( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NNP June ) ( CD 1988 ) ( NN article ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Mother ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NN magazine ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ typical ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ general ) ( NN level ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS media ) ( NN ignorance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A June 1988 article in Mother Jones magazine is typical of the general level of media ignorance


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN woman ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-487 ( WP$ whose ) ( NN period ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ late ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( NNP RU-486 ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( VBG waiting ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( VBG walking ) ) ( PP ( RB past ) ( NP ( NP ( NN picket ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN abortion ) ( NNS clinics ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS feet ) ) ( PP ( RB up ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS stirrups ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN surgery ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ burbles ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN health ) ( NN writer ) ( NNP Laura ) ( NNP Fraser ) ) )

For a woman whose period is late using RU-486 means no waiting no walking past picket lines at abortion clinics and no feet up in stirrups for surgery burbles health writer Laura Fraser


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pregnant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It also means she will never have to know whether she had actually been pregnant


( FRAG ( ADJP ( JJ Wrong ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS counts ) ) ) ) ( NP-VOC ( NNP Miss ) ( NNP Fraser ) ) )

Wrong on all counts Miss Fraser


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RU-486 is being administered in France only under strict supervision in the presence of a doctor


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Roussel ) ) ( ADVP ( RB reportedly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT every ) ( NN pill ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN marked ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN accounted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( ADJP ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN none ) ) ( VP ( VBZ slips ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ black ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Roussel reportedly has every pill marked and accounted for to make sure none slips into the black market


( S ( ADVP ( RB Thus ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN woman ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-487 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD used ) ( NP ( NNP RU-486 ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN abortion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS trips ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN clinic ) ) ) ( PP ( IN past ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NN picket ) ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ initial ) ( NN visit ) ) ( UCP-PRP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ medical ) ( NN screening ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( NNS anemics ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ previous ) ( NN pregnancy ) ( NNS problems ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN eliminated ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ second ) ( NN trip ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD 48 ) ( NNS hours ) ) ( RBR later ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN prostaglandin ) ) ( VP ( VBN administered ) ( PP ( CC either ) ( IN via ) ( NP ( NP ( NN injection ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( JJ vaginal ) ( NN suppository ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ( NN trip ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN week ) ) ( RBR later ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( ADJP ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB completely ) ) ( VBN aborted ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Thus a woman who used RU-486 to have an abortion would have to make three trips to the clinic past those picket lines an initial visit for medical screening anemics and those with previous pregnancy problems are eliminated and to take the pill a second trip 48 hours later for the prostaglandin administered either via injection or vaginal suppository and a third trip a week later to make sure she has completely aborted


( S ( ADVP ( RB Furthermore ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN timing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ critical ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP RU-486 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB learn ) ( PP ( IN via ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ pelvic ) ( NN examination ) ( CC and ) ( NN ultrasound ) ) ) ( SBAR ( ADVP ( RB not ) ( RB only ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pregnant ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( SBAR ( WHADJP-1 ( RB just ) ( WRB how ) ( JJ pregnant ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Furthermore because timing is so critical with RU-486 she will learn via a pelvic examination and ultrasound not only that she is pregnant but just how pregnant she is


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT No ) ( NN doctor ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ fears ) ( NP ( NN malpractice ) ( NN liability ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB likely ) ) ( VB expose ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ non-pregnant ) ( NN patient ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN risk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG hemorrhaging ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No doctor who fears malpractice liability would likely expose a non-pregnant patient to the risk of hemorrhaging


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Many ) ( NNS women ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VB see ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ dead ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN expelled ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sight ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ surgical-abortion ) ( NN industry ) ) ( ADVP ( RB typically ) ) ( VP ( VBZ spares ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many women may even see the dead embryo they have expelled a sight the surgical-abortion industry typically spares them


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( CD seven ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT an ) ( NN embryo ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( NP-ADV ( NP ( QP ( RBR about ) ( JJ three-fourths ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN inch ) ) ) ) ( RB long ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( RB recognizably ) ( JJ human ) ) ) ) )

At seven weeks an embryo is about three-fourths of an inch long and recognizably human


( S ( PP ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN behest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ pro-choice ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Congress ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ four-year ) ( NN reauthorization ) ( NN bill ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Title ) ( NNP X ) ( JJ federal ) ( JJ family-planning ) ( NN assistance ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ contains ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 10 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN grant ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN development ) ) ( NP ( NN evaluation ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN bringing ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN marketplace ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( VBN improved ) ( JJ contraceptive ) ( NNS devices ) ( NNS drugs ) ( CC and ) ( NNS methods ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the behest of pro-choice members of Congress a four-year reauthorization bill for Title X federal family-planning assistance now contains a 10 million grant for development evaluation and bringing to the marketplace of new improved contraceptive devices drugs and methods


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ) ( VP ( VBZ passes ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT a ) ( NNP Senate ) ( NN version ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN cleared ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN floor ) ( NN vote ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB likely ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ early ) ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB put ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN government ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ contraceptive ) ( NN marketing ) ( NN business ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) )

If this passes a Senate version has already been cleared for a floor vote that is likely early next year it would put the federal government into the contraceptive marketing business for the first time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VP ( VB put ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP RU-486 ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( WHNP-487 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB please ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS feminists ) ) ( VP ( VBN dismayed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-488 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP view ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN pusillanimity ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ private-sector ) ( NN drug ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It also could put the government into the RU-486 business which would please feminists dismayed at what they view as pusillanimity in the private-sector drug industry


