( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP FDA ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1985 ) ( NN letter ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNP Egg ) ( NNPS Producers ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ( NN likelihood ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN health ) ( NN problem ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB long ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS instructions ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN followed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the FDA in a 1985 letter to the United Egg Producers said that there was little likelihood of a health problem as long as instructions were followed


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So the producers went to Capitol Hill where a congressman from Georgia introduced a measure to ban centrifugal egg-breaking machines


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Mr. Maynard whose company at the time was based in Santa Ana Calif. enlisted his local congressman and the battle was joined


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Mr. Maynard 's forces finally defeated the measure though it took a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives to do it


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Even then opponents managed to get a congressional hearing to examine what one congressman called an unscrupulous method for breaking eggs


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Foiled in their effort to get a national ban the egg producers turned their attention to the states


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So far New York New Jersey Nebraska Georgia Michigan and Minnesota have outlawed Mr. Maynard 's device citing health concerns


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An antitrust suit that Mr. Maynard 's company filed in Los Angeles federal court against the United Egg Producers and others only added to the entrepreneur 's woes


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The judge dismissed the suit and ordered Mr. Maynard 's company to pay over 100,000 in legal fees to the defendants ' lawyers


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Mr. Maynard says the ruling pushed his company into bankruptcy court


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Now he has moved to Oklahoma where costs are lower and started a new company Adsi Inc. to market his machine


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But so far the change of scenery has n't ended his string of bad breaks


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Mr. Maynard recently fell from a horse and fractured his arm


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Trinova Corp. Maumee Ohio said it is launching an extensive restructuring of its core business and took a charge that resulted in a loss of 29.7 million or 87 cents a share for the third quarter


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Trinova said it will close move or overhaul 40 of its 170 manufacturing facilities and over the next three years cut 1,500 jobs from its current world-wide payroll of 22,300 employees


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Most of the factory closings and job cutbacks will affect Trinova 's Aeroquip operations which manufacture automotive plastics hoses and other industrial and automotive parts


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Hoses and plastics together account for about 42 % of Trinova 's total annual sales


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In a separate announcement Trinova said the Aeroquip group has agreed to sell its spring-brake piston-brake and related businesses to Midland Brake Inc. of Branford Conn


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Terms were n't disclosed


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To provide for the restructuring 's costs Trinova said it took an after-tax charge of 38.5 million or 1.13 a share in the third quarter


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The 29.7 million net loss compares with net income of 19.6 million or 57 cents a share a year earlier


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Sales rose 8 % to 456.2 million from 422 million


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Trinova closed at 25 down 1 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading


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FREDERICK 'S OF HOLLYWOOD Inc. Los Angeles said its board voted a 50 % increase in the specialty boutique-store operator 's semiannual dividend to five cents a common share


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The dividend is payable Dec. 15 to stock of record Nov. 15


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One of the most remarkable features of the forced marches of the ethnic Turks out of Bulgaria over the past five months has been the lack of international attention


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The deportation of more than 315,000 men women and children by the Bulgarian regime adds up to one of the largest migrations seen in the postwar years


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Yet some people are advancing a chilling casuistry that what we are seeing is somehow the understandable result of the historical sins committed by the Turks in the 16th century


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Today 's Turks in Bulgaria in other words deserve what is coming to them four centuries later


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As if this were n't enough the Senate Judiciary Committee is getting into the act


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On Tuesday it approved Senator Bob Dole 's proposed commemorative resolution designating April 24 1990 as the National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 suffered at the hands of the warring Ottoman Empire


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There can be no quibbling that the Armenians endured terrible suffering but one has to wonder what possible good such a resolution will achieve


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It puts great strain on a longstanding U.S. friendship with Turkey a country that has been one of America 's strongest allies in NATO


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The resolution also comes at a time when Turkey has been seeking help from the United States in resolving its Bulgarian emigration controversy and pursuing democratic reforms that may lead to membership in the European Community


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Turkey has been fighting its past for years and thus far has been only partially successful


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Must it now accept that one of its strongest allies blames it for the genocide of another people


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Such sentiment only encourages the adverse feelings toward Turkey that surfaced when Turkey asked for assistance in dealing with its Bulgarian emigration crisis


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Mr. Dole 's odd effort notwithstanding most of Turkey 's political problems lie with the Europeans


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Part of the problem some Europeans have with Turkey seems to stem from its location Turkey is n't really part of Europe


( SBARQ-1 ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB Why ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP wonder ) ) ) ) ( SQ ( MD should ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VB belong ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP EC ) ) ) ) ) )

Why they wonder should it belong to the EC


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Another ) ( JJ anti-Turkish ) ( NN hook ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Islamic ) ( NN faith ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN majority ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Turkish ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Turkey ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN told ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ Christian ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS people ) ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB fit ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ Western ) ( JJ European ) ) ( JJ Judeo-Christian ) ( NN tradition ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Another anti-Turkish hook is the Islamic faith of the majority of the Turkish people Turkey we are told is not a Christian nation its people simply wo n't fit in with the Western European Judeo-Christian tradition


