across-the-board ) ( NN budget ) ( NNS cuts ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year may have prodded contractors to get any behind-schedule road and bridge construction under way before the clock ran out Mr. Christie said referring to threatened 5 % across-the-board budget cuts


( S ( X ( SYM a ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Monthly ) ( NN construction ) ( NN contract ) ( NNS values ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( PP-MNR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN annualized ) ( ADJP ( RB seasonally ) ( VBN adjusted ) ) ( NN basis ) ) ) ) ) )

a Monthly construction contract values are reported on an annualized seasonally adjusted basis


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Investors ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ over-the-counter ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD dumped ) ( NP ( NN banking ) ( CC and ) ( NN insurance ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG sending ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN index ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RBR lower ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( JJ consecutive ) ( NN session ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Investors in the over-the-counter market dumped banking and insurance issues sending the Nasdaq composite index lower for the third consecutive session


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT All ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( NN industry ) ( NNS indexes ) ) ( VP ( VBD finished ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RBR lower ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN with ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ financial ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( VP ( VBN hit ) ( NP-MNR ( DT the ) ( JJS hardest ) ) ) ) ) ) )

All Nasdaq industry indexes finished lower with financial issues hit the hardest


( S ( PP ( IN Despite ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ early ) ( JJ computer-guided ) ( NN program ) ( NN buying ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( NN composite ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1.39 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 451.37 ) ) ) ) )

Despite some early computer-guided program buying the Nasdaq composite fell 1.39 to 451.37


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP OTC ) ( NN market ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN declined ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( CD eight ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD 11 ) ( NNS sessions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The OTC market now has declined in eight of the past 11 sessions


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( NN bank ) ( NN index ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 5.00 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 432.61 ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN index ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.56 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 528.56 ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN finance ) ( NN index ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.27 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 529.32 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Nasdaq bank index fell 5.00 to 432.61 while the insurance index fell 3.56 to 528.56 and the other finance index dropped 3.27 to 529.32


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS largest ) ( JJ financial ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN measured ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN index ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD tumbled ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.23 ) ) ( X ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ) ) ) )

The largest financial issues as measured by the Nasdaq financial index tumbled 3.23 to


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN index ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 100 ) ( JJS biggest ) ( JJ non-financial ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Nasdaq ) ( CD 100 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( CD 0.47 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 438.15 ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile the index of the 100 biggest non-financial stocks the Nasdaq 100 gained 0.47 to 438.15


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Profit-taking ) ) ( VP ( VBD accounted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN slide ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP OTC ) ( NN stock ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP David ) ( NNP Mills ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ senior ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Boston ) ( NNP Company ) ( NNP Advisers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Profit-taking accounted for much of the slide in OTC stock prices according to David Mills senior vice president of Boston Company Advisers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NN portfolio ) ( NNS managers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP$ whose ) ( JJ year-end ) ( NNS bonuses ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN tied ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ annual ) ( NN performance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ( S ( VP ( VB risk ) ( VP ( VBG seeing ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( VP ( VB erode ) ( ADVP ( RBR further ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said many portfolio managers whose year-end bonuses are tied to annual performance are selling now rather than risk seeing their gains erode further


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN profit ) ( NN locking-in ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB definitely ) ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mills ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP$ whose ) ( NN firm ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ manages ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 600 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Boston ) ( NNP Co ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The profit locking-in is definitely going on said Mr. Mills whose firm manages 600 million for Boston Co


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Tax-loss ) ( NNS sellers ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS investors ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP sell ) ( NP ( JJ loss-making ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN so ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB deduct ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN income ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( PRT ( RB out ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mills ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Tax-loss sellers those investors who sell loss-making stocks so they can deduct their losses from this year 's income are also getting out Mr. Mills said


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( S ( VP ( VB put ) ( NP ( NN pressure ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS winners ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS losers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's helping put pressure on both the market 's winners and its losers


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS stocks ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( JJ big ) ( NNS pullbacks ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS ones ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJS worst ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( VP ( VBD clobbered ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mills ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The stocks that have been the best are having big pullbacks and the ones that have been the worst are getting clobbered Mr. Mills said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sink ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RBR further ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN low ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB sometime ) ) ( NP ( JJ next ) ( NN month ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP December ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He expects the market to sink further and to reach a low sometime next month or in December