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP RU-486 ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ disastrous ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJR earlier ) ( JJ fertility-control ) ( NNS methods ) ) ( VP ( VBN released ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ unblinking ) ( JJ uncritical ) ( NNS cheers ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN educated ) ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-487 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN known ) ( ADVP ( RBR better ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We do not know whether RU-486 will be as disastrous as some of the earlier fertility-control methods released to unblinking uncritical cheers from educated people who should have known better


( S ( VP ( VB Remember ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Dalkon ) ( NNP Shield ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ early ) ( NN birth-control ) ( NNS pills ) ) ) ) )

Remember the Dalkon Shield and the early birth-control pills


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ first ) ( NN generation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ female ) ( NN guinea ) ( NNS pigs ) ) ( PRN ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WHNP ( DT all ) ) ( WHPP ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WP whom ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ) ( JJ happy ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB volunteer ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN job ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN put ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN abortion ) ( NN pill ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ clinical ) ( NN test ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We will not know until a first generation of female guinea pigs all of whom will be more than happy to volunteer for the job has put the abortion pill through the clinical test of time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Allen ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ senior ) ( NN editor ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Insight ) ( NN magazine ) ) ) ) ) )

Mrs. Allen is a senior editor of Insight magazine


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT This ) ( NN article ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN adapted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP October ) ( NNP American ) ( NNP Spectator ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This article is adapted from one in the October American Spectator


( NP ( NP ( VBN Annualized ) ( NN interest ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NNS investments ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Reserve ) ( NNP Board ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ weekly-average ) ( NN basis ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Annualized interest rates on certain investments as reported by the Federal Reserve Board on a weekly-average basis


( FRAG ( X ( SYM a ) ) ( NP ( VBN Discounted ) ( NN rate ) ) )

a Discounted rate


( FRAG ( X ( SYM b ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN Week ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( NNP Wednesday ) ( NNP October ) ( CD 25 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Wednesday ) ( NNP October ) ( CD 18 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) )

b Week ended Wednesday October 25 1989 and Wednesday October 18 1989


( FRAG ( X ( SYM c ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS Yields ) ) ( VP ( VBN adjusted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ constant ) ( NN maturity ) ) ) ) ) )

c Yields adjusted for constant maturity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Warner ) ( NNP Communications ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-LOC-PRD ( JJ close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN agreement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB back ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( VBN recorded ) ( NN music ) ( CC and ) ( NN music ) ( NN publishing ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN partnership ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Irving ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD resigned ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP MCA ) ( NNP Inc. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP MCA ) ( NNP Records ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Warner Communications Inc. is close to an agreement to back a new recorded music and music publishing company in partnership with Irving Azoff who resigned in September as head of MCA Inc. 's MCA Records unit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Warner ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( NP ( NN comment ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( SINV ( VBD did ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP MCA ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG discussing ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( NN venture ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Warner and Mr. Azoff declined comment as did MCA where Mr. Azoff had also been discussing such a venture


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN record ) ( NN industry ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS talks ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Warner ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN agreement ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB form ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 50-50 ) ( NN joint-venture ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN funded ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Warner ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN run ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But record industry executives familiar with the talks said Mr. Azoff and Warner came to an agreement yesterday to form a 50-50 joint-venture company funded by Warner and run by Mr. Azoff


( S-1 ( PP ( IN Among ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS things ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB develop ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ musical ) ( NNS acts ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN record ) ( NN label ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Among other things they said Mr. Azoff would develop musical acts for a new record label


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ similar ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Warner ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 50-50 ) ( NN partnership ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN record ) ( CC and ) ( NN movie ) ( NN producer ) ( NNP David ) ( NNP Geffen ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP$ whose ) ( NNS films ) ( CC and ) ( NNS records ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN distributed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Warner ) ( NNP Bros. ) ( NN studio ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Warner ) ( NNS records ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The agreement is said to be similar to Warner 's 50-50 partnership with record and movie producer David Geffen whose films and records are distributed by the Warner Bros. studio and the Warner records unit


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ( NP ( NNS films ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( ADVP ( JJ first ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB so ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB later ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS sources ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Although Mr. Azoff wo n't produce films at first it is possible that he could do so later the sources said


( S ( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Geffen ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN arrangement ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN venture ) ) ( VP ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN link ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJS largest ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ successful ) ) ) ( NN record ) ( NN distributor ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( ADVP ( RB alone ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Warner ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 40 ) ( NN % ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( JJ double ) ) ( PRP$ its ) ( JJS nearest ) ( NN competitor ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sony ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP CBS ) ( NNP Records ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like Mr. Geffen 's arrangement the venture gives Mr. Azoff a link to the world 's largest and most successful record distributor in the U.S. alone Warner has a 40 % share of the market about double its nearest competitor Sony Corp. 's CBS Records


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NNP Warner ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ second ) ( JJ young ) ( NN partner ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN finger ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pulse ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS hottest ) ( NNS trends ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN music ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For Warner meanwhile it gives the company a second young partner with a finger on the pulse of the hottest trends in the music business


