( NP ( NP ( JJ FEDERAL ) ( NNS FUNDS ) ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( CD 9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJ high ) ) ( NP ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 13\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJ low ) ) ( NP ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 7\/8 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( ADJP ( IN near ) ( NN closing ) ) ( NN bid ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 15\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( VP ( VBN offered ) ) ) ) )

FEDERAL FUNDS 9 % high 8 13\/16 % low 8 7\/8 % near closing bid 8 15\/16 % offered


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Reserves ) ) ( VP ( VBD traded ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( JJ commercial ) ( NNS banks ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ overnight ) ( NN use ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS amounts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ( QP ( CC or ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of 1 million or more


( NP ( NP ( NN Source ) ) ( NP ( NNP Fulton ) ( NNP Prebon ) ( PRN ( NNP U.S.A ) ) ( NNP Inc ) ) )

Source Fulton Prebon U.S.A Inc


( NP ( NP ( NN DISCOUNT ) ( NN RATE ) ) ( NP ( CD 7 ) ( NN % ) ) )

DISCOUNT RATE 7 %


( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS loans ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN depository ) ( NNS institutions ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Reserve ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ) )

The charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank


( NP ( NP ( JJ CALL ) ( NN MONEY ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 9 ) ( CD 3\/4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( NN % ) ) ) )

CALL MONEY 9 3\/4 % to 10 %


( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS loans ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS brokers ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN stock ) ( NN exchange ) ( NN collateral ) ) ) )

The charge on loans to brokers on stock exchange collateral


( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ COMMERCIAL ) ( NN PAPER ) ) ( VP ( VBN placed ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB directly ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Motors ) ( NNP Acceptance ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.55 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 30 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 44 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.25 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 45 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 59 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.40 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 60 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 89 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 90 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 119 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.90 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 120 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 149 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.80 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 150 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 179 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.55 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 180 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 270 ) ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) )

COMMERCIAL PAPER placed directly by General Motors Acceptance Corp. 8.55 % 30 to 44 days 8.25 % 45 to 59 days 8.40 % 60 to 89 days 8 % 90 to 119 days 7.90 % 120 to 149 days 7.80 % 150 to 179 days 7.55 % 180 to 270 days


( NP ( NP ( JJ COMMERCIAL ) ( NN PAPER ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ High-grade ) ( JJ unsecured ) ( NNS notes ) ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNS dealers ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ major ) ( NNS corporations ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS multiples ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.62 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.55 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 60 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.45 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 90 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) )

COMMERCIAL PAPER High-grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations in multiples of 1,000 8.62 % 30 days 8.55 % 60 days 8.45 % 90 days


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS CERTIFICATES ) ) ( PP ( IN OF ) ( NP ( NN DEPOSIT ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.09 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN month ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.04 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.03 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.96 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.92 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 8.09 % one month 8.04 % two months 8.03 % three months 7.96 % six months 7.92 % one year


( NP ( NP ( JJ Average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ top ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ major ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNS banks ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ primary ) ( JJ new ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ negotiable ) ( NNPS C.D.s ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB usually ) ) ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS amounts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Average of top rates paid by major New York banks on primary new issues of negotiable C.D.s usually on amounts of 1 million and more


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ minimum ) ( NN unit ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 100,000 ) ) ) )

The minimum unit is 100,000


( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ Typical ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ secondary ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.53 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN month ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.50 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.30 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) )

Typical rates in the secondary market 8.53 % one month 8.50 % three months 8.30 % six months


( NP ( NP ( NNS BANKERS ) ( NNS ACCEPTANCES ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.49 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.44 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 60 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.27 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 90 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.12 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 120 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.05 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 150 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.98 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 180 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) )

BANKERS ACCEPTANCES 8.49 % 30 days 8.44 % 60 days 8.27 % 90 days 8.12 % 120 days 8.05 % 150 days 7.98 % 180 days