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN selling ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NN money ) ( NNS managers ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ individual ) ( NNS investors ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG turning ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ bearish ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN as ) ( RB well ) ) ) ) )

The selling by money managers and individual investors is turning traders bearish as well


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG advising ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NNS clients ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS moves ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP make ) ( NP-CLR ( NN sense ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG waiting ) ( PP-TMP ( IN until ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN minute ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS things ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ volatile ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP William ) ( NNP Sulya ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP OTC ) ( VBG trading ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP A.G. ) ( NNP Edwards ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Sons ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP St. ) ( NNP Louis ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We are advising a lot of our clients to make moves that make sense to them rather than waiting until the last minute because things have been so volatile said William Sulya head of OTC trading at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ralph ) ( NNP Costanza ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP OTC ) ( NN trading ) ( NN department ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Smith ) ( NNP Barney ) ( NNP Harris ) ( NNP Upham ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NN market ) ( NNS players ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG awaiting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN resolution ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN debate ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ralph Costanza head of the OTC trading department at Smith Barney Harris Upham said many market players are awaiting some resolution of the current debate over program trading


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJ Much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN volatility ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN blamed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ large-scale ) ( JJ computerized ) ( NN trading ) ( NN technique ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB send ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN stock ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( VBG surging ) ( CC or ) ( VBG plummeting ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN matter ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS minutes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Much of the market 's recent volatility has been blamed on this large-scale computerized trading technique that can send stock prices surging or plummeting in a matter of minutes


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN problem ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB particularly ) ( JJ damaging ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP OTC ) ( NN market ) ) ( ADVP ( RB traditionally ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN base ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ small ) ( NN investor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The problem has been particularly damaging to the OTC market traditionally a base for the small investor


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Weisfield ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBD surged ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 14 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 53 ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG agreeing ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN principle ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN acquired ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Ratners ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 50 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Weisfield 's surged 14 to 53 after agreeing in principle to be acquired by a unit of Ratners Group for 50 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN stock ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 9 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN takeover ) ( NNS talks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The stock jumped 9 1\/2 Friday when the company announced it was in takeover talks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ratners ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Weisfield ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP expect ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sign ) ( NP ( JJ definitive ) ( NNS agreements ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB shortly ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB complete ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ratners and Weisfield 's said they expect to sign definitive agreements shortly and to complete the transaction by Dec. 15


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mid-State ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Savings ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( VP ( VBD advanced ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( CD 1\/4 ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS talks ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ possible ) ( NN acquirer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mid-State Federal Savings Bank advanced 1 1\/2 to 20 1\/4 after it said it is in talks with a possible acquirer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN bank ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS talks ) ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS solicitations ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN adviser ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The bank said the talks resulted from solicitations by its financial adviser


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Jaguar ) ) ( VP ( VBD assumed ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( RB recently ) ( JJ customary ) ) ( NN place ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP OTC ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ active ) ) ( NN list ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ American ) ( NN depository ) ( NNS receipts ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( CD 1\/4 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 11 ) ( CD 7\/8 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN volume ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Daimler-Benz ) ) ( VP ( VBD joined ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN list ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ( ADJP ( VBN interested ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ British ) ( NN car ) ( NN maker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jaguar assumed its recently customary place on the OTC most active list as its American depository receipts gained 1\/4 to 11 7\/8 on volume of 1.2 million shares and Daimler-Benz joined the list of companies interested in the British car maker


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Daimler ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS talks ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Jaguar ) ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( JJ possible ) ( JJ joint ) ( NNS ventures ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Daimler said it has had talks with Jaguar about possible joint ventures


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Motors ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Ford ) ( NNP Motor ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP continue ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN pursuit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile General Motors and Ford Motor continue their pursuit of the company