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( CD 41-year-old ) ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ former ) ( NN rock ) ( CC 'n' ) ( NN roll ) ( NN manager ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN credited ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG turning ) ( PRT ( RP around ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP MCA ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ once-moribund ) ( NN music ) ( NN division ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( CD six ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 41-year-old Mr. Azoff a former rock 'n' roll manager is credited with turning around MCA 's once-moribund music division in his six years at the company


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG negotiating ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( DT a ) ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( PP-DIR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNP MCA ) ( NN contract ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD expired ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1991 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Mr. Azoff had been negotiating for more than a year to get out of his MCA contract which expired in 1991


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( ADVP ( RB reportedly ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN bored ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB frequently ) ) ( VBN clashed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ top ) ( NNP MCA ) ( NN management ) ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN compensation ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN business ) ( NNS plans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Azoff reportedly was bored and frequently clashed with top MCA management over a number of issues such as compensation and business plans


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Azoff ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ eager ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB return ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ entrepreneurial ) ) ( NN role ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN stake ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ own ) ( NNS efforts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Azoff also was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN resignation ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP MCA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( RB rather ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ) ) ( IN than ) ( VP ( VB run ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In an interview at the time of his resignation from MCA he said I 'd rather build a company than run one


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Supreme ) ( NNP Court ) ) ( VP ( VBD let ) ( S ( VP ( VB stand ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN court ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN ruling ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS manufacturers ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN drug ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( VBN used ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB prevent ) ( NP ( NNS miscarriages ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB share ) ( NP ( NP ( NN liability ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS injuries ) ( CC or ) ( NNS deaths ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ individual ) ( NN dose ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unknown ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Supreme Court let stand a New York court 's ruling that the manufacturers of a drug once used to prevent miscarriages must share liability for injuries or deaths when the maker of an individual dose is unknown


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ high ) ( NN court ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN action ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( NN refusing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB hear ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS appeals ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NN drug ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ significant ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS levels ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The high court 's action refusing to hear appeals by several drug companies is likely to have a significant impact at several levels


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The most immediate effect is in New York where former manufacturers of the anti-miscarriage drug DES the synthetic female hormone diethylstilbestrol face the prospect of shared liability for damages in many of the 700 to 1,000 DES lawsuits pending in that state


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The lawsuits stemmed from the development of cancer and other problems in the daughters of women who took the drug


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On a broader scale the ruling could encourage other states ' courts to adopt the logic of the New York court not only in DES cases but in other product-related lawsuits as well


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The New York Court of Appeals ruling parallels a 1980 decision by the California Supreme Court requiring shared liability among manufacturers for injuries when it ca n't be determined which company is at fault


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Paul ) ( NNP Rheingold ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN lawyer ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ represents ) ( NP ( NNP DES ) ( NNS victims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( RB before ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN ruling ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB only ) ( DT the ) ( NNS states ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Washington ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Wisconsin ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN followed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP California ) ( NN decision ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Paul Rheingold a New York lawyer who represents DES victims said that before the New York ruling only the states of Washington and Wisconsin had followed the California decision


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Now that the New York decision has been left intact other states may follow suit


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Generally when New York and California go one way it has a tremendous influence on other states especially small ones said Mr. Rheingold


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( JJ high ) ( NN court ) ) ( VP ( VBD refused ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB hear ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS appeals ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Rexall ) ( NNP Drug ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN business ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP RXDC ) ( NNP Liquidating ) ( NNP Trust ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP E.R. ) ( NNP Squibb ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Sons ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Squibb ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Eli ) ( NNP Lilly ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The high court refused to hear appeals by Rexall Drug Co. which went out of business in 1987 and was taken over by RXDC Liquidating Trust E.R. Squibb & Sons Inc. a unit of Squibb Corp. and Eli Lilly & Co


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS appeals ) ) ( VP ( VBD involved ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP DES ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN approved ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Food ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Drug ) ( NNP Administration ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN use ) ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1940s ) ) ) ( PP ( IN until ) ( NP ( CD 1971 ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB prevent ) ( NP ( NNS miscarriages ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NN pregnancy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The appeals involved DES which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use from the 1940s until 1971 to prevent miscarriages during pregnancy


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In 1971 the FDA banned the use of DES after studies linked it to cancer and other problems in daughters of women who took the drug


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Lawsuits over the harm caused by DES have flooded federal and state courts in the past decade


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In many cases the lawsuit was filed long after the drug was used the cancer in the daughters was typically not detected for years and there is no way to prove which of several companies manufactured the doses consumed by certain women


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Under traditional legal theories inability to prove which company manufactured a drug that caused an injury or death would lead to the lawsuit being dismissed


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But in its ruling last April the New York court said that all producers of the anti-miscarriage drug should share liability when the manufacturer of a specific dose ca n't be determined


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Each company 's share of liability would be based on their share of the national DES market


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The New York court also upheld a state law passed in 1986 extending for one year the statute of limitations on filing DES lawsuits


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The effect is that lawsuits that might have been barred because they were filed too late could proceed because of the one-year extension


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Rexall ) ( NNP Drug ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( PP ( IN vs. ) ( NP ( NNP Tigue ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP E.R. ) ( NNP Squibb ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Sons ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( PP ( IN vs. ) ( NP ( NNP Hymowitz ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eli ) ( NNP Lilly ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( PP ( IN vs. ) ( NP ( NNP Hymowitz ) ) ) ) )

