( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Daly ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ such ) ( NNS discussions ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN motivated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ competitive ) ( NN threat ) ) ( VP ( VBN posed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Express ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP United ) ( NNP Parcel ) ( NNP Service ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ fast-growing ) ( NN air-freight ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Daly said such discussions are motivated by the competitive threat posed by Federal Express United Parcel Service of America Inc. and other fast-growing air-freight companies


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Many ) ( NNS airlines ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG talking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NN cargo ) ( NNS ventures ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS rumors ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( NN tie ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP JAL ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ European ) ( NNS airlines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many airlines are talking about cargo ventures and there have been rumors about such a tie between JAL and European airlines


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP Tokyo ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NNP JAL ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB confirm ) ( CC or ) ( VB deny ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN report ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In Tokyo a JAL spokesman said he could n't confirm or deny the latest Japanese report


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP JAL ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG talking ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lufthansa ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Air ) ( NNP France ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN sort ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cargo ) ( NN venture ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But he said JAL is talking to Lufthansa and Air France about some sort of cargo venture


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It is just one of a number of strategies JAL has embarked upon to come to terms with the situation in Europe after 1992 the deadline for ending trade barriers in the EC he said


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In Frankfurt a Lufthansa spokesman confirmed talks are under way but declined to comment


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A Lufthansa spokeswoman in Tokyo said the head of Lufthansa 's cargo operations had been in Toyko last week for talks with JAL


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP Paris ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Air ) ( NNP France ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ) ) ) ) )

In Paris Air France declined to comment


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Nothing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN defined ) ( CC or ) ( VBN signed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN point ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Daly ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS talks ) ) ) ) )

Nothing is defined or signed at this point Mr. Daly said of the talks


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Whatever accord the three carriers reach he said he is skeptical it would create a separate airline


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD three ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBP pool ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN air-freight ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( NN clout ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ considerable ) ) ) ) )

If the three companies pool their air-freight businesses their clout would be considerable


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS figures ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Transport ) ( NNP Association ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD carried ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN combined ) ( QP ( CD 1.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS tons ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN freight ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) )

According to figures from the International Air Transport Association they carried a combined 1.8 million tons of freight last year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Express ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Flying ) ( NNP Tiger ) ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ separate ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD carried ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN combined ) ( QP ( CD 2.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS tons ) ) ) )

Federal Express and Flying Tiger as separate companies carried a combined 2.6 million tons


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Air ) ( NNP France ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Lufthansa ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN month ) ) ( VP ( VBD concluded ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ far-reaching ) ( NN cooperation ) ( NN accord ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NN air-freight ) ( NNS activities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Air France and Lufthansa last month concluded a far-reaching cooperation accord that includes air-freight activities


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP plan ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NP ( NN cooperation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN freight ) ( NNS ground-handling ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB create ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ world-wide ) ( NN computer ) ( NN system ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB process ) ( NP ( NN cargo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They plan to increase cooperation in freight ground-handling and create a world-wide computer system to process cargo


( S-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Other ) ( NNS airlines ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( NN access ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS partners ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN way ) ) ) ) ) )

Other airlines would have access to the system they said and negotiations with partners were already under way


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Both European airlines operate extensive fleets of Boeing 747 freighters and 747 Combis aircraft that carry both freight and passengers on the main deck


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ large ) ( NNS orders ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN cargo ) ( NNS planes ) ) ) ) ) )

They currently have large orders for cargo planes


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Several airlines including Lufthansa JAL and Cathay Pacific Airways are working on a so-called global cargo system and are trying to attract other carriers to join Mr. Daly said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP JAL ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN signaled ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG looking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS toeholds ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1992 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

JAL also has signaled it is looking for toeholds in Europe before the end of 1992


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Last month the carrier said it wanted to lease crews and planes from British Airways so it could funnel its passengers from London to other European destinations


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP British ) ( NNPS Airways ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP JAL ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

British Airways said it has n't received a proposal from JAL


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN air-traffic ) ( NNS negotiations ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.K. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ likely ) ( JJ first ) ( NN step ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ commercial ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP JAL ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP British ) ( NNPS Airways ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NNP U.K. ) ( NN carrier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But last week there were air-traffic negotiations between the U.K. and Japan a likely first step to any commercial agreement between JAL and British Airways or another U.K. carrier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP G.D. ) ( NNP Searle ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Monsanto ) ( NNP Co. ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG launching ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN program ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( NNS consumers ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS doctors ) ) ( VP ( VBP prescribe ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

G.D. Searle & Co. a Monsanto Co. unit is launching a program to give consumers more information about its drugs when doctors prescribe them


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNPS Patients ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Know ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT the ) ( NN program ) ) ( VP ( VBZ features ) ( NP ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN fact ) ( NNS sheets ) ) ( VP ( VBN designed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ easy ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB understand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Called Patients in the Know the program features fact sheets designed to be easy to understand


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS sheets ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP tell ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN medicine ) ) ( VP ( VBZ works ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP describe ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP list ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ possible ) ( NN side ) ( NNS effects ) ) ) ) )

The sheets tell how the medicine works describe how to use it and list its possible side effects


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They are designed to be given to patients by their doctors when the medicines are prescribed and include space for the doctor to write special instructions