( NP ( NP ( JJ Negotiable ) ( JJ bank-backed ) ( NN business ) ( NN credit ) ( NNS instruments ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB typically ) ) ( VBG financing ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN import ) ( NN order ) ) ) )

Negotiable bank-backed business credit instruments typically financing an import order


( NP ( NP ( NNP LONDON ) ( JJ LATE ) ( NNS EURODOLLARS ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 3\/4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 5\/8 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN month ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 3\/4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 5\/8 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 11\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 9\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 9\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 7\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD four ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 1\/2 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 3\/8 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 7\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 5\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) )

LONDON LATE EURODOLLARS 8 3\/4 % to 8 5\/8 % one month 8 3\/4 % to 8 5\/8 % two months 8 11\/16 % to 8 9\/16 % three months 8 9\/16 % to 8 7\/16 % four months 8 1\/2 % to 8 3\/8 % five months 8 7\/16 % to 8 5\/16 % six months


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP LONDON ) ( NNP INTERBANK ) ( NNP OFFERED ) ( NNPS RATES ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP LIBOR ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 3\/4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN month ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 11\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 7\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 8 ) ( CD 7\/16 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATES LIBOR 8 3\/4 % one month 8 11\/16 % three months 8 7\/16 % six months 8 7\/16 % one year


( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN average ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN interbank ) ( JJ offered ) ( NNS rates ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN dollar ) ( NNS deposits ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP London ) ( NN market ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN based ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS quotations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS banks ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations at five major banks


( NP ( NP ( JJ FOREIGN ) ( JJ PRIME ) ( NNS RATES ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ) ( NP ( CD 13.50 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Germany ) ) ( NP ( CD 9 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ( NP ( CD 4.875 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Switzerland ) ) ( NP ( CD 8.50 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Britain ) ) ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

FOREIGN PRIME RATES Canada 13.50 % Germany 9 % Japan 4.875 % Switzerland 8.50 % Britain 15 %


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT These ) ( NN rate ) ( NNS indications ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB directly ) ( JJ comparable ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ lending ) ( NNS practices ) ) ( VP ( VBP vary ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB widely ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN location ) ) ) ) ) )

These rate indications are n't directly comparable lending practices vary widely by location


( NP ( NP ( NN TREASURY ) ( NNS BILLS ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS Results ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NAC-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ( NNP October ) ( CD 30 ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ( NN auction ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ short-term ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN government ) ( NNS bills ) ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN discount ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ face ) ( NN value ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS units ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10,000 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.78 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.62 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 26 ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ) ) )

TREASURY BILLS Results of the Monday October 30 1989 auction of short-term U.S. government bills sold at a discount from face value in units of 10,000 to 1 million 7.78 % 13 weeks 7.62 % 26 weeks


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP FEDERAL ) ( NNP HOME ) ( NNP LOAN ) ( NNP MORTGAGE ) ( NNP CORP ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP Freddie ) ( NNP Mac ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( VBN Posted ) ( NNS yields ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ 30-year ) ( NN mortgage ) ( NNS commitments ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN delivery ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN within ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) )

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP Freddie Mac Posted yields on 30-year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days


( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 9.78 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( JJ standard ) ( JJ conventional ) ( JJ fixed-rate ) ( NNS mortgages ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.875 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( ADJP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( ADJP ( NN rate ) ( VBD capped ) ) ( JJ one-year ) ( JJ adjustable ) ( NN rate ) ( NNS mortgages ) ) ) )

9.78 % standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages 7.875 % 2 % rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages


( NP ( NP ( NN Source ) ) ( NP ( NNP Telerate ) ( NNPS Systems ) ( NNP Inc ) ) )