Rexall Drug Co. vs. Tigue E.R. Squibb & Sons Inc. vs. Hymowitz and Eli Lilly & Co. vs. Hymowitz


( NP-HLN ( NN Government ) ( NNS Contractors ) )

Government Contractors


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJ high ) ( NN court ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG leaving ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ intact ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 4.25 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN damage ) ( NN award ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Dynamics ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB resolve ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS questions ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ legal ) ( NN defense ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NNS lawsuits ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VBN used ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN government ) ( NNS contractors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The high court leaving intact a 4.25 million damage award against General Dynamics Corp. declined to resolve questions about a legal defense against civil lawsuits often used by government contractors


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Last year the Supreme Court defined when companies such as military contractors may defend themselves against lawsuits for deaths or injuries by asserting that they were simply following specifications of a federal government contract


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In that decision the high court said a company must prove that the government approved precise specifications for the contract that those specifications were met and that the government was warned of any dangers in use of the equipment


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But last February a federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld a damage award against General Dynamics rejecting the company 's use of the government contractor defense


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The appeals court said the defense is valid only if federal officials did more than rubber stamp a company 's design or plans and engaged in a substantive review and evaluation on a par with a policy decision


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General Dynamics appealed to the high court backed by numerous business trade groups arguing that the appeals court definition restricts the defense too severely


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP General ) ( NNP Dynamics ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN sued ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS families ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNP Navy ) ( NNS divers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN killed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1982 ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD re-entered ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN submarine ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ diving ) ( NN chamber ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

General Dynamics was sued by the families of five Navy divers who were killed in 1982 after they re-entered a submarine through a diving chamber


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN accident ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ faulty ) ( NN operation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN valve ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The accident was caused by faulty operation of a valve


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN district ) ( NN court ) ) ( VP ( VBD awarded ) ( NP ( NNS damages ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS families ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS appeals ) ( NN court ) ) ( VP ( VBD affirmed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN award ) ) ) ) )

A federal district court awarded damages to the families and the appeals court affirmed the award


( NP ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Dynamics ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN vs. ) ( NP ( NNP Trevino ) ) ) )

General Dynamics Corp. vs. Trevino


( NP-HLN ( NP ( NN Court ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN Brief ) ) ) )

Court in Brief


( FRAG ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN action ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ high ) ( NN court ) ) )

In other action yesterday the high court


( FRAG ( VP ( VBD Let ) ( S ( VP ( VB stand ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN mail ) ( NN fraud ) ( CC and ) ( NN conspiracy ) ( NN conviction ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP John ) ( NNP Lavery ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ former ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Beech-Nut ) ( NNP Nutrition ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Nestle ) ( NNP S.A ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Let stand the mail fraud and conspiracy conviction of John Lavery a former vice president of Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. a unit of Nestle S.A


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN conviction ) ) ( VP ( VBD stemmed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN consumer ) ( NN fraud ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ phony ) ( NN infant ) ( NN apple ) ( NN juice ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN between ) ( NP ( CD 1978 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 1983 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The conviction stemmed from federal charges of consumer fraud for sale of phony infant apple juice between 1978 and 1983


( NP ( NP ( NNP Lavery ) ) ( PP ( IN vs. ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) )

Lavery vs. U.S.


( FRAG ( VP ( VBD Left ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ intact ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN award ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS damages ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Chemical ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN death ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NNP Oregon ) ( NN man ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN exposure ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Agent ) ( NNP Orange ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Left intact an award of 1.5 million in damages against Dow Chemical Co. in the death of an Oregon man from exposure to Agent Orange


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN award ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN court ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN widow ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Forest ) ( NNP Service ) ( NN employee ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD contracted ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hodgkin ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN disease ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS herbicides ) ) ( VP ( VBG containing ) ( NP ( NNP Agent ) ( NNP Orange ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ weed-killing ) ( NN program ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The award was made by a federal court to the widow of a U.S. Forest Service employee who contracted Hodgkin 's disease after using herbicides containing Agent Orange in a weed-killing program


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNP Airlines ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS creditors ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( VBD backed ) ( PP-CLR ( RP off ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN move ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB come ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ own ) ( JJ alternative ) ( NNS proposals ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN bankruptcy ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NNS plans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sources ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN committee ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern Airlines ' creditors committee backed off a move to come up with its own alternative proposals to the carrier 's bankruptcy reorganization plans according to sources familiar with the committee


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( VBD put ) ( PP-PUT ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN hold ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS instructions ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS experts ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB explore ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS options ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN future ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS sources ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

In a meeting in New York yesterday the committee put on hold instructions it gave two weeks ago to its experts to explore other options for Eastern 's future the sources said


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNS consultants ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG working ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB finish ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN report ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The consultants had been working to finish a report this week


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Houston ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB forward ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN pitch ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN creditor ) ( NN approval ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB early ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN today ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB deliver ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN revised ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN plan ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN committee ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That means Eastern a unit of Texas Air Corp. of Houston can go forward with its pitch for creditor approval as early as today when it is expected to deliver a revised reorganization plan to the committee


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( VBZ intends ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ next ) ( NN week ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN recommendation ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The committee intends to meet next week to make a recommendation on the new plan