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Searle ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( NNS pharmacists ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS brochures ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN use ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN prescription ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN distribution ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS stores ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition Searle will give pharmacists brochures on the use of prescription drugs for distribution in their stores


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Consumer ) ( NNS groups ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN advocated ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN drug ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS doctors ) ) ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJR more ) ( NN information ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS patients ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Consumer groups have long advocated that drug companies and doctors make more information available to patients


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN drug ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBN marketed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN consumer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN consumer ) ( NN label ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Douglas ) ( NNP Teich ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Public ) ( NNP Citizen ) ( NNP Health ) ( NNP Research ) ( NNP Group ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Ralph ) ( NNP Nader ) ( NN affiliate ) ) ) ) ) )

We believe that every drug that 's marketed to a consumer should have a consumer label said Douglas Teich of the Public Citizen Health Research Group a Ralph Nader affiliate


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Dr. ) ( NNP Teich ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Searle ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ only ) ( NN company ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB voluntarily ) ) ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN consumer ) ( NN information ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dr. Teich said Searle is the only company I know that voluntarily will make consumer information available


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN drug-industry ) ( NNS studies ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB nearly ) ( NN half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( CD 1.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( NNS prescriptions ) ) ( VP ( VBN filled ) ( NP-TMP ( DT each ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB properly ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG meaning ) ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN wasted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS prescriptions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS patients ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN deprived ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS benefits ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN medication ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to federal officials and drug-industry studies nearly half of the 1.6 billion prescriptions filled each year are n't used properly meaning that money is wasted on some prescriptions and patients are deprived of the benefits of medication


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ important ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( NP ( IN as ) ( JJ much ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ possible ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS consumers ) ) ( VP ( VBP take ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Searle ) ( NN Chairman ) ( NNP Sheldon ) ( NNP Gilgore ) ) )

We think it 's very important to provide as much information as possible on the drugs consumers take said Searle Chairman Sheldon Gilgore


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN area ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS media ) ) ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NNS marks ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VB find ) ( NP ( NN shelter ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB obtain ) ( NP ( NN emergency ) ( NN information ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ catastrophic ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

San Francisco area officials gave the media high marks for helping people find shelter and obtain emergency information after Tuesday 's catastrophic earthquake


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN press ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ excellent ) ( NN job ) ) ) ) ) )

The press has been doing an excellent job


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG telling ) ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT what ) ( NNS roads ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ closed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ-2 ( VP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VBG keeping ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN public ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ informed ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN helped ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN panic ) ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP Ball ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN station ) ( NN supervisor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Daly ) ( NNP City ) ( NNP Police ) ( NNP Department ) ) ) ) ) )

They are telling people what roads are closed and just keeping the public informed has helped to keep the panic down said James Ball a station supervisor at Daly City Police Department


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Ball ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN television ) ( NNS stations ) ) ( VP ( VBD featured ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBG holding ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NN phone ) ( NNS books ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG explaining ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN help ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Ball noted that television stations featured people holding up phone books explaining where to call for help


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Radio ) ( NNS stations ) ) ( VP ( VBD provided ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD smelled ) ( NP ( NN gas ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN gas ) ( NN supply ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Radio stations provided an emergency number for people who smelled gas but did n't know how to turn off their gas supply


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Kim ) ( NNP Schwartz ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokesperson ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP American ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NN television ) ( CC and ) ( NN radio ) ( NNS stations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD played ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ positive ) ) ( NN role ) ) ( PP-MNR ( PP ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN address ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 28 ) ( NNS shelters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Red ) ( NNP Cross ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS contributions ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NNS victims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 1-800-453-9000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Kim Schwartz a spokesperson for the American Red Cross in Los Angeles said television and radio stations in San Francisco played a very positive role by providing the address of 28 shelters of the Red Cross and by giving out the Red Cross number for contributions to help earthquake victims 1-800-453-9000


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Examiner ) ) ( VP ( VBD issued ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ special ) ( NN edition ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN around ) ( NP ( NN noon ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-3 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN filled ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB entirely ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NN news ) ( CC and ) ( NN information ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The San Francisco Examiner issued a special edition around noon yesterday that was filled entirely with earthquake news and information


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Examiner ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Chronicle ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB publish ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN quake ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD occurred ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN deadline ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS newspapers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle were able to publish despite Tuesday 's quake which occurred close to deadline for many newspapers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Commodore ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Ltd. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ personal ) ( NNS computers ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN home ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD remained ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ weak ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS countries ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore International Ltd. said it will report a loss for the first quarter ended Sept. 30 because sales of personal computers for the home market remained weak in some major countries


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB mark ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( JJ consecutive ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Commodore ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ additional ) ( NNS questions ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB sustain ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN turnaround ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( NN engineering ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That will mark the second consecutive quarterly loss for Commodore and will raise additional questions about whether it can sustain the turnaround it had seemed to be engineering


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Chester ) ) ( NP ( NNP Pa. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN said ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG consolidating ) ( NP ( NN manufacturing ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cut ) ( NP ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ profitable ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( JJ first ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore West Chester Pa. had said in August that it was consolidating manufacturing to cut costs and expected to be profitable in the fiscal first quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ its ) ( NN announcement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ preliminary ) ( NN information ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ different ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( JJ final ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN announced ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ early ) ( JJ next ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore said that its announcement is based on preliminary information and that the situation could look different by the time final results are announced early next month