( S-CLF ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( SBAR-PRD ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT these ) ( NNS rationalizations ) ) ( VP ( VBP fall ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ deaf ) ( NNS ears ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ old ) ( NN standby ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN retribution ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN treatment ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Ottoman ) ( NNP Empire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fore ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's when these rationalizations fall on deaf ears that the old standby of retribution for treatment at the hands of the Ottoman Empire comes to the fore


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT No ) ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB accept ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS sins ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Ottoman ) ( NNP Empire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reject ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN argument ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No one has to accept the sins of the Ottoman Empire to reject that argument


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Turkey ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN event ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( JJ long ) ) ( VP ( IN past ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

Turkey in any event is long past it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN country ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN accepted ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 500,000 ) ) ( NNS refugees ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ( CD four ) ) ( VBG bordering ) ( NNS nations ) ) ) ) ) )

The country has in recent years accepted more than 500,000 refugees from at least four bordering nations


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNPS Kurds ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG suffering ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP consider ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ current ) ( NN extermination ) ( NN campaign ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Syria ) ( NNP Iran ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Iraq ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN inundated ) ( NP ( JJ eastern ) ( NNP Turkey ) ) ) ) )

Kurds suffering what many people consider to be a current extermination campaign at the hands of Syria Iran and Iraq have inundated eastern Turkey


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN fellow ) ( NNPS Turks ) ) ( VP ( VBG arriving ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS refugees ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Bulgaria ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Now it is their fellow Turks arriving as refugees from Bulgaria


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ Turkish ) ( NN refugee ) ( NN tragedy ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ongoing ) ( NN crisis ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN ignored ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN shuttled ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB off ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( JJ notorious ) ( NN dustbin ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN history ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ convenient ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Turkish refugee tragedy and the ongoing crisis can not be ignored and shuttled off to that notorious dustbin of history that has become so convenient recently


( S ( ADVP ( RB Surely ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( NN suffering ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN filed ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB away ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN forgotten ) ) ) ) ) )

Surely the past suffering of any people at any time can not be simply filed away and forgotten


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP Senate ) ( NNP Judiciary ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG supporting ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB strongly ) ( VBN worded ) ) ( JJ Armenian ) ( NN resolution ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ achieves ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( JJ useful ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB merely ) ) ( VP ( VBZ produces ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN controversy ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ embittered ) ( NNS memories ) ) ) ) ) )

But what the Senate Judiciary Committee has done in supporting the strongly worded Armenian resolution achieves no useful end it merely produces more controversy and embittered memories


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ enough ) ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG dealing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS realities ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ exists ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Congress has enough difficulty dealing with the realities of the world as it currently exists


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bulgaria ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG behaving ) ( PP-MNR ( IN beyond ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pale ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS values ) ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN credit ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG ignoring ) ( NP ( IN that ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG casting ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS votes ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN past ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bulgaria 's government has been behaving beyond the pale for months and the U.S. does its values no credit by ignoring that while casting its votes into the past


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( NP ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 18.4 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1990 ) ( NN Treasury ) ( CC and ) ( JJ Postal ) ( NN Service ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Internal ) ( NNP Revenue ) ( NNP Service ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG increasing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Customs ) ( NNP Service ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN air-interdiction ) ( NN program ) ) ( NP-EXT ( RB nearly ) ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Congress sent President Bush an 18.4 billion fiscal 1990 Treasury and Postal Service bill providing 5.5 billion for the Internal Revenue Service and increasing the Customs Service 's air-interdiction program nearly a third


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Final ) ( NN approval ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ simple ) ( NN voice ) ( NN vote ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Senate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ swift ) ( NN passage ) ) ( VP ( VBN contrasted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG underlying ) ( NN bill ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN laced ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ special-interest ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NP ( NNS members ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN executive ) ( NN branch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Final approval came on a simple voice vote in the Senate and the swift passage contrasted with months of negotiations over the underlying bill which is laced with special-interest provisions for both members and the executive branch


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT An ) ( VBN estimated ) ( QP ( CD 33 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN added ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN university ) ( CC and ) ( NN science ) ( NNS grants ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Smith ) ( NNP College ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An estimated 33 million was added for university and science grants including 1.5 million for Smith College


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Southwest ) ( NNS lawmakers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG driving ) ( NN force ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 54.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ U.S.-Mexico ) ( NN border ) ( NNS facilities ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( QP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ( JJ double ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN administration ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN request ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And Southwest lawmakers were a driving force behind 54.6 million for U.S.-Mexico border facilities or more than double the administration 's request


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( JJR More ) ( IN than ) ( CD 1.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN allocated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS pensions ) ( CC and ) ( NNS expenses ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ former ) ( NNS presidents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN budget ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ official ) ( NN residence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Vice ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP Quayle ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ) ( VBN doubled ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN with ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( CD 200,000 ) ) ( VP ( VBN designated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS improvements ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN property ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

More than 1.8 million is allocated for pensions and expenses for former presidents and the budget for the official residence of Vice President Quayle is more than doubled with 200,000 designated for improvements to the property