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN development ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS creditors ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN told ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG implementing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reorganization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB materialize ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN source ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In another development yesterday creditors were told that 40 million they had expected to become available for implementing a reorganization may not materialize according to one source


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Air ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN run ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG reselling ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 20 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN debt ) ( NNS securities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS problems ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN junk ) ( NN bond ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN person ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Texas Air has run into difficulty reselling about 20 million of debt securities because of problems in the junk bond market the person said


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( QP ( DT another ) ( CD 20 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS changes ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN hit ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN snag ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN source ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

And plans to raise another 20 million through changes to an insurance policy have hit a snag the source said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT An ) ( NNP Eastern ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN effect ) ) ( ADVP ( RB whatsoever ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN asset ) ( NN structure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An Eastern spokesman said the 40 million will have no effect whatsoever on the asset structure of Eastern 's plan


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( CD Forty ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ total ) ( NN scheme ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS things ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB that ) ( JJ significant ) ) ) )

Forty million in the total scheme of things is not that significant


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unclear ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD caused ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN about-face ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG exploring ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS alternatives ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ new ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is unclear what caused the creditors to do an about-face on exploring alternatives to Eastern 's new reorganization plan


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB first ) ) ( VBD filed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Chapter ) ( CD 11 ) ( NN protection ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP March ) ( CD 9 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB consistently ) ) ( VBN promised ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( NNS creditors ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 100 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However since Eastern first filed for Chapter 11 protection March 9 it has consistently promised to pay creditors 100 cents on the dollar


( S ( SBAR-PRP ( IN Because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBG pledging ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NN committee ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB successfully ) ) ( VBD argued ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ( NN reason ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB yet ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB explore ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ different ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN person ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS creditors ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN position ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Because the carrier is still pledging to do that some committee members successfully argued that there 's little reason yet to explore a different plan according to one person familiar with the creditors ' position


( S ( NP-TMP ( RBR Earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN month ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN accounting ) ( NN firm ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Ernst ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Young ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS securities ) ( NN firm ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Goldman ) ( NNP Sachs ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS experts ) ) ( VP ( VBN hired ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD contended ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG meeting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ( NNS targets ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN airline ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG projecting ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Earlier this month the accounting firm of Ernst & Young and the securities firm of Goldman Sachs & Co. the experts hired by the creditors contended that Eastern would have difficulty meeting earnings targets the airline was projecting


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ernst ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Young ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN plan ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB miss ) ( NP ( NNS projections ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ernst & Young said Eastern 's plan would miss projections by 100 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Goldman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB miss ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN mark ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ( CD 120 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Goldman said Eastern would miss the same mark by at least 120 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS consultants ) ) ( VP ( VBD maintained ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD would ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB generate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cash ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ needs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB issue ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NN debt ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS targets ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The consultants maintained Eastern would n't generate the cash it needs and would have to issue new debt to meet its targets under the plan


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD disputed ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS assessments ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS experts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN report ) ) ( PP-PRD ( RB completely ) ( IN off ) ( NP ( NN base ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern at the time disputed those assessments and called the experts ' report completely off base


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Joel ) ( NNP Zweibel ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN attorney ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS creditors ) ( NN committee ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS experts ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB ever ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN instructed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS choices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP they ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN asked ) ( S ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday Joel Zweibel an attorney for Eastern 's creditors committee declined to comment on whether the experts had ever been instructed to look at other choices and whether they now were asked not to


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP ( RB not ) ( RB yet ) ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN position ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS sides ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBG negotiating ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said only that the committee has not yet taken any position on Eastern 's reorganization plan and that the two sides were still negotiating


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN case ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB like ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ consentual ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

In every case people would like to see a consentual plan he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN plan ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD called ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN carrier ) ) ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.8 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS assets ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB emerge ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Chapter ) ( CD 11 ) ( NN status ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( RB late ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ two-thirds ) ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ former ) ( NN size ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern and its creditors agreed in July on a reorganization plan that called for the carrier to sell off 1.8 billion in assets and to emerge from Chapter 11 status in late 1989 at two-thirds its former size


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB eventually ) ) ( VP ( VBD decided ) ( S ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN chunk ) ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( JJ South ) ( JJ American ) ) ( NNS routes ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN valued ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 400 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern eventually decided not to sell off a major chunk its South American routes which were valued at 400 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Such ) ( DT a ) ( NN change ) ) ( VP ( VBD meant ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN plan ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( PP-CLR ( RP on ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-TMP ( DT no ) ( RBR longer ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ valid ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS sides ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( S ( VP ( VBG negotiating ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB again ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Such a change meant the reorganization plan the creditors had agreed on was no longer valid and the two sides had to begin negotiating again


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Eastern ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB publicly ) ) ( VBN stated ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG exceeding ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS goals ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ( PP ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN operation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN predicted ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB emerge ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Chapter ) ( CD 11 ) ( NNS proceedings ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RB early ) ( IN next ) ( NN year ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG operating ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NNS flights ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB originally ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eastern has publicly stated it is exceeding its goals for getting back into operation and has predicted it would emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings early next year operating more flights than it originally had scheduled


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Private ) ( NN housing ) ( NNS starts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unchanged ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 144,610 ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Construction ) ( NNP Ministry ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Private housing starts in Japan were unchanged in September from a year earlier at 144,610 units the Construction Ministry said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ flat ) ( NN report ) ) ( VP ( VBD followed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ four-month ) ( NN string ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS declines ) ) ) ) ) )