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN fact ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Commodore ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( JJ fourth-quarter ) ( NN loss ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( JJR narrower ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ) ) ) ) )

In fact Commodore 's fiscal fourth-quarter loss was 2 million narrower than Commodore had expected a few weeks after the quarter closed


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB even ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBG approaching ) ( NP ( NN break-even ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB mark ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ sharp ) ( NN weakening ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1989 ) ( JJ first-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 9.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 200.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still even results approaching break-even would mark a sharp weakening compared with fiscal 1989 first-quarter earnings of 9.6 million or 30 cents a share on sales of 200.2 million


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Reflecting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS concerns ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Commodore ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN outlook ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ its ) ( NN stock ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN plunged ) ( NP-EXT ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 50 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( NNP May ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG closing ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unchanged ) ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.875 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Reflecting concerns about Commodore 's outlook its stock has plunged more than 50 % since May closing yesterday unchanged at 8.875 a share in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN price ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB erode ) ( ADVP ( RBR further ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN loss ) ( NN estimate ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The price can be expected to erode further because the loss estimate came after the market closed


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG setting ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stage ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN progress ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN personal-computer ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( JJ dismal ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS years ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG dropping ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN research ) ( NNS firms ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN market-share ) ( NNS charts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore has seemed to be setting the stage recently for progress in the U.S. where its personal-computer sales have been so dismal for years that Commodore is close to dropping off research firms ' market-share charts


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN assembled ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ experienced ) ( NN management ) ( NN team ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN persuaded ) ( NP-1 ( JJ many ) ( JJR more ) ( NNS dealers ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB carry ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN unleashed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ slick ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN campaign ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore has assembled an experienced management team it has persuaded many more dealers to carry its products and it has unleashed a slick advertising campaign


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT those ) ) ( VP ( VBP represent ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ long-term ) ( NNS strategies ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB succeed ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP turn ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB out ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJ right ) ( NNS ones ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But those represent long-term strategies that probably wo n't succeed quickly even if they turn out to be the right ones


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN meantime ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS strategies ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NNS expenses ) ) ) ) )

In the meantime the strategies will increase expenses


( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG counting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP-2 ( PRP$ its ) ( NN consumer ) ( NN business ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB stay ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB sufficiently ) ( JJ healthy ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB support ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS efforts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS areas ) ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB mainly ) ) ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS schools ) ( CC and ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Amiga ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( JJ slick ) ( NNS graphics ) ) ) ( CC yet ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ slow ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB catch ) ( PRT ( RB on ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ compatible ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Apple ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNP Inc. ) ( CC or ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Business ) ( NNP Machines ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( NN hardware ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore had been counting on its consumer business to stay sufficiently healthy to support its efforts in other areas mainly in getting schools and businesses to use its Amiga which has slick graphics yet has been slow to catch on because it is n't compatible with Apple Computer Inc. or International Business Machines Corp. hardware


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS consumers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( JJ several ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( ADVP ( RB far ) ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Commodore ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJS strongest ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But sales to consumers have become difficult during the past several months even in West Germany which has been by far Commodore 's strongest market


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Commodore ) ( CD 64 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 128 ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB mainly ) ) ( VBN used ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS children ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX ( NX ( JJ educational ) ( NN software ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NNS games ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN surprised ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NNS researchers ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG continuing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ other ) ( JJ low-profit ) ( JJ personal ) ( NNS computers ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP operate ) ( ADVP-MNR ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS times ) ) ( RB as ) ( RB fast ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ much ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NN memory ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Commodore 64 and 128 mainly used for children 's educational software and games had surprised market researchers by continuing to produce strong sales even though other low-profit personal computers now operate several times as fast and have much more memory


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Commodore ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rebound ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN market ) ( NNS researchers ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ low-end ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB finally ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG trailing ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB off ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Commodore has said it expects sales to rebound but market researchers have said that sales of the low-end products may finally be trailing off


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Enron ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN subsidiary ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNP United ) ( NNP Kingdom ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG studying ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN feasibility ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG constructing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1,500 ) ( NN megawatt ) ( JJ gas-fired ) ( NN power ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ northern ) ( NNP England ) ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN outgrowth ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN privatization ) ( NN program ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Enron Corp. said a subsidiary and two United Kingdom firms are studying the feasibility of constructing a 1,500 megawatt gas-fired power plant in northern England as an outgrowth of the government 's privatization program


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Enron ) ( NNP Power ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Houston ) ( JJ natural ) ( NN gas ) ( NN pipeline ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB design ) ( VB construct ) ( CC and ) ( VB run ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plant ) ) ) ) )

Enron Power Corp. a unit of the Houston natural gas pipeline company would design construct and run the plant


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN Gas ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fuel ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN piped ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP North ) ( NNP Sea ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gas to fuel it would be piped from the North Sea


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN subsidiary ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Imperial ) ( NNP Chemical ) ( NNPS Industries ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NN electricity ) ( CC and ) ( NN steam ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ proposed ) ( NN station ) ) ) ) ) )

A subsidiary of Britain 's Imperial Chemical Industries would buy electricity and steam from the proposed station


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Surplus ) ( NN power ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ open ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Enron ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Surplus power would be sold on the open market Enron said