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( RB Even ) ( DT the ) ( NNP Office ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Management ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Budget ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN remembered ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ extra ) ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( VP ( VB offset ) ( NP ( NP ( NN pay ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( JJ other ) ( NN government ) ( NNS departments ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBD asked ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB absorb ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Even the Office of Management and Budget is remembered with an extra 1 million to help offset pay costs that other government departments are being asked to absorb


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Within ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( QP ( RB nearly ) ( CD 1.95 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN provided ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG processing ) ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS returns ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 12 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ double ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-4 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG spending ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Within the IRS nearly 1.95 billion is provided for processing tax returns a 12 % increase over fiscal 1989 and double what the government was spending five years ago


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Investigation ) ( CC and ) ( NN taxpayer ) ( NN service ) ( NNS accounts ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB grow ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Congress ) ) ( ADVP ( RB specifically ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( VBN stepped ) ( PRT ( RB up ) ) ) ( JJ criminal ) ( NNS investigations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN money ) ( NN laundering ) ) ( VP ( VBN related ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN drug ) ( NN traffic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Investigation and taxpayer service accounts would grow to 1.6 billion and Congress specifically added 7.4 million for stepped up criminal investigations of money laundering related to drug traffic


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ large ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Customs ) ( NNP Service ) ( NN air-interdiction ) ( NNS funds ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( JJ intended ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB counter ) ( NP ( NN smuggling ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ annual ) ( NNS appropriations ) ( NN level ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ) ( VBN quadrupled ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The large increase in Customs Service air-interdiction funds is also intended to counter smuggling and the annual appropriations level has more than quadrupled in five years


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( QP ( CD 196.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN provided ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ anticipates ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN purchase ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Lockheed ) ( NN P-3 ) ( NN surveillance ) ( NN aircraft ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNP Cessna ) ( NNP Citation ) ( NNP II ) ( NNS jets ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 196.7 million provided for fiscal 1990 anticipates the purchase of a Lockheed P-3 surveillance aircraft and five Cessna Citation II jets


( S ( PP ( IN Despite ) ( NP ( NN administration ) ( NNS reservations ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN plan ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ quiet ) ( NN backing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS customs ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ influential ) ( NNS lawmakers ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Cessna ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN home ) ( NN state ) ) ( NP ( NNP Kansas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Despite administration reservations the plan has had the quiet backing of customs officials as well as influential lawmakers from Cessna 's home state Kansas


( SINV ( PP-LOC-PRD-TPC-1 ( IN Among ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ legislative ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( VP ( VBN attached ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN ban ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NNP Treasury ) ( NNP Department ) ( NN expenditure ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN enforcement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1986 ) ( NN tax ) ( NN provision ) ) ( VP ( VBN intended ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( JJ counter ) ( NP ( NN discrimination ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN employee-benefit ) ( NNS plans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Among legislative provisions attached to the bill is a ban on any Treasury Department expenditure for enforcement of a 1986 tax provision intended to counter discrimination in employee-benefit plans


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Small-business ) ( NNS interests ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN lobbied ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ so-called ) ( NN Section ) ( CD 89 ) ( NN tax ) ( NNS rules ) ) ) ) ) )

Small-business interests have lobbied against the so-called Section 89 tax rules


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Repeal ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN considered ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( RB likely ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP Treasury ) ( NNP Department ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vehicle ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN profile ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN issue ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB block ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN action ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN interim ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Repeal is considered likely now but the Treasury Department bill has been used as a vehicle to raise the profile of the issue and block any action in the interim


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-2 ( RBR Less ) ( JJ noticed ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ legislative ) ( NN legerdemain ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Houston ) ( NNPS Republicans ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN behalf ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP HEI ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB retroactively ) ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Missouri ) ( NN hospital ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN county ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB justify ) ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( NNP Medicare ) ( NNS reimbursements ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Less noticed is a bit of legislative legerdemain by Houston Republicans on behalf of HEI Corp. of Texas to retroactively move a Missouri hospital from one county to the next to justify higher Medicare reimbursements


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN provision ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seeks ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB wipe ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN estimated ) ( QP ( CD 1.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS claims ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Health ) ( NNP Care ) ( NNP Finance ) ( NNP Administration ) ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP HEI ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1988 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD owned ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hospital ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sullivan ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mo. ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( RBS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ four-year ) ( NN period ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 1983-1987 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN covered ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN amendment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The provision seeks to wipe out an estimated 1.4 million in claims made by the Health Care Finance Administration against HEI which owned the hospital in Sullivan Mo. during most of the four-year period 1983-1987 covered in the amendment


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ separate ) ( NN development ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ private ) ( NN meeting ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN morning ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP House ) ( NNPS Appropriations ) ( NNP Committee ) ( NNP Chairman ) ( NNP Jamie ) ( NNP Whitten ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NNP D. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Miss ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sen. ) ( NNP Dale ) ( NNP Bumpers ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NNP D. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Ark ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN effort ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN dispute ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN delayed ) ( NP ( NP ( NN action ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( QP ( VBN estimated ) ( CD 44 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NN agriculture ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a separate development a private meeting is scheduled this morning between House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jamie Whitten D. Miss and Sen. Dale Bumpers D. Ark in an effort to end a dispute which for two weeks has delayed action on an estimated 44 billion agriculture bill