The flat report followed a four-month string of declines


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ down ) ( NN trend ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB partly ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR tighter ) ( NN credit ) ) ( VP ( VBN sparked ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN discount ) ( NN rate ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP May ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The down trend was partly the result of tighter credit sparked by a discount rate increase by the Bank of Japan in May


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ central ) ( NN bank ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( ADVP ( RB unexpectedly ) ) ( VP ( VBD raised ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN base ) ( NN rate ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( PDT half ) ( DT a ) ( NN percentage ) ( NN point ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 3.75 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 11 ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ inflation-fighting ) ( NN move ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB indirectly ) ) ( VBZ increases ) ( NP ( NP ( NN interest ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NN home ) ( NN construction ) ( NNS loans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The central bank also unexpectedly raised the base rate by half a percentage point to 3.75 % Oct. 11 as part of an inflation-fighting move that indirectly increases interest rates charged on new home construction loans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ So-called ) ( JJ cross-border ) ( NNS acquisitions ) ) ( VP ( VBD totaled ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 23.1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 33.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN accounting ) ( NN firm ) ( NNP KPMG ) ( NNP Peat ) ( NNP Marwick ) ) ) ) ) )

So-called cross-border acquisitions totaled 23.1 billion in the second quarter down from 33.6 billion a year earlier according to the accounting firm KPMG Peat Marwick


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ cross-border ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN buyer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ different ) ( NN region ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN globe ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN target ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a cross-border transaction the buyer is in a different region of the globe from the target


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Such ) ( NNS transactions ) ) ( VP ( VBD numbered ) ( NP ( CD 670 ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 527 ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

Such transactions numbered 670 in the second quarter up from 527 a year earlier


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ total ) ( NN value ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS deals ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ( CC and ) ( RB up ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However the total value declined for deals of 100 million and up


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN downturn ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ total ) ( NN value ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ temporary ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD suggested ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Herb ) ( NNP Adler ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP KPMG ) ( NNP Peat ) ( NNP Marwick ) ( NN partner ) ) ) )

The downturn in total value may be only temporary suggested Herb Adler a KPMG Peat Marwick partner


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD explained ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN part ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG restructuring ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB prepare ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Common ) ( NNP Market ) ( NN expansion ) ) ( ADJP ( NN due ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1992 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ strategic ) ( NN priority ) ) ) ) ( PP ( DT both ) ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN inside ) ( CC and ) ( IN outside ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP European ) ( NNP Community ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He explained in part that restructuring to prepare for the Common Market expansion due in 1992 has become more of a strategic priority both for companies inside and outside the European Community


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In the second quarter middle-market cross-border transactions deals under 100 million each numbered 619 and totaled 6 billion compared with 478 such transactions totaling 4.9 billion a year earlier the firm said


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Large cross-border deals numbered 51 and totaled 17.1 billion in the second quarter the firm added


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That compared with 49 such transactions totaling 28.7 billion as year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN commercial ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB absolutely ) ( JJ silent ) ) ) )

The commercial was absolutely silent


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Breaking into the raucous Chicago Bears-Cleveland Browns match during last week 's Monday night football game it was nothing but simple block letters superimposed on the TV screen


( S ( PP-PRP ( JJ Due ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Nissan ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG donating ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ commercial ) ( NN air ) ( NN time ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB broadcast ) ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( NNP Emergency ) ( NNP Relief ) ( NNS messages ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Due to the earthquake in San Francisco Nissan is donating its commercial air time to broadcast American Red Cross Emergency Relief messages


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Please contribute what you can the ad said


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The Nissan logo flashed on the screen for a moment and then came a taped plea for donations from former President Reagan followed by the silent print telling viewers where to call


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Within ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS hours ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS viewers ) ) ( VP ( VBN pledged ) ( NP ( QP ( IN over ) ( CD 400,000 ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( NN executive ) ) ) ) ) )

Within two hours viewers pledged over 400,000 according to a Red Cross executive


( S ( VP ( VB Call ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NN disaster ) ( NN marketing ) ) ) ) )

Call it disaster marketing


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Nissan Motor is just one of a slew of advertisers that have hitched their ads to the devastating San Francisco quake and Hurricane Hugo


( S ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Sometimes ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS ads ) ) ( VP ( VB attempt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP try ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB boost ) ( NP ( JJ good ) ( NN will ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sometimes the ads attempt to raise money always they try to boost good will


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By advertising disaster relief these companies are hoping to don a white hat and come out a hero


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But the strategy can backfire if the ads appear too self-serving the companies may end up looking like rank opportunists instead of good Samaritans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBD deterred ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ plenty ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That has n't deterred plenty of companies


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Along with Nissan Grand Metropolitan PLC 's Burger King and New York Life Insurance have tied ads to Red Cross donations


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Other ads do n't bother with the fundraising a touching if self-congratulatory American Telephone & Telegraph ad that aired Sunday intermixed footage of the devastation in San Francisco and Charleston S.C. with interviews of people recounting how AT&T helped


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At Nissan we felt we wanted to do something to help them gather money and we had this airtime on Monday Night Football explains Brooke Mitzel a Nissan advertising creative manager


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What did we get out of it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN exposure ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB pretty ) ( JJ much ) ) ( JJ good ) ( NN will ) ) ) ) )