( SINV-1 ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( VP-TPC-2 ( VBG participating ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN study ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Enron ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Power ) ( NN division ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Central ) ( NNP Electricity ) ( NNP Generating ) ( NNP Board ) ) ) ) )

Also participating in the study Enron said is the National Power division of Britain 's Central Electricity Generating Board


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Upon ) ( NP ( NN privatization ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP National ) ( NNP Power ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ responsible ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 70 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN power ) ( NN generating ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Upon privatization National Power will be responsible for 70 % of the country 's power generating business


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP L. ) ( NNP Madson ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 46 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ assistant ) ( JJ general ) ( NN manager ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN producer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN copper ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS minerals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

James L. Madson 46 years old was named a vice president and assistant general manager of this producer of copper and other minerals


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB succeed ) ( NP ( NNP Arthur ) ( NNP E. ) ( NNP Himebaugh ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NN manager ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( NNP Feb. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Himebaugh ) ) ( VP ( VBZ retires ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He will succeed Arthur E. Himebaugh as general manager Feb. 1 when Mr. Himebaugh retires


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP AMR ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( CD 8.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ disappointing ) ) ( ADVP ( IN as ) ( RB well ) ) ( PP-PRP ( ADVP ( RB primarily ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR slimmer ) ( NN profit ) ( NNS margins ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( VBN increased ) ( NN fuel ) ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMR Corp. posted an 8.8 % drop in third-quarter net income and said the fourth quarter will be disappointing as well primarily because of slimmer profit margins and increased fuel costs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN decline ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN parent ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNPS Airlines ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN airline ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD set ) ( NP ( NN profit ) ( NNS records ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMR 's earnings decline comes a year after the parent company of American Airlines and the rest of the airline industry set profit records


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNS analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NNS results ) ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VP ( VBP seem ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pale ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NN comparison ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ spectacular ) ( JJ second ) ( NN half ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some analysts say the latest results only seem pale by comparison with a spectacular second half of 1988


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN stumble ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB bode ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB well ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still AMR 's stumble does n't bode well for the rest of the industry


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Fort ) ( NNP Worth ) ( NNP Texas ) ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB generally ) ) ( VP ( VBN regarded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS best-run ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS difficulties ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN reflected ) ( ADVP ( RB industrywide ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ other ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS carriers ) ) ( VP ( VBP report ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS results ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( JJ several ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Fort Worth Texas company is generally regarded as one of the best-run in the business and its difficulties are likely to be reflected industrywide as other major carriers report third-quarter results over the next several days


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN board ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN said ) ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB publicly ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN investor ) ( NNP Donald ) ( NNP Trump ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RB recently ) ( VBN withdrawn ) ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 7.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NN offer ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD issued ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN statement ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG condemning ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ ill-conceived ) ( CC and ) ( JJ reckless ) ) ( NNS bids ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ pleased ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Trump ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN backed ) ( PRT ( RB out ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile the company 's board which had said nothing publicly about investor Donald Trump 's recently withdrawn 7.5 billion offer for AMR issued a statement condemning ill-conceived and reckless bids and saying it was pleased that Mr. Trump had backed out


( S-1 ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP AMR ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN net ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 137 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.16 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 150.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.50 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the third quarter AMR said net fell to 137 million or 2.16 a share from 150.3 million or 2.50 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 17 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.73 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.33 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) )

Revenue rose 17 % to 2.73 billion from 2.33 billion a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN chairman ) ) ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP L. ) ( NNP Crandall ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( CD 11 ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJ year-to-year ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN fuel ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ slight ) ( NN decrease ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN yield ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN industry ) ( NN measure ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ analogous ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN profit ) ( NN margin ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN seat ) ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMR 's chairman Robert L. Crandall said the results were due to an 11 % year-to-year increase in fuel prices and a slight decrease in yield an industry measure analogous to profit margin on each seat sold


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT these ) ( NNS trends ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB produce ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ disappointing ) ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( ADVP ( IN as ) ( RB well ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

We think these trends will continue and will produce a very disappointing fourth quarter as well he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Tim ) ( NNP Pettee ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Merrill ) ( NNP Lynch ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN business ) ) ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( RBR faster ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tim Pettee an analyst with Merrill Lynch & Co. said The business turned faster than expected


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Costs ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN bit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN trouble ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ whole ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pricing ) ( NN problem ) ) ) ) ) )

Costs are giving them a little bit of trouble and the whole industry is having a pricing problem


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN net ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 415.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 6.59 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 360.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 5.99 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months AMR 's net rose 15 % to 415.9 million or 6.59 a share from 360.1 million or 5.99 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 22 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.89 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.46 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue jumped 22 % to 7.89 billion from 6.46 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN board ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN statement ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ regular ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJ Ill-considered ) ( CC and ) ( JJ reckless ) ) ( NN acquisition ) ( NNS proposals ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB adversely ) ) ( VBP affect ) ( NP ( UCP ( NN employee ) ( JJ financial ) ( CC and ) ( NN business ) ) ( NNS relationships ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ contrary ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS best ) ( NNS interests ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP AMR ) ( NNS shareholders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

AMR 's board in a statement after a regular meeting yesterday said Ill-considered and reckless acquisition proposals adversely affect employee financial and business relationships and are contrary to the best interests of AMR shareholders


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP AMR ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ) ( PP-PRD-1 ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN sale ) ) ) ) )