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ House-Senate ) ( NN conference ) ) ( VP ( VBD reached ) ( NP-CLR ( NN agreement ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB virtually ) ( DT all ) ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-5 ( JJ final ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN stalled ) ( PP-PRP ( RB because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS differences ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS men ) ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN fate ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ modest ) ( JJ Arkansas-based ) ( NN program ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( JJ technical ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS farmers ) ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN dependence ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN chemical ) ( NNS fertilizers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS pesticides ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A House-Senate conference reached agreement Oct. 5 on virtually all major provisions of the bill but final settlement has been stalled because of differences between the two men over the fate of a modest Arkansas-based program to provide technical information to farmers seeking to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN program ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ nonprofit ) ( NNS sponsors ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( NP ( CD 900,000 ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NNP Extension ) ( NNP Service ) ( NN grant ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Whitten ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ adamant ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG insisting ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN program ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN cut ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The program 's nonprofit sponsors received 900,000 in fiscal 1989 through an Extension Service grant but Mr. Whitten has been adamant in insisting that the program be cut in 1990


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ 79-year-old ) ( NNP Mississippian ) ) ( VP ( VBZ takes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( JJR more ) ( NN orthodox ) ) ( JJ entrenched ) ( NN view ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN agriculture ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN movement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NN chemical ) ( NN use ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN master ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ pork-barrel ) ( NNS politics ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN believed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN annoyed ) ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN project ) ) ( VP ( VBN moved ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Arkansas ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Tennessee ) ( NN center ) ) ( PP ( IN near ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Memphis ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ northern ) ( NNP Mississippi ) ( NN border ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 79-year-old Mississippian takes a more orthodox entrenched view of agriculture policy than those in the movement to reduce chemical use but as a master of pork-barrel politics he is believed to be annoyed as well that the project moved to Arkansas from a Tennessee center near Memphis and the northern Mississippi border


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Randy ) ( NNP Delchamps ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN grocery ) ( NN chain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Randy Delchamps was named chairman and chief executive officer of this grocery chain


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Delchamps ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 46 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ succeeds ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP A.F. ) ( NNP Delchamps ) ( NNP Jr. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD died ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plane ) ( NN crash ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN age ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 58 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Delchamps 46 years old succeeds A.F. Delchamps Jr. who died in a plane crash on Sunday at the age of 58


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Randy ) ( NNP Delchamps ) ) ( VP ( VBZ retains ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN position ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN president ) ) ) ) ) )

Randy Delchamps retains his position as president


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Program ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG buying ) ( CC and ) ( VBG selling ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ full ) ( NN steam ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN trading ) ( NN session ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ 190.58-point ) ( NN plunge ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Program traders were buying and selling at full steam Monday the first trading session after the stock market 's 190.58-point plunge Friday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD accounted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ hefty ) ( CD 16 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( NN volume ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB fourth ) ( JJS busiest ) ) ( NN session ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB ever ) ) ) ) )

They accounted for a hefty 16 % of New York Stock Exchange volume Monday the fourth busiest session ever


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN volume ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ computer-guided ) ( NN program ) ( NNS trades ) ) ) ) )

On Friday 13 % of volume was in computer-guided program trades


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN contrast ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ( VP ( VBD averaged ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ daily ) ( NNP Big ) ( NNP Board ) ( NN turnover ) ) ) ) ) )

In August by contrast program trading averaged 10.3 % of daily Big Board turnover


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Program ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB publicly ) ) ( VBN castigated ) ( PP-TMP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 508-point ) ( NN crash ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 19 ) ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN brokerage ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD pulled ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN strategy ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN while ) ) ) ) ) )

Program traders were publicly castigated following the 508-point crash Oct. 19 1987 and a number of brokerage firms pulled back from using this strategy for a while


( S ( CC But ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN outcry ) ) ( VP ( VBN faded ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spring ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD resumed ) ) )

But as the outcry faded by the spring of 1988 they resumed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNS observers ) ) ( VP ( VBD thought ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ sharp ) ( NN drop ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB rein ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN program ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB avoid ) ( S ( VP ( VBG stoking ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN controversy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some observers thought that after Friday 's sharp drop the firms would rein in their program traders to avoid stoking more controversy


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS statistics ) ) ( VP ( VBN released ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB show ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( NP ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sort ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the statistics released yesterday show the firms did nothing of the sort


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( CD One ) ( NN reason ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ official ) ( NNS reports ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1987 ) ( NN crash ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD exonerated ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cause ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One reason they said was that the official reports on the 1987 crash exonerated program trading as a cause


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Stock-index ) ( NN arbitrage ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ controversial ) ) ( NN form ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ accelerates ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NNS moves ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( RB not ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBG causing ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Stock-index arbitrage is the most controversial form of program trading because it accelerates market moves if not actually causing them