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ford ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN acquired ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 13 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Jaguar ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP GM ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN received ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ regulatory ) ( NN clearance ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ford has acquired more than 13 % of Jaguar 's shares and GM has received U.S. regulatory clearance to buy 15 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP ShowBiz ) ( NNP Pizza ) ( NNP Time ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( CD 1 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 13 ) ) ) ) )

ShowBiz Pizza Time gained 1 1\/2 to 13


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN operating ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 37 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 12 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company reported third-quarter operating profit of 37 cents a share compared with 12 cents a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN related ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VBN planned ) ( NN restaurant ) ( NNS closings ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ net ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A third-quarter charge of 3.5 million related to planned restaurant closings resulted in a net loss for the quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Employers ) ( NNP Casualty ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 53.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN loss ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ late ) ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 2 ) ( CD 1\/4 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( CD 3\/4 ) ) ) ) )

Employers Casualty which reported a 53.9 million third-quarter loss late Friday fell 2 1\/4 to 13 3\/4


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN loss ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 55.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS reserves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The loss was largely due to a 55.2 million addition to reserves


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Employers Casualty had a loss of 3.6 million in the year-earlier quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Old ) ( NNP Stone ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1 ) ( CD 5\/8 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ) ) )

Old Stone fell 1 5\/8 to 13 1\/2


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Late Friday the company reported a loss of 51.3 million for the third quarter after earning 9.2 million a year before


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The loss came after a 23.3 million addition to loan-loss reserves


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The bank made a 4.5 million provision in the 1988 quarter


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Old Stone repeated projections that it will be profitable for the fourth quarter and will about break even for the year


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Abraham Lincoln Federal Savings Bank sank 4 to 13 1\/2 after announcing a shakeup that will change senior management and reorganize the bank 's mortgage business as a separate unit


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The bank also said it will establish a loan-loss reserve of 2.5 million to 4 million against a construction loan that is in default


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The bank which previously said it was for sale said it has received no offers and that its board will review whether to continue soliciting bids


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN cabinet ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB lead ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ presidential ) ( NN mission ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB gauge ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ non-Communist ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ economic ) ( NNS changes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

President Bush said that three members of his cabinet will lead a presidential mission to Poland to gauge how the U.S. can help the new non-Communist government 's economic changes


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Mr. Bush announced several weeks ago that he intended to send such a mission composed of top government aides and business and labor leaders


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The mission will visit Poland from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 the White House said


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In remarks at a White House ceremony marking Polish Heritage Month Mr. Bush announced that Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher and Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole will lead the U.S. group


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Michael Boskin chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers also will be a member


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In addition the White House said that Charles Harper chairman of ConAgra Inc. and John McGillicuddy chairman of Manufacturers Hanover Corp. will be among a group of at least 15 business and labor representatives in the presidential mission


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Mr. Bush said the group is to focus on economic sectors where U.S. expertise and cooperation can indeed make a difference


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Mr. Bush has asked Congress to provide more than 400 million in economic aid and food grants for Poland 's new government but has been chided by Democrats for failing to do more


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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued New York state for age discrimination against appointed state judges


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The suit filed in federal court in Manhattan charges that New York 's mandatory retirement age of 76 violates federal law


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Separately the commission intervened in a Connecticut state judge 's age-bias suit in federal court in New Haven


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The commission 's filing in that case challenges Connecticut 's mandatory retirement age of 70 for appointed judges


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The New York suit was filed on behalf of Justice Isaac Rubin whose appointment to the state appellate division expires at year end and all other judges hurt by the alleged age discrimination


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN suit ) ) ( VP ( VBN assigned ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP Kimba ) ( NNP Wood ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seeks ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ permanent ) ( NN injunction ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ back ) ( NN pay ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS judges ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN forced ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB retire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN reinstatement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBN retired ) ( NNS judges ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ affirmative ) ( NN relief ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ necessary ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB eradicate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS effects ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ unlawful ) ( NN employment ) ( NNS practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The suit assigned to federal Judge Kimba Wood seeks a permanent injunction back pay for judges who have been forced to retire reinstatement of retired judges and other affirmative relief necessary to eradicate the effects of New York 's unlawful employment practices