AMR has not been and is not for sale


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Crandall ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ current ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( RB exactly ) ( DT the ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN situation ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( RB excessively ) ( JJ leveraged ) ) ( NN company ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ laden ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN debt ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN takeover ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB weather ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Crandall said the company 's current decline in earnings is exactly the kind of situation that an excessively leveraged company laden with debt from a takeover would find difficult to weather


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ Our ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ disappointing ) ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS results ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ discouraging ) ( NN outlook ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP underscore ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN importance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ adequate ) ( NN capital ) ( NN base ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Our very disappointing third-quarter results and the discouraging outlook for the fourth quarter underscore the importance of an adequate capital base he said


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ idle ) ( NN supercomputer ) ( NN manufacturing ) ( NN plant ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Minnesota ) ( NNP Mining ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Manufacturing ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Control Data Corp. agreed to sell its idle supercomputer manufacturing plant here to Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. for 5.8 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ tentative ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ calls ) ( SBAR-CLR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP 3M ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 115,000-square-foot ) ( NN plant ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 19 ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN land ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN research ) ( NNS laboratories ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The tentative agreement calls for 3M to use the 115,000-square-foot plant and 19 acres of land for research laboratories


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN buyer ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN facility ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD folded ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP ETA ) ( NNPS Systems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ( NN supercomputer ) ( NN unit ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( JJ past ) ( NNP April ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Control Data has been seeking a buyer for the facility since it folded its ETA Systems Inc. supercomputer unit this past April


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Northrop ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 25 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 21.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 46 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB nearly ) ( JJ flat ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 76.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.83 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Northrop Corp. 's third-quarter net income fell 25 % to 21.5 million or 46 cents a share while General Dynamics Corp. reported nearly flat earnings of 76.5 million or 1.83 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( NNP Los ) ( JJ Angeles-based ) ) ( NNP Northrop ) ) ( VP ( VBD recorded ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( CD 8.2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN B-2 ) ( NNP Stealth ) ( NN bomber ) ( NN research-and-development ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD continued ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB ebb ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS programs ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD cut ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Los Angeles-based Northrop recorded an 8.2 % decline in sales as B-2 Stealth bomber research-and-development revenue continued to ebb and high costs on some other programs cut into profit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN aerospace ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 28.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 61 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) )

The aerospace concern earned 28.8 million or 61 cents a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Sales ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( CD 1.25 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.36 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1988 ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales in the latest period were 1.25 billion down from 1.36 billion in the 1988 quarter


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( ADJP ( NNP St. ) ( JJ Louis-based ) ) ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 10 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.52 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.29 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

At St. Louis-based General Dynamics sales rose 10 % to 2.52 billion from 2.29 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 76.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.82 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1988 ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) )

It earned 76.4 million or 1.82 a share in the 1988 quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ( VP ( VBD credited ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ significant ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ general ) ( NN aviation ) ( CC and ) ( NN material ) ( NN service ) ( NNS segments ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN recovery ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ submarine ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( JJ military ) ( NN aircraft ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) )

General Dynamics credited significant earnings gains in its general aviation and material service segments an earnings recovery in submarine operations and higher military aircraft sales


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Northrop ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( UCP-PRP ( PP ( RB because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN B-2 ) ( NN development ) ( NNS dollars ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN plane ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ initial ) ( NN production ) ( NN stage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-19 ( JJR fewer ) ( NN F\/A-18 ) ( NN fighter ) ( NNS sections ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN produced ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ subcontract ) ( NN work ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ prime ) ( NN contractor ) ( NNP McDonnell ) ( NNP Douglas ) ( NNP Corp ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Northrop said sales fell because of the decline in B-2 development dollars from the government as the plane continues its initial production stage and because fewer F\/A-18 fighter sections are being produced in its subcontract work with prime contractor McDonnell Douglas Corp


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Northrop ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 21.125 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB off ) ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

In composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange Northrop shares closed at 21.125 off 25 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 54.875 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

General Dynamics closed at 54.875 up 50 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Northrop ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( JJ early ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB accept ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ fixed-price ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN research ) ( CC and ) ( NN development ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN hurt ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ excessive ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Northrop which since early 1988 has declined to accept fixed-price contracts for research and development said earnings were hurt by excessive costs on a number of such contracts won years ago


( SINV ( PP-LOC-PRD-TPC-1 ( IN Among ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ALQ-135 ) ( JJ electronic ) ( NNS countermeasures ) ( NN system ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN F-15 ) ( NN fighter ) ) ) ) )

Among them were the ALQ-135 electronic countermeasures system for the F-15 fighter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Northrop ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN interest ) ( NN expense ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD soared ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 35 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 17 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) )

Northrop 's interest expense also soared to 35 million from 17 million a year ago


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN debt ) ) ( VP ( VBD remained ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD 1.22 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( DT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBD prevailed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( JJ early ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( IN that ) ) ( VP ( VBN compared ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 911 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It said debt remained at the 1.22 billion that has prevailed since early 1989 although that compared with 911 million at Sept. 30 1988


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN backlog ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ undelivered ) ( NNS orders ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Northrop ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( CD 4.68 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.16 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

The backlog of undelivered orders at Northrop on Sept. 30 was 4.68 billion down from 5.16 billion a year earlier