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP buy ) ( CC or ) ( VBP sell ) ( NP ( NNS stocks ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP offset ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS positions ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN stock-index ) ( NNS futures ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB profit ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ fleeting ) ( NN price ) ( NNS discrepancies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In it traders buy or sell stocks and offset those positions in stock-index futures contracts to profit from fleeting price discrepancies


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS definitions ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ describes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS strategies ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opinion ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS traders ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ big ) ( NNS swings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under the exchange 's definitions program trading also describes a number of other strategies that in the opinion of some traders do n't cause big swings in the market


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Big ) ( NNP Board ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN disclosure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ( NN activity ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( CD two ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unusual ) ) ) )

The Big Board 's disclosure of program trading activity on these two days was unusual


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ collects ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS data ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( JJ daily ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ monthly ) ( NNS reports ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB usually ) ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB out ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP ( IN about ) ( CD three ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT each ) ( NN month ) ) ( VP ( VBZ ends ) ) ) ) ) )

Though it collects such data daily its monthly reports on program trading usually come out about three weeks after each month ends


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NNP September ) ( NNS figures ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ due ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN released ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The September figures are due to be released this week


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP Big ) ( NNP Board ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB name ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Wall ) ( NNP Street ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Friday ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN type ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS strategies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Big Board declined to name the Wall Street firms involved in the activity Friday and Monday or the type of strategies used


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS traders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ( NN floor ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB observe ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ computer-guided ) ( NN trading ) ( NN activity ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN monitor ) ( NNS screens ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ top ) ( NN program-trading ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ active ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT both ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But traders on the exchange floor who can observe the computer-guided trading activity on monitor screens said most of the top program-trading firms were active both days


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Through ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ top ) ( CD five ) ) ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN volume ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Morgan ) ( NNP Stanley ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Kidder ) ( NNP Peabody ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Merrill ) ( NNP Lynch ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP PaineWebber ) ( NNP Group ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Salomon ) ( NNPS Brothers ) ( NNP Inc ) ) ) ) )

Through August the top five program trading firms in volume were Morgan Stanley & Co. Kidder Peabody & Co. Merrill Lynch & Co. PaineWebber Group Inc. and Salomon Brothers Inc


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN brokerage ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD defended ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN use ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN sign ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ( DT an ) ( NN issue ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ remains ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ few ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN record ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Though brokerage officials defended their use of program trading one sign of what an issue it remains was that few executives would comment on the record


( S ( PP ( IN Besides ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG reciting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pardon ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN program ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN contained ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Brady ) ( NNP Commission ) ( NN report ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN stock-index ) ( NN arbitrage ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBN needed ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB restore ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS markets ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN equilibrium ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Besides reciting the pardon for program trading contained in the Brady Commission report they said stock-index arbitrage was actually needed Monday to restore the markets ' equilibrium


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN stock-index ) ( NNS futures ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN unhinged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Chicago ) ( NNP Mercantile ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ( VP ( VBD halted ) ( NP ( NP ( NN trading ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Standard ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Poor ) ( POS 's ) ) ( CD 500 ) ( NNS futures ) ( NN contract ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN circuit ) ( NN breaker ) ( NN procedure ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN instituted ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1987 ) ( NN crash ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD implemented ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On Friday the stock-index futures market was unhinged from the stock market when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange halted trading in Standard & Poor 's 500 futures contract a circuit breaker procedure instituted after the 1987 crash and implemented for the first time


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Futures ) ( NN trading ) ) ( VP ( VBN resumed ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN half-hour ) ) ( RB later ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN session ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB shortly ) ( RB thereafter ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG leaving ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN sell ) ( NNS programs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Futures trading resumed a half-hour later but the session ended shortly thereafter leaving the stock market set up for more sell programs traders said


( S-2 ( PP-TMP ( IN By ) ( NP ( NNP Monday ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN stock-index ) ( NN arbitrage ) ( VB sell ) ( NNS programs ) ) ( VP ( VBP helped ) ( S ( VP ( VB re-establish ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN link ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NNS stocks ) ( CC and ) ( NNS futures ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

By Monday morning they said stock-index arbitrage sell programs helped re-establish the link between stocks and futures


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ stunning ) ( NN volatility ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN produced ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN process ) ) ) ) ) )

But stunning volatility was produced in the process


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNP Industrial ) ( NNP Average ) ) ( VP ( VBD plunged ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ breathtaking ) ( CD 63.52 ) ( NNS points ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD 40 ) ( NNS minutes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN stock-index ) ( NN arbitrage ) ( NN sell ) ( NNS programs ) ) ( VP ( VBD kicked ) ( PRT ( RB in ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged a breathtaking 63.52 points in the first 40 minutes of trading Monday as stock-index arbitrage sell programs kicked in


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( IN about ) ( CD 10:10 ) ( RB a.m. ) ( NNP EDT ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB abruptly ) ) ( VBD turned ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB upward ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN stock-index ) ( NN arbitrage ) ( JJ buy ) ( NNS programs ) ) ) ) )