Source Telerate Systems Inc


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP FEDERAL ) ( NNP NATIONAL ) ( NNP MORTGAGE ) ( NNP ASSOCIATION ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP Fannie ) ( NNP Mae ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( VBN Posted ) ( NNS yields ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NN year ) ( NN mortgage ) ( NNS commitments ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN delivery ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN within ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN priced ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ par ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 9.75 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( JJ standard ) ( JJ conventional ) ( JJ fixed-rate ) ( NNS mortgages ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.75 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( CD 6\/2 ) ( ADJP ( NN rate ) ( VBD capped ) ) ( JJ one-year ) ( JJ adjustable ) ( NN rate ) ( NNS mortgages ) ) ) ) ) )

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Fannie Mae Posted yields on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days priced at par 9.75 % standard conventional fixed-rate mortgages 8.75 % 6\/2 rate capped one-year adjustable rate mortgages


Source Telerate Systems Inc


( NP ( NP ( NNP MERRILL ) ( NNP LYNCH ) ( NNP READY ) ( NNPS ASSETS ) ( NNP TRUST ) ) ( NP ( CD 8.63 ) ( NN % ) ) )

MERRILL LYNCH READY ASSETS TRUST 8.63 %


( NP ( NP ( NP ( VBN Annualized ) ( JJ average ) ( NN rate ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN return ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS expenses ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD 30 ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB not ) ( DT a ) ( NN forecast ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ future ) ( NNS returns ) ) ) ) )

Annualized average rate of return after expenses for the past 30 days not a forecast of future returns


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Martin ) ( NNP Marietta ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 38.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN contract ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Postal ) ( NNP Service ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB manufacture ) ( CC and ) ( VB install ) ( NP ( JJ automated ) ( VBG mail-sorting ) ( NNS machines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Martin Marietta Corp. said it won a 38.2 million contract from the U.S. Postal Service to manufacture and install automated mail-sorting machines


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS terms ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ three-year ) ( NN contract ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Martin ) ( NNP Marietta ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( CC and ) ( VB install ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 267 ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 156 ) ( JJ postal ) ( NNS offices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under terms of the three-year contract Martin Marietta said it will make and install 267 of the new machines at 156 postal offices


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJ new ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ capable ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG sorting ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN zip ) ( NN code ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 10,000 ) ) ( JJ large ) ( JJ flat ) ( NN mail ) ( NNS pieces ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NNS magazines ) ( CC and ) ( NNS parcels ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN hour ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The new machines are capable of sorting by zip code up to 10,000 large flat mail pieces including magazines and parcels an hour


( S ( NP-SBJ-38 ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN seat ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Chicago ) ( NNP Mercantile ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 410,000 ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 6,000 ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ previous ) ( NN sale ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A seat on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was sold for 410,000 down 6,000 from the previous sale Oct


( S ( NP-SBJ-39 ( NNS Seats ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN quoted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 400,000 ) ) ( VP ( NN bid ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 425,000 ) ) ( VP ( VBN asked ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Seats currently are quoted at 400,000 bid 425,000 asked


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN record ) ( NN price ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ full ) ( NN membership ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 550,000 ) ) ( VP-1 ( VBN set ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( NNP March ) ( CD 9 ) ) ) ) )

The record price for a full membership on the exchange is 550,000 set March 9


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN judge ) ) ( VP ( VBD ruled ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Imelda ) ( NNP Marcos ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN will ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ marital ) ( NNS privileges ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-234 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP protect ) ( NP-1 ( NNS spouses ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG incriminating ) ( NP ( DT each ) ( JJ other ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB apply ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A federal judge ruled that Imelda Marcos was n't brought to the U.S. against her will and that marital privileges which protect spouses from incriminating each other do n't apply in her case


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP John ) ( NNP F. ) ( NNP Keenan ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD ordered ) ( NP-2 ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Marcos ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS pleadings ) ( CC and ) ( NNS documents ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN filed ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS countries ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN opposition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS requests ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN evidence ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As a result Judge John F. Keenan of New York ordered Mrs. Marcos to turn over to the court all pleadings and documents she may have filed in foreign countries in opposition to U.S. requests for evidence