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Justice ) ( NNP Rubin ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN state ) ( NN judge ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( CD 1969 ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ mandatory-retirement ) ( NN age ) ) ( VP ( VBZ hurts ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ( NN system ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ deprives ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ experienced ) ( NNS judges ) ) ( ADJP ( RB still ) ( JJ capable ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG serving ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bench ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Justice Rubin a state judge since 1969 said the mandatory-retirement age hurts the court system because it deprives the state of experienced judges still capable of serving on the bench


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN issue ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NN age ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN age ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( RB just ) ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ) ) )

The issue is n't age age is just a number


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN issue ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN judge ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN experience ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN competence ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ physical ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB serve ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bench ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Justice ) ( NNP Rubin ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The issue is one of a judge 's experience his competence and his physical ability to serve on the bench Justice Rubin said


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I 've had no problems performing my duties and responsibilities


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Because Justice Rubin turned 76 on May 9 he is n't eligible to be reappointed to the bench at the end of the year


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The suit 's impact on New York may be narrow however


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Most New York judges are elected and the federal age-discrimination law does n't apply to elected officials said James L. Lee regional attorney for the EEOC in New York


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Under New York law elected judges must retire at age 70 but then can be appointed to two-year terms until they reach 76


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A spokeswoman for the state 's Office of Court Administration declined to comment on the suit


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But she said the state currently has 35 appointed judges who are over 70


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In Connecticut however most state judges are appointed by the governor and approved by the state legislature


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The parties in the Connecticut case have agreed to stay proceedings pending the appeal of another EEOC age-bias case against Vermont


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In the Vermont case a federal judge ruled that the state 's mandatory age of 70 for appointed judges was illegal Vermont 's appeal of that decision is pending before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Aaron ) ( NNP Ment ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Connecticut ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN court ) ( NN administrator ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN suit ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP EEOC ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN intervention ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Aaron Ment Connecticut 's chief court administrator declined to comment on the suit and the EEOC 's intervention


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He said the state has 165 appointed judges and 15 trial referees who are former judges over age 70 and serve a restricted role on the bench


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ORGANIZED CRIME Strike Forces likely to be abolished next month


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U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh 's plan to dissolve the 14 regional organized-crime strike forces is expected to go into effect next month despite the opposition of Democratic congressional leaders and lawyers in the special units


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The units are autonomous from U.S. attorneys ' offices and focus exclusively on prosecuting organized-crime cases


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In February Mr. Thornburgh announced his plan to abolish the units


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He says the strike-force lawyers will work more efficiently under the supervision of U.S. attorneys


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Mr. Thornburgh will be free to disband the strike forces after Congress approves a 479 million appropriation for federal law-enforcement and drug-interdiction agencies according to David Runkel a Justice Department spokesman


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The bill is expected to pass in Congress next month


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Congress temporarily halted Mr. Thornburgh 's effort with an appropriation resolution that prohibited him from using budgeted funds to implement his plan


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Opponents say Mr. Thornburgh 's plan will needlessly break up longtime tightly knit crime-fighting units that have successfully prosecuted major organized-crime figures


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They predict that organized-crime activity will increase once the units are dissolved and their responsibilities transferred to U.S. attorneys ' offices


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Some former strike-force personnel say the units have already begun to break up


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The Eastern District unit in Brooklyn N.Y. lost seven of its 15 attorneys this year partly because the lawyers were troubled by the proposed reorganization says Laura A. Brevetti who left the strike force to join Morrison Cohen Singer & Weinstein a New York law firm


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Those who have left have expressed an opinion that the strike force should continue Ms. Brevetti says


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But Mr. Runkel contends there has been no exodus of strike-force lawyers


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He says 27 lawyers have left and 21 have been hired since Mr. Thornburgh announced his plan


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At the time the plan was announced there were 135 lawyers


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Some congressional leaders intend to continue to fight for independent strike forces


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A spokesman for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy D. Mass says Mr. Thornburgh would be required to reinstate the units next year if an proposed omnibus crime bill is passed


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Among other things the bill calls for a reorganization of the Justice Department


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The Senate is expected to consider the bill shortly says the senator 's spokesman