We got some exposure and pretty much good will


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The ads are just the latest evidence of how television advertising is getting faster on the draw


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN TV ) ( NNS commercials ) ) ( ADVP ( RB typically ) ) ( VP ( VBP take ) ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS advertisers ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( NN couple ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN learned ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN dime ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB crash ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NNS ads ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS days ) ) ( CC or ) ( JJ even ) ( NP ( NNS hours ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

While TV commercials typically take weeks to produce advertisers in the past couple of years have learned to turn on a dime to crash out ads in days or even hours


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The big brokerage houses learned the art of the instant commercial after the 1987 crash when they turned out reassuring ads inviting investors right back into the stock market


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD trotted ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN crop ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ instant ) ( NNS commercials ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sudden ) ( NN market ) ( NN dip ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) )

They trotted out another crop of instant commercials after the sudden market dip a few weeks ago


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nissan ) ) ( VP ( VBD created ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN quake ) ( NN ad ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN weekend ) ) ) ) )

Nissan created its quake ad in a weekend


( S ( CC But ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS advertisers ) ) ( VP ( VBP latch ) ( PP-CLR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( NNS disasters ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ increasing ) ( NN frequency ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP risk ) ( S ( VP ( VBG hurting ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cause ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But as advertisers latch onto disasters with increasing frequency they risk hurting themselves as much as helping the cause


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They chance alienating the customers they hope to woo by looking like opportunistic sharks


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS People ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( JJ extra ) ( NNS messages ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN advertising ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT a ) ( NN manufacturer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB clearly ) ) ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB too ) ( JJ transparent ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS consumers ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ warns ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP John ) ( NNP Philip ) ( NNP Jones ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN department ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Newhouse ) ( NNP School ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Public ) ( NNP Communications ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Syracuse ) ( NNP University ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

People see extra messages in advertising and if a manufacturer is clearly trying to get something out of it if it 's too transparent then consumers will see through that warns John Philip Jones chairman of the advertising department at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB backfire ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VP ( VB step ) ( PP-CLR ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB too ) ( RB far ) ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB too ) ( JJ pushy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ agrees ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Gary ) ( NNP Stibel ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN principal ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP England ) ( NNP Consulting ) ( NNP Group ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Westport ) ) ( NP ( NNP Conn ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It can backfire because companies can step across the line and go too far be too pushy agrees Gary Stibel a principal with New England Consulting Group Westport Conn


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The ultimate form of charity is when you do n't tell anyone


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ quake-related ) ( NNS campaigns ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ tasteless ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN majority ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB truly ) ( JJ beneficial ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP need ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN help ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still he says that only a few of the quake-related campaigns have been tasteless and that the majority have been truly beneficial to the people who need the help


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB consider ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NN ambulance ) ( NN chasing ) ) ) ) ) )

We do n't consider that ambulance chasing


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The companies running the disaster ads certainly do n't see themselves as ambulance chasers either


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Burger ) ( NNP King ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ( NP ( NNP Barry ) ( NNP Gibbons ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stars ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS ads ) ) ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN fast-food ) ( NN chain ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB donate ) ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN purchase ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP BK ) ( NNP Doubles ) ( NN hamburger ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Burger King 's chief executive officer Barry Gibbons stars in ads saying that the fast-food chain will donate 25 cents to the Red Cross for every purchase of a BK Doubles hamburger


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN campaign ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD started ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ runs ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 23 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS funds ) ) ( VP ( VBN earmarked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Barry ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN idea ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

The campaign which started last week and runs through Nov. 23 with funds earmarked for both the quake and Hugo was Barry 's idea a spokeswoman says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Barry ) ) ( VP ( VBD felt ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( VBN committed ) ) ) )

Barry felt very committed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD felt ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( PRT ( RB back ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He felt we should be giving something back


( S ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN campaign ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gibbons ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN idea ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG paying ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB come ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chain ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ national ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN fund ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN financed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNS franchisees ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

While the campaign was Mr. Gibbons 's idea however he wo n't be paying for it The donations will come out of the chain 's national advertising fund which is financed by the franchisees


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG basing ) ( NP ( NNS donations ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP BK ) ( NNP Doubles ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN double-hamburger ) ( NN line ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN fast-food ) ( NN chain ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB push ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Burger ) ( NNP King ) ) ( VP ( VBZ works ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNS sales ) ( NN pitch ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ public-service ) ( NN message ) ) ) ) )

And by basing donations on BK Doubles a new double-hamburger line the fast-food chain is trying to push Burger King works a sales pitch into its public-service message


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Toyota ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ upscale ) ( NNP Lexus ) ( NN division ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sponsor ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD put ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plug ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( NNS donations ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ( NN game ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD sponsored ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Toyota 's upscale Lexus division a sponsor of the World Series also put in a plug for Red Cross donations in a World Series game it sponsored


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-4 ( DT The ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Lexus ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ urges ) ( NP-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( VP ( VB relieve ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN suffering ) ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ( NN announcer ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The World Series is brought to you by Lexus who urges you to help relieve the suffering caused by the recent earthquake the game announcer said