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Marcos ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN claimed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS documents ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( SBAR ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-204 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB here ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB involuntarily ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( RB because ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS materials ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB violate ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( JJ marital ) ( NN privilege ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mrs. Marcos had claimed that she did n't have to turn over the documents because she was brought here involuntarily and because providing the materials would violate her marital privilege


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN half ) ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Marcos ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( JJ late ) ( NN husband ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ferdinand ) ( NNP Marcos ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ ousted ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Philippines ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fled ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Philippines ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Hawaii ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-205 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN racketeering ) ) ( NP ( NN conspiracy ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN obstruction ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN justice ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN mail ) ( NN fraud ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN scheme ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( ADVP ( RB allegedly ) ) ( VP ( VBD embezzled ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN homeland ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In 1988 a year and a half after Mrs. Marcos and her late husband Ferdinand Marcos the ousted president of the Philippines fled the Philippines for Hawaii they were charged with racketeering conspiracy obstruction of justice and mail fraud in a scheme in which they allegedly embezzled more than 100 million from their homeland


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN money ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB fraudulently ) ) ( VBN concealed ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS purchases ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ prime ) ( NNP Manhattan ) ( JJ real ) ( NN estate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ federal ) ( NNS prosecutors ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ) ) )

Much of the money was fraudulently concealed through purchases of prime Manhattan real estate federal prosecutors have charged


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Marcos ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN trial ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mrs. Marcos 's trial is expected to begin in March


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBZ requires ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ criminal ) ( NNS defendants ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS documents ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Marcos ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

U.S. law requires criminal defendants to turn over foreign documents such as those sought in the Marcos case


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN meant ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB overcome ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS delays ) ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( NNS defendants ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN use ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS procedures ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB block ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS requests ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS records ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP Keenan ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN opinion ) ) ) ) )

The law is meant to overcome delays caused by defendants ' use of foreign procedures to block U.S. requests for records Judge Keenan said in his opinion


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NN instance ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS documents ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB involve ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NN business ) ( NNS dealings ) ( CC or ) ( NN bank ) ( NNS accounts ) ) ) ) )

For instance the documents could involve foreign business dealings or bank accounts


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The U.S. has charged that the Marcoses ' alleged crimes involved bank accounts in the Philippines Hong Kong the U.S. and other countries


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On the allegation of kidnapping Judge Keenan wrote The suggestion that Mrs. Marcos was brought to this country against her will is unsupported by affidavit or affirmation


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The judge also said the two marital testimonial privileges cited by Mrs. Marcos do n't apply


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The first one permits a witness to refuse to testify against her spouse


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP Keenan ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN privilege ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN purpose ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG fostering ) ( NP ( NP ( NN harmony ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN marriage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Judge Keenan said that privilege 's purpose is fostering harmony in marriage


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Because Mr. Marcos died Sept. 28 the privilege can no longer apply the judge said


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The second marital privilege cited by Mrs. Marcos protects confidential communications between spouses


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But Judge Keenan said that privilege is meant to protect private utterances not litigation papers filed with foreign governments as Mrs. Marcos 's attorneys maintained


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Though Judge Keenan threw out most of Mrs. Marcos 's objections he agreed with one of her concerns that turning over the foreign documents could violate the defendant 's constitutional right against self-incrimination


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As a result he said he will examine the Marcos documents sought by the prosecutors to determine whether turning over the filings is self-incrimination


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Judge Keenan also directed the prosecutors to show that Mrs. Marcos 's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination wo n't be violated


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Mrs. Marcos 's attorney in New York Sandor Frankel declined to comment on the ruling


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Mrs. Marcos has n't admitted that she filed any documents such as those sought by the government


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Charles LaBella the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the Marcos case did n't return phone calls seeking comment


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U.S. AND BRITISH LAW FIRMS announce rare joint venture in Tokyo