At about 10:10 a.m. EDT the market abruptly turned upward on stock-index arbitrage buy programs


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN By ) ( NP ( NP ( NN day ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN end ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Dow ) ( NNS industrials ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN rebounded ) ( NP-EXT ( NP ( CD 88.12 ) ( NNS points ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( RB nearly ) ( NN half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN drop ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

By day 's end the Dow industrials had rebounded 88.12 points or nearly half of Friday 's drop


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Wall ) ( NNP Street ) ( NNP Journal ) ( NAC-TTL ( JJ American ) ( NN Way ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN Buying ) ) ) ) ( NN Survey ) ) ( VP ( VBZ consists ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ separate ) ( JJ door-to-door ) ( JJ nationwide ) ( NNS polls ) ) ( VP ( VBN conducted ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Journal ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Peter ) ( NNP D. ) ( NNP Hart ) ( NNP Research ) ( NNPS Associates ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Roper ) ( NNP Organization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Wall Street Journal American Way of Buying Survey consists of two separate door-to-door nationwide polls conducted for the Journal by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and the Roper Organization


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( CD two ) ( NNS surveys ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD asked ) ( NP ( JJ different ) ( NNS questions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN conducted ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( JJ random ) ( NN probability ) ( NNS samples ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The two surveys which asked different questions were conducted using national random probability samples


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN poll ) ) ( VP ( VBN conducted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Peter ) ( NNP D. ) ( NNP Hart ) ( NNP Research ) ( NNPS Associates ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD interviewed ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2,064 ) ( NNS adults ) ) ( UCP ( NP ( NN age ) ( CD 18 ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJR older ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 30 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) )

The poll conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates interviewed 2,064 adults age 18 and older from June 15 to June 30 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN poll ) ) ( VP ( VBN conducted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Roper ) ( NNP Organization ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD interviewed ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2,002 ) ( NNS adults ) ) ( UCP ( NP ( NN age ) ( CD 18 ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJR older ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ( CD 7 ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ( CD 15 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) )

The poll conducted by the Roper Organization interviewed 2,002 adults age 18 and older from July 7 to July 15 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Responses ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN weighted ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN basis ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN age ) ( CC and ) ( NN gender ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB conform ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Census ) ( NNS data ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Responses were weighted on the basis of age and gender to conform with U.S. Census data


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN poll ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS odds ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD 19 ) ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( DT that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS pollsters ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB survey ) ( NP ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN household ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN questionnaire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS findings ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB differ ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( JJ poll ) ( NNS results ) ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( DT no ) ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 2 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( NN percentage ) ( NNS points ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT either ) ( NN direction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For each poll the odds are 19 out of 20 that if pollsters had sought to survey every household in the U.S. using the same questionnaire the findings would differ from these poll results by no more than 2 1\/2 percentage points in either direction


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN margin ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN error ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS subgroups ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN example ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ married ) ( NNS women ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS children ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN home ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR larger ) ) ) ) )

The margin of error for subgroups for example married women with children at home would be larger


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN survey ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN chance ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS factors ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN question ) ( NN wording ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB introduce ) ( NP ( NNS errors ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS findings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition in any survey there is always the chance that other factors such as question wording could introduce errors into the findings


( FRAG ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP$ whose ) ( NNP Della ) ( NNP Femina ) ( NNP McNamee ) ( NNP WCRS ) ( NN agency ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD created ) ( NP ( NP ( NN liar ) ( NNP Joe ) ( NNP Isuzu ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ massive ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( VBZ removes ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( S ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN majority ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ Paris-based ) ( NNP Eurocom ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

whose Della Femina McNamee WCRS agency created liar Joe Isuzu among others announced a massive restructuring that largely removes it from the advertising business and includes selling the majority of its advertising unit to Paris-based Eurocom


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ complex ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ transforms ) ( NP ( JJ London-based ) ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( RB primarily ) ( DT a ) ( NN creator ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN advertising ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS largest ) ( NNS buyers ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN advertising ) ( NN time ) ( CC and ) ( NN space ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The complex restructuring which was long expected transforms London-based WCRS from primarily a creator of advertising into one of Europe 's largest buyers of advertising time and space


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It also creates a newly merged world-wide ad agency controlled by Eurocom and headed jointly by New York ad man Jerry Della Femina and two top WCRS executives


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The merged agency 's admittedly ambitious goal to become one of the world 's 10 largest agencies while attracting more multinational clients than the agencies were able to attract alone


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WCRS 's restructuring reflects the growing importance of media buying in Europe where the only way to get a good price on advertising time and space is to buy it in bulk


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For Eurocom meanwhile the move gives it a strong U.S. foothold in Della Femina and more than quadruples the size of its ad agency business world-wide


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It also gives the outspoken Mr. Della Femina who often generates as much publicity for himself as for his clients an international platform that he most certainly wo n't be loath to use


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According to terms WCRS will pay 2.02 billion French francs 318.6 million for the 50 % it does n't already own of Carat Holding S.A. one of Europe 's largest media buyers