( S ( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Life ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plea ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( NNS donations ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN newspaper ) ( NNS ads ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG latching ) ( PP-CLR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS coattails ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ impeccable ) ( NN reputation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 125 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And New York Life made a plea for Red Cross donations in newspaper ads in the San Francisco area latching onto the coattails of the Red Cross 's impeccable reputation The Red Cross has been helping people for 125 years


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Life ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP-TPC ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( IN over ) ( CD 140 ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) )

New York Life has been doing the same for over 140 years


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Nancy ) ( NNP Craig ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN advertising ) ( NN manager ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB readily ) ) ( VBZ admits ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG piggybacking ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN reputation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Nancy Craig advertising manager for the Red Cross readily admits they 're piggybacking on our reputation


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN problem ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN meanwhile ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ) ) ) )

But she has no problem with that she says In the meanwhile they 're helping us


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB track ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS contributions ) ) ( VP ( VBN raised ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN disaster ) ( NNS ads ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN amassed ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 46.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB first ) ) ( VP ( VBD launched ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN hurricane ) ( NN relief ) ( NN effort ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 23 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Red Cross does n't track contributions raised by the disaster ads but it has amassed 46.6 million since it first launched its hurricane relief effort Sept. 23


Ad Notes


NEW ACCOUNT


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Northrup ) ( NNP King ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Golden ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( NP ( NNP Minn. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD awarded ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( JJ field-crop-seeds ) ( NN account ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Creswell ) ( NNP Munsell ) ( NNP Fultz ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Zirbel ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Cedar ) ( NNP Rapids ) ( NNP Iowa ) ) ( NN division ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Young ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Rubicam ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Northrup King Co. Golden Valley Minn. awarded its 4 million field-crop-seeds account to Creswell Munsell Fultz & Zirbel a Cedar Rapids Iowa division of Young & Rubicam


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN account ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN handled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Saatchi ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Saatchi ) ( NNP Wegener ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The account had previously been handled by Saatchi & Saatchi Wegener New York


TV GUIDE


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Wieden ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Kennedy ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Portland ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ore. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB handle ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP News ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( NN publication ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ( TO to ) ( CD 2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN trade-ad ) ( NN account ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Wieden & Kennedy Portland Ore. was named to handle the News Corp. publication 's 1 million to 2 million trade-ad account


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP N ) ( NNP W ) ( NNP Ayer ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN agency ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN handled ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN account ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( CD 1963 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD resigned ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN account ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( RB about ) ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) )

N W Ayer the New York agency that had handled the account since 1963 resigned the account about two weeks ago


NO ALCOHOL


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Miller ) ( NNP Brewing ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB introduce ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ first ) ( JJ non-alcoholic ) ( NN beer ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Jan. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ) ) )

Miller Brewing Co. will introduce its first non-alcoholic beer Jan. 1


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN brew ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNP Miller ) ( NNP Sharp ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN supported ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNS ads ) ) ( VP ( VBN developed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Frankenberry ) ( NNP Laughlin ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Constable ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Milwaukee ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The brew called Miller Sharp 's will be supported by ads developed by Frankenberry Laughlin & Constable Milwaukee


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Pierre ) ( NNP Peladeau ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Canadian ) ( NN newspaper ) ( NN publisher ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ little-known ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ figures ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN player ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ North ) ( JJ American ) ( NN printing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS ambitions ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) )

Pierre Peladeau a Canadian newspaper publisher little-known in the U.S. figures to become a big player in North American printing and his ambitions do n't end there


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Quebecor ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Montreal ) ( UCP ( NN printing ) ( NN publishing ) ( CC and ) ( NNS forest-products ) ) ( NN company ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ 53%-owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Peladeau ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB acquire ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Maxwell ) ( NNP Communication ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN printing ) ( NN subsidiary ) ) ( NP ( NNP Maxwell ) ( NNP Graphics ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 500 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN cash ) ( CC and ) ( NNS securities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday Quebecor Inc. a Montreal printing publishing and forest-products company 53%-owned by Mr. Peladeau agreed to acquire Maxwell Communication Corp. 's U.S. printing subsidiary Maxwell Graphics Inc. for 500 million in cash and securities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN purchase ) ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN year ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Quebecor ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second-largest ) ( JJ commercial ) ( NN printer ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP North ) ( NNP America ) ) ) ( PP ( IN behind ) ( ADVP ( JJ only ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP R.R. ) ( NNP Donnelley ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Sons ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The purchase expected to be completed by year end will make Quebecor the second-largest commercial printer in North America behind only R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Chicago


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN printing ) ( NNS customers ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Quebecor ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB gain ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNP Maxwell ) ( NNP Graphics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP include ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Sunday ) ( NN newspaper ) ( NN supplement ) ( NNP Parade ) ) ( NP ( NNP Time ) ) ( NP ( NNP Sports ) ( NNP Illustrated ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP TV ) ( NNP Guide ) ) ) ) )

The printing customers that Quebecor will gain through Maxwell Graphics include the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade Time Sports Illustrated and TV Guide


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Peladeau ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN step ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR larger ) ( NN design ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( NNP Quebecor ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNS acquisitions ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN integrated ) ( NN paper ) ( NN publishing ) ( CC and ) ( NN printing ) ( NN concern ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reach ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN throughout ) ( NP ( NNP North ) ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the transaction is just Mr. Peladeau 's latest step in a larger design to build Quebecor through acquisitions into an integrated paper publishing and printing concern with a reach throughout North America