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Sidley & Austin a leading Chicago-based law firm and Ashurst Morris Crisp a midsized London firm of solicitors are scheduled today to announce plans to open a joint office in Tokyo


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The firms will be registered under Japanese law as foreign legal consultants and their practice with Japanese clients will be limited to advising them on matters of foreign law


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The office may also be able to advise foreign and multinational clients on international law and general matters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN office ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( JJ one-stop ) ( NN shopping ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ Japanese ) ( JJ financial ) ( NNS institutions ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS clients ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( NP ( NN advice ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN access ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( NN capital ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN A. ) ( NNP Bruce ) ( NNP Schimberg ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sidley ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ senior ) ( NN banking ) ( NN specialist ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-235 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Tokyo ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB open ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN office ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The office will provide one-stop shopping for Japanese financial institutions and other clients seeking advice on access to the world capital markets according to A. Bruce Schimberg Sidley 's senior banking specialist who will move to Tokyo from Chicago to open the office next year


( S ( NP-SBJ-211 ( DT The ) ( NNP Sidley-Ashurst ) ( NN venture ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN staffed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NNP Sidley ) ( NN partner ) ) ( VP ( VBG specializing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ corporate ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN partner ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Ashurst ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG concentrating ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS acquisitions ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN attorney ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Sidley-Ashurst venture will also be staffed by another Sidley partner specializing in corporate law a partner from Ashurst concentrating on acquisitions and a Japanese attorney


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN office ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB tap ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS resources ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sidley ) ( POS 's ) ) ( CD 700 ) ( NNS lawyers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( NP ( NNP London ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ) ) ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 400 ) ( NNP Ashurst ) ( NN staff ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP London ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Brussels ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The office will tap the resources of Sidley 's 700 lawyers in the U.S. London and Singapore as well as the 400 Ashurst staff members in London and Brussels


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ashurst ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ new ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Far ) ( NNP East ) ) ) ) ) )

Ashurst is new to the Far East


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Sidley ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB maintain ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN association ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Hashidate ) ( NNP Law ) ( NNP Office ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Tokyo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sidley will maintain its association with the Hashidate Law Office in Tokyo


( S-HLN ( NP-SBJ ( DT THE ) ( NNP UNITED ) ( NNP AUTO ) ( NNPS WORKERS ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB seek ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN rehearing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ appellate ) ( NN court ) ( NN ruling ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN claim ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Michigan ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ engages ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN wage-discrimination ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( JJ female ) ( NNS employees ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS said it will seek a rehearing of a U.S. appellate court ruling against the union 's claim that the state of Michigan engages in wage-discrimination against female employees


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ three-judge ) ( NN panel ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN court ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Cincinnati ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ruling ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Saturday ) ) ) )

A three-judge panel of the court in Cincinnati made the ruling Saturday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP UAW ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hearing ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ full ) ( JJ 14-judge ) ( NN panel ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The UAW is seeking a hearing by the full 14-judge panel


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The union sued the state in November 1985 alleging that it intentionally segregated job classifications by sex and paid employees in predominantly female jobs less than males in comparable jobs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP UAW ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD charged ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( VBD applied ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ own ) ( NNS standards ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG determining ) ( NP ( NN pay ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ discriminatory ) ( NN manner ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The UAW also charged that the state applied its own standards for determining pay in a discriminatory manner


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP November ) ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN district ) ( NN court ) ( NN judge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Detroit ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD ruled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP UAW ) ) ) ) )

In November 1987 a district court judge in Detroit ruled against the UAW


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The union is the bargaining representative for more than 20,000 Michigan state employees


( NP-HLN ( NNP NEW ) ( NNP JERSEY ) ( NN MERGER ) )