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Northrop ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ net ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 46.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 190.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 4.05 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months Northrop reported a net loss of 46.9 million or 1 a share compared with profit of 190.3 million or 4.05 a share in 1988


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD dipped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.92 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 4.07 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales dipped 3.6 % to 3.92 billion from 4.07 billion


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS factors ) ) ( VP ( VBG reducing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ military ) ( NN aircraft ) ( NN segment ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( NNS levels ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cost-sharing ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN development ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Advanced ) ( NNP Tactical ) ( NNP Fighter ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ high ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ advanced ) ( NN version ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN F-16 ) ( NN fighter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At General Dynamics factors reducing earnings in the military aircraft segment included higher levels of cost-sharing in development of the Advanced Tactical Fighter and the high cost of an advanced version of the F-16 fighter


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NN F-16 ) ( NN deliveries ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN fallen ) ( S-CLR ( PP-LOC-PRD ( ADVP ( RB slightly ) ) ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NN schedule ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-17 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN return ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ previous ) ( NN schedule ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( PP-TMP-2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

F-16 deliveries also have fallen slightly behind schedule although a return to the previous schedule is expected in 1990 the company said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Backlog ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 16.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 15.8 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Backlog at General Dynamics rose to 16.5 billion from 15.8 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Its ) ( NN interest ) ( NN expense ) ) ( VP ( VBD surged ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 21.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 12.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Its interest expense surged to 21.5 million from 12.4 million


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 210.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 5.03 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( ADVP ( RB marginally ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 208.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 4.97 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 4.9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN rise ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.41 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.06 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months General Dynamics earned 210.3 million or 5.03 a share up marginally from 208.8 million or 4.97 a share on a 4.9 % rise in sales to 7.41 billion from 7.06 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Maurice ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( NP ( JJ 56-year-old ) ( NN group ) ( NN managing ) ( NN director ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN named ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN food ) ( CC and ) ( NN agriculture ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maurice Warren 56-year-old group managing director was named chief executive officer of this food and agriculture group


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN post ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ vacant ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP July ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Terry ) ( NNP Pryce ) ) ( NP ( CD 55 ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD left ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The post of chief executive has been vacant since July when Terry Pryce 55 left the company


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Dynamics ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN awarded ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS contracts ) ) ( VP ( VBG totaling ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 589 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NNP Navy ) ( NNP Trident ) ( NN submarine ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Force ) ( NN research ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Aerospace ) ( NN plane ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

General Dynamics Corp. was awarded contracts totaling 589 million for one Navy Trident submarine and for Air Force research on the National Aerospace plane


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Grumman ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 58.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NNP Navy ) ( NN contract ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 12 ) ( NN F-14 ) ( NN aircraft ) ) ) ) ) )

Grumman Corp. won a 58.9 million Navy contract for 12 F-14 aircraft


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Raytheon ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN issued ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 19.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Force ) ( NN contract ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN support ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Milstar ) ( NNS communications ) ( NN satellite ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Raytheon Co. was issued a 19.2 million Air Force contract for support of the Milstar communications satellite


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP McDonnell ) ( NNP Douglas ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 12.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Force ) ( NN contract ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN support ) ( NN work ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Aerospace ) ( NN plane ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

McDonnell Douglas Corp. got a 12.5 million Air Force contract for support work on the National Aerospace plane


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ grand ) ( NN jury ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD indicted ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Norton ) ( NNP Co. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ former ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS advanced-ceramics ) ( NN research ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG charging ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NN interstate ) ( NN transportation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBN stolen ) ( NN property ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A grand jury here indicted Norton Co. 's former director of advanced-ceramics research charging him with interstate transportation of stolen property


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Norton ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN month ) ) ( VP ( VBD filed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lawsuit ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ former ) ( NN research ) ( NN manager ) ) ( NP ( NNP Chien-Min ) ( NNP Sung ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG charging ) ( NP-2 ( PRP him ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG stealing ) ( NP ( NN trade ) ( NNS secrets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Norton and General Electric Co. last month filed a lawsuit against the former research manager Chien-Min Sung charging him with stealing trade secrets


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Sung ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB formerly ) ) ( VP ( VBD worked ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN research ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ synthetic ) ( NNS diamonds ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Sung formerly worked at General Electric in research on synthetic diamonds


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ criminal ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ( NP ( NNP GE ) ( NN technology ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ( NNS documents ) ) ) ) )

The criminal charges brought against him involved GE technology according the court documents


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( VP ( VBN convicted ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN imprisoned ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN fined ) ( NP ( CD 250,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If convicted he could be imprisoned for up to 10 years and fined 250,000


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Sung ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN comment ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Sung could n't be reached for comment


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB earlier ) ) ( VP ( VBD denied ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS allegations ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN lawsuit ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Norton ) ( CC and ) ( NNP GE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He earlier denied the allegations against him in the lawsuit by Norton and GE


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Norton ) ) ( VP ( VBZ makes ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN sandpaper ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS abrasives ) ) ) ( NP ( NN diamond ) ( NNS tools ) ) ( NP ( JJ specialty ) ( NNS plastics ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS ceramics ) ) ) ) )

Norton makes sandpaper and other abrasives diamond tools specialty plastics and ceramics