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Meanwhile Eurocom which had held 20 % of WCRS 's ad unit will pay 43.5 million 68.5 million to raise its stake to 60 %


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That price also covers Eurocom raising to 60 % its 51 % stake in Europe 's Belier Group a joint venture ad agency network it owns with WCRS


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Eurocom will also have the right to buy the remaining 40 % of the merged ad agency group in six years


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The transaction places the three executives squarely at the helm of a major agency with the rather unwieldy name of Eurocom WCRS Della Femina Ball Ltd. or EWDB


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The merged agency will include Della Femina McNamee based in New York Eurocom 's various agencies in France the Belier Group in Europe and WCRS 's other advertising and direct marketing operations


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Mr. Della Femina will be joint chairman with former WCRS executive Robin Wight


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Both will report to Tim Breene a former WCRS executive who will be chief executive officer at the new agency


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In an interview in New York Mr. Breene fresh from a Concorde flight from Paris where executives had worked through most of the night outlined big plans for the new agency


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Our goal is to develop quite rapidly to a top-10 position by the end of three years from now


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It implies very dramatic growth he said


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He added that Eurocom and WCRS had agreed to provide a development fund of 100 million for acquisitions


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The new agency group is already in discussions about a possible purchase in Spain while Mr. Breene said it also plans to make acquisitions in Scandinavia Germany and elsewhere


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Cracking the top 10 within three years will be difficult at best


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Della Femina had billings of just 660 million last year and ranked as the U.S. 's 24th-largest ad agency


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The merged company that it now becomes part of will have billings of just more than 2.6 billion most of that in Europe bringing it to about 14th world-wide


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To make it to top-10 status it would have to leapfrog over such formidable forces as Grey Advertising D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles and Omnicom 's DDB Needham


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The merged agency 's game plan to attract multinational packaged-goods advertisers may prove equally difficult


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When WCRS created Della Femina McNamee out of the merger of three smaller agency units in 1988 it said it did so in order to attract larger clients especially packaged-goods companies


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Since then Della Femina won Pan Am as an international client and also does work for a few packaged-goods clients including Dow Chemical Co. 's Saran Wrap


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ major ) ( NNS packaged-goods ) ( NNS players ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Procter ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Gamble ) ) ( NP ( NNP Colgate-Palmolive ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Unilever ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB steadfastly ) ) ( VBD eluded ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ) )

But major packaged-goods players of the world such as Procter & Gamble Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever have steadfastly eluded the agency


( S ( NP-TPC-1 ( NP ( CD Three ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( JJ favorite ) ( NNS names ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Della ) ( NNP Femina ) ) ( VP ( VBZ calls ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ( NN roster ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG adding ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB hopefully ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( ADVP ( RB much ) ( RBR more ) ) ( JJ attractive ) ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ large ) ( NNS multinationals ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Three of our favorite names Mr. Della Femina calls that roster adding hopefully We 're a much more attractive agency to large multinationals today than we were yesterday


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB create ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ powerful ) ) ( NNS alliances ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( UCP ( NN advertising ) ( CC and ) ( JJ media-buying ) ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Europe ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still the restructuring could create one of the most powerful alliances between advertising and media-buying firms that Europe has seen


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP WCRS ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Eurocom ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS ways ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB combine ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS media ) ( NN buying ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As part of the restructuring WCRS and Eurocom said they will look for ways to combine their media buying across Europe


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR more ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ( NP ( NNP Eurocom ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS brothers ) ( NNP Francis ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Gilbert ) ( NNP Gross ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD founded ) ( NP ( NNP Carat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB acquire ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( CD 14.99 ) ( JJ % ) ) ( NNS stakes ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP WCRS ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG creating ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ powerful ) ( NN link ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NNP Eurocom ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Carat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What 's more both Eurocom and brothers Francis and Gilbert Gross who founded Carat will acquire 14.99 % stakes in WCRS Group creating a powerful link between Eurocom and Carat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Carat ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP WCRS ) ( NN stake ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN payment ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( CD 50 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NNP Carat ) ( NN stake ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG buying ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Eurocom ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 32 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP WCRS ) ( NN stake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Carat will receive its WCRS stake as part of payment for the 50 % Carat stake that WCRS is buying while Eurocom said it expects to pay about 32 million for its WCRS stake


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Della ) ( NNP Femina ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB remain ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB heavily ) ( JJ involved ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ creative ) ( NN product ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ world-wide ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG serving ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sort ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ creative ) ( NN conscience ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Della Femina says he plans to remain heavily involved in the creative product at the world-wide agency serving as a sort of creative conscience


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Louise ) ( NNP McNamee ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Della ) ( NNP Femina ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN president ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( VBG running ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN agency ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( JJ day-to-day ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Louise McNamee Della Femina 's president will continue running the U.S. agency day-to-day


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP They ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ top ) ( NNS executives ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD signed ) ( NP ( JJ long-term ) ( NN employment ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Della ) ( NNP Femina ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ additional ) ( JJ multimillion-dollar ) ( NN sum ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NN industry ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( VP ( VBD pegged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 10 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They and other top executives signed long-term employment contracts and Mr. Della Femina will receive an additional multimillion-dollar sum which some industry executives pegged at about 10 million