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS citizens ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( VBG surrounding ) ( NNS communities ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG assessing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ devastating ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP NBC ) ( NNP News ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG assessing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-4 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN failure ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( JJ comprehensive ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ initial ) ( NNS moments ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As the citizens of San Francisco and surrounding communities began assessing the damage from Tuesday 's devastating earthquake NBC News began assessing the damage from what some said was a failure to provide comprehensive coverage in the earthquake 's initial moments


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS terms ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN coverage ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN disaster ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ equal ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS earthquakes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Eric ) ( NNP Premner ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN broadcasting ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP King ) ( NNP Broadcasting ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ owns ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP NBC ) ( NN affiliate ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Seattle ) ) ( NP ( NNP Wash ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In terms of coverage it was a disaster equal to the earthquakes said Eric Premner president for broadcasting of King Broadcasting Co. which owns the NBC affiliate in Seattle Wash


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN While ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ rival ) ( NNP ABC ) ( NNP News ) ) ( VP ( VBD outstripped ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN competition ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ live ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ sheer ) ( NN luck ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN network ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG broadcasting ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Candlestick ) ( NNP Park ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD struck ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP NBC ) ( NNP News ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unable ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN signal ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN hour ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ) ) ) ) )

While rival ABC News outstripped the competition in live coverage of the event by sheer luck the network was broadcasting the World Series from Candlestick Park when the quake struck NBC News was unable to get its signal out of San Francisco for the first hour after the quake


( SINV ( S-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB attribute ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ lackluster ) ( NN performance ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ natural ) ( NN disaster ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Premner ) ) )

I have to attribute the lackluster performance to a natural disaster said Mr. Premner


( S ( CC So ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP start ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB really ) ( JJ critical ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB like ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBN happened ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

So before I start to be really critical of NBC I would like to know more about what happened


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NNS complaints ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS affiliates ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP CBS ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Cable ) ( NNP News ) ( NNP Network ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Turner ) ( NNP Broadcasting ) ( NNP System ) ( NNP Inc ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There were no complaints from affiliates of CBS Inc. and Cable News Network a unit of Turner Broadcasting System Inc


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ( NNP News ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN dogged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN image ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( RB not ) ( VBG being ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ aggressive ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ major ) ( JJ breaking ) ( NNS stories ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But that was not the case at NBC News which has been dogged with the image of not being aggressive on major breaking stories


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN summer ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS affiliates ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB bitterly ) ) ( VBD complained ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB network ) ( NNS executives ) ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ poor ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN student ) ( NN uprising ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last summer the affiliates bitterly complained to network executives about the poor coverage of the student uprising in China


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN pleased ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ slow ) ( NN start ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SINV ( ADVP ( DT neither ) ) ( VBD was ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NBC ) ( NNP News ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Guy ) ( NNP Hempel ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NN manager ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ( NN affiliate ) ( NNP WAVE ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Louisville ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ky ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I was not pleased with the slow start and neither was NBC News said Guy Hempel general manager of NBC affiliate WAVE in Louisville Ky


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP National ) ( NNP Broadcasting ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Electric ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN network ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG looking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBN happened ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A spokesman for National Broadcasting Co. a unit of General Electric Co. said the network was looking into what happened


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS stations ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN pleased ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ extended ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ special ) ( JJ five-hour ) ( NN edition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The stations said they were pleased with the extended coverage yesterday including a special five-hour edition of Today


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Don ) ( NNP Browne ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN news ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ( NNP News ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN signal ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Don Browne director of news at NBC News said in an interview that we could n't get a signal out of San Francisco


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN box ) ) ) ) ) )

We were out of the box


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ horrible ) ) ) )

It was horrible


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN comment ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG hearing ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ slow ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN box ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD beat ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everyone ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ else ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN stretch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The comment we 're hearing is that we were slow out of the box but beat everyone else in the stretch


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NBC ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD broadcast ) ( PP-TMP ( IN throughout ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ entire ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-PRD ( IN off ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN until ) ( NP ( NP ( NN noon ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NBC broadcast throughout the entire night and did not go off the air until noon yesterday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD postponed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ third ) ( CC and ) ( JJ fourth ) ) ( NNS games ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ) ) ) )

The quake postponed the third and fourth games of the World Series


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN place ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS games ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP ABC ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD planned ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB broadcast ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ next ) ( NN week ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS episodes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN prime-time ) ( NNP Wednesday ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Thursday ) ( NNS lineups ) ) ) ( PP ( IN except ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ one-hour ) ( NN special ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( RB p.m. ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In place of the games ABC said it planned to broadcast next week 's episodes of its prime-time Wednesday and Thursday lineups except for a one-hour special on the earthquake at 10 p.m. last night


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN series ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN scheduled ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB resume ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN evening ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The series is scheduled to resume Tuesday evening in San Francisco


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS commercials ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB eventually ) ) ( VP ( VB broadcast ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP World ) ( NNP Series ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN network ) ( NN spokesman ) ) )

There are no commercials to make up for since we 're going to eventually broadcast the World Series said a network spokesman


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Tandy ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD signed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ definitive ) ( NN agreement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB acquire ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS units ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Datatronic ) ( NNP AB ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Stockholm ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN cash ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tandy Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire two units of Datatronic AB of Stockholm for cash


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN amount ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN disclosed ) ) ) )