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP WCRS ) ( NNP Group ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN part ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB follow ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ longstanding ) ( NN plan ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG becoming ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG holding ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ media-related ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Peter ) ( NNP Scott ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN firm ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ) ) )

WCRS Group for its part will now be able to follow its longstanding plan of becoming a holding company for a series of media-related businesses said Peter Scott the firm 's chief executive


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Carat ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB hold ) ( PP-CLR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NX ( NX ( JJ public ) ( NNS relations ) ) ( NX ( NN TV ) ( NN programming ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( JJ other ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition to Carat WCRS will hold onto its public relations TV programming and other businesses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ its ) ( NN debt ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN cut ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 24 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 66 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

WCRS says its debt will be cut to 24 million from 66 million as a result of the transaction


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NNP Carat ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN alliance ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Eurocom ) ( CC and ) ( NNP WCRS ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN intended ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB strengthen ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ own ) ( NN push ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN outside ) ( NP ( NNP France ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For Carat meanwhile the alliance with Eurocom and WCRS is intended to strengthen its own push outside France


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Carat ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Gross ) ( NNS brothers ) ) ( VP ( VBD invented ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN idea ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ large-scale ) ( NN buying ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS media ) ( NN space ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Carat 's Gross brothers invented the idea of large-scale buying of media space


( S ( PP-MNR ( IN By ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG buying ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN space ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN bulk ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP obtain ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS discounts ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ high ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB pass ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB on ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS customers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

By buying the space in bulk they obtain discounts as high as 50 % which they can pass on to customers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN won ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ French ) ( NN space-buying ) ( NN business ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN advertising ) ( NNS giants ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Coca-Cola ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Fiat ) ( NNP S.p ) ( NNP A. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Gillette ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Kodak ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They thus have won the French space-buying business of such advertising giants as Coca-Cola Co. Fiat S.p A. Gillette and Kodak


( S ( S ( CC But ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ other ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN business ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ own ) ( JJ competing ) ( JJ media-buying ) ( NNS groups ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Carat ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB expand ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But now other agencies are getting into the business with their own competing media-buying groups and Carat wants to expand to the rest of Europe


( S ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO To ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( VP ( VB finance ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Carat ) ( NN purchase ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN issue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Euroconvertible ) ( JJ preferred ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBZ settles ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To help finance the Carat purchase WCRS said it plans an issue of Euroconvertible preferred shares once the market settles down


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP WCRS ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN light ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NN uncertainty ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN equity ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN arranged ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ medium-term ) ( NN debt ) ( NN financing ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN underwritten ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Samuel ) ( NNP Montagu ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NNP Ltd ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But WCRS added that in the light of the current uncertainty in the equity markets it has arranged medium-term debt financing which would be underwritten by Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd


( NP-HLN ( NP ( NN Earthquake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN Damage ) )

Earthquake 's Damage


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN ad ) ( NN scene ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG screeching ) ( NN halt ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ) ( NNS staffers ) ) ( VP ( VBG showing ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS offices ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( ADVP ( RB mainly ) ) ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB survey ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB wring ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( JJ imminent ) ( JJ new-business ) ( NNS presentations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tuesday 's earthquake brought the San Francisco ad scene to a screeching halt yesterday with only a few staffers showing up at their offices mainly to survey the damage or to wring their hands about imminent new-business presentations


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT no ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS injuries ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS employees ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD damaged ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS offices ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP J. ) ( NNP Walter ) ( NNP Thompson ) ) ( NP ( NNP Chiat\/Day\/Mojo ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP DDB ) ( NNP Needham ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS spokesmen ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

While no agencies reported injuries to employees the quake damaged the offices of J. Walter Thompson Chiat\/Day\/Mojo and DDB Needham among others spokesmen for those agencies said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Staffers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Thompson ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP$ whose ) ( NNS offices ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ultramodern ) ( NNP Embarcadero ) ( NNP Center ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD watched ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS pictures ) ) ( VP ( VB drop ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS walls ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB then ) ( VP ( VBD felt ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN skyscraper ) ) ( VP ( VB sway ) ( NP-EXT ( QP ( CD seven ) ( TO to ) ( CD eight ) ) ( NNS feet ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ) ) ) )

Staffers at Thompson whose offices are in the ultramodern Embarcadero Center watched pictures drop from the walls and then felt the skyscraper sway seven to eight feet according to a spokeswoman


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Plaster ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS windows ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN broken ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Chiat\/Day\/Mojo ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Plaster fell and windows were broken at Chiat\/Day\/Mojo a spokesman for that agency said


( S ( S-TPC-4 ( NP-TMP ( JJ Late ) ( NN yesterday ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ( NP-SBJ-5 ( NNP DDB ) ( NNP Needham ) ( NNS executives ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG scrambling ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB figure ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN business ) ( NN presentation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Late yesterday afternoon DDB Needham executives were scrambling to figure out what to do about a new business presentation that had been scheduled for today a spokesman said