The amount was n't disclosed


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS electronics ) ( NN maker ) ( CC and ) ( NN retailer ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( IN between ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ( CC and ) ( CD 200 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Datatronic ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX ( NX ( NNP Victor ) ( NN microcomputer ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NNP Micronic ) ( JJ hand-held ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS subsidiaries ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The electronics maker and retailer previously estimated the sale price at between 100 million and 200 million for Datatronic 's Victor microcomputer and Micronic hand-held computer subsidiaries


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Tandy ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB acquire ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS rights ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Victor ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Micronic ) ( NNS names ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition Tandy will acquire rights to the Victor and Micronic names for computers


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN During ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Datatronic ) ( NNS subsidiaries ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN combined ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN excess ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 200 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

During 1988 the Datatronic subsidiaries had combined sales in excess of 200 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN transaction ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( VB Tandy ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ well-known ) ( JJ European ) ( NN computer ) ( NN brand ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2,700 ) ( NNS dealers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS distributors ) ) ( VP ( VBG marketing ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ medium-sized ) ( UCP ( NN business ) ( CC and ) ( JJ educational ) ) ( NNS institutions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The transaction will give Tandy a well-known European computer brand that includes 2,700 dealers and distributors marketing to medium-sized business and educational institutions


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Closing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ subject ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NX ( NX ( NNS conditions ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( JJ regulatory ) ( NNS approvals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions and regulatory approvals the company said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bally ) ( NNP Manufacturing ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NN developer ) ( NNP Donald ) ( NNP Trump ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN principle ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 6.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN shareholder ) ( NN litigation ) ) ( VP ( VBG stemming ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bally ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBN alleged ) ( NN greenmail ) ( NN payment ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Trump ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bally Manufacturing Corp. and New York developer Donald Trump have agreed in principle to a 6.5 million settlement of shareholder litigation stemming from Bally 's alleged greenmail payment to Mr. Trump


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS lawyers ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN settlement ) ( NNS talks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ verbal ) ( NN agreement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lawsuit ) ) ( VP ( VBN filed ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD two ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB soon ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN submitted ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN judge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Camden ) ) ( NP ( NNP N.J ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to lawyers familiar with the settlement talks the verbal agreement to end a lawsuit filed more than two years ago was reached last week and will soon be submitted to a federal judge in Camden N.J


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP February ) ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Bally ) ) ( VP ( VBD thwarted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ possible ) ( JJ hostile ) ( NN takeover ) ( NN bid ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Trump ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG agreeing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Trump ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNP Bally ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 83.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 18 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( IN above ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In February 1987 Bally thwarted a possible hostile takeover bid from Mr. Trump by agreeing to buy 2.6 million of Mr. Trump 's 3.1 million Bally shares for 83.7 million more than 18 million above market price


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN term ) ) ( NP ( NN greenmail ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ refers ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN situation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT a ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ pays ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN premium ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN value ) ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VBN repurchase ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN stake ) ) ( VP ( VBN held ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( JJ potential ) ( NN acquirer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The term greenmail refers to a situation where a company pays a premium over market value to repurchase a stake held by a potential acquirer


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS Lawyers ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shareholders ) ) ( NP ( NNP Bally ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Trump ) ) ) ) ) ( DT all ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB talk ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB publicly ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN proposed ) ( NN settlement ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG citing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN request ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN court ) ( NN magistrate ) ) ) ( S-3 ( RB not ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reveal ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS details ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN agreement ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lawyers for shareholders Bally and Mr. Trump all declined to talk publicly about the proposed settlement citing a request by a federal court magistrate not to reveal details of the agreement until it is completed


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But some attorneys who are familiar with the matter said the 6.5 million payment will be shared by Bally and Mr. Trump with the casino and hotel concern probably paying the bulk of the money


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The amount Bally and Mr. Trump will pay to settle the class-action suit pales in comparison to the 45 million Walt Disney Co. and Saul Steinberg 's Reliance Group Holdings Inc. agreed to pay to settle a similar suit in July


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That settlement represented the first time shareholders were granted a major payment in a greenmail case


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Mr. Steinberg made a 59.7 million profit on the sale to Disney of his investment in the company in 1984


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But lawyers said Mr. Steinberg probably faced much more potential liability because when he sued Disney during his takeover battle he filed on behalf of all shareholders


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When Disney offered to pay Mr. Steinberg a premium for his shares the New York investor did n't demand the company also pay a premium to other shareholders


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When Mr. Trump sued Bally he sued only on behalf of himself


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Mr. Trump and Bally also appeared to have some leverage in the case because in the state of Delaware where Bally is incorporated courts have held that greenmail is often protected by the business-judgment rule


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That rule gives boards of directors wide latitude in deciding how to deal with dissident shareholders


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SENATE HEARS final arguments in impeachment trial of federal judge


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Yesterday U.S. Judge Alcee Hastings faced his jury the full U.S. Senate and said I am not guilty of having committed any crime


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Seventeen articles of impeachment against the Florida judge one of the few blacks on the U.S. bench were approved by the House in August 1988


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The central charge against Judge Hastings is that he conspired with a Washington lawyer to obtain a 150,000 bribe from defendants in a criminal case before the judge in return for leniency


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He is also accused of lying under oath and of leaking information obtained from a wiretap he supervised


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The Senate 's public gallery was packed with Judge Hastings ' supporters who erupted into applause after he finished his argument