NEW JERSEY MERGER


( S ( NP-SBJ-212 ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN law ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ central ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP Jersey ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN created ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN merger ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Norris ) ( NNP McLaughlin ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Marcus ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 41-lawyer ) ( NN firm ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Manger ) ( NNP Kalison ) ( NNP McBride ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Webb ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN health-care ) ( NN specialty ) ( NN law ) ( NN firm ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( CD 14 ) ( NNS lawyers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One of the largest law firms in central New Jersey has been created through the merger of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus a 41-lawyer firm and Manger Kalison McBride & Webb a health-care specialty law firm with 14 lawyers


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Norris McLaughlin is a general-practice firm that has expanded recently into such specialties as banking labor and environmental work


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( VBN merged ) ( NN firm ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB carry ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Norris ) ( NNP McLaughlin ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN name ) ) ) ) )

The merged firm will carry Norris McLaughlin 's name


DRUG WARS


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NNP Texas ) ( NN legislator ) ) ( VP ( VBZ proposes ) ( S ( VP ( VBG color-coding ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS drivers ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS licenses ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN drug ) ( NNS offenders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A Texas legislator proposes color-coding drivers ' licenses of some drug offenders


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB authorize ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS courts ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB order ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS licenses ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN condition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN probation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The bill would authorize courts to order the licenses as a condition of probation


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP State ) ( NNP Senator ) ( NNP J.E. ) ( NNP Buster ) ( NNP Brown ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Republican ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-237 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NN attorney ) ( NN general ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD introduced ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ) )

State Senator J.E. Buster Brown a Republican who is running for Texas attorney general introduced the bill


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He said an altered license would be an embarrassment to teenagers and young adults and would act as a deterrant to drug use


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Richard ) ( NNP Avena ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN executive ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP Civil ) ( NNPS Liberties ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ political ) ( NN gimmickry ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ fails ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB recognize ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN drug ) ( NN problem ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN health ) ( NN issue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Richard Avena executive director of the Texas Civil Liberties Union called the proposal political gimmickry and said it fails to recognize the drug problem as a health issue


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Hardly a day passes without news photos of the police dragging limp protesters from some building or thoroughfare in one of our cities


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Of recent note are the activities of the pro- and anti-abortionists anti-nuclear activists animal rights protesters college students concerned about racism anti-apartheid groups various self-styled environmentalists and those dissatisfied with the pace of the war against AIDS


( S ( S ( ADVP ( RB Maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB start ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mohandas ) ( NNP Gandhi ) ) ( ADVP ( RB certainly ) ) ( VP ( VBD provided ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ recognizable ) ( NN beginning ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maybe he did n't start it but Mohandas Gandhi certainly provided a recognizable beginning to non-violent civil disobedience as we know it today


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Mahatma ) ) ( PRN ( CC or ) ( NP ( RB great ) ( JJ souled ) ( NN one ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD instigated ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS campaigns ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ passive ) ( NN resistance ) ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ British ) ( NN government ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP India ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Mahatma or great souled one instigated several campaigns of passive resistance against the British government in India


( S ( ADVP ( RB Unfortunately ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Webster ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Biographical ) ( NNP Dictionary ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ His ) ( NNS policies ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD went ) ( PP-DIR ( IN beyond ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN control ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS riots ) ( CC and ) ( NNS disturbances ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RBR later ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN renewed ) ( NN campaign ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN rioting ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ second ) ( NN imprisonment ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Unfortunately according to Webster 's Biographical Dictionary His policies went beyond his control and resulted in riots and disturbances and later a renewed campaign of civil disobedience resulted in rioting and a second imprisonment


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN proponent ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Gandhi ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN law ) ( NN breaking ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ justified ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP India ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( NN occupation ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNPS Indians ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB participate ) ( ADVP ( RB fully ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS decisions ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-263 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB vitally ) ) ( VBD affected ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I am not a proponent of everything Gandhi did but some of his law breaking was justified because India was then under occupation by a foreign power and Indians were not able to participate fully in decisions that vitally affected them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB justify ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ non-violent ) ( CC or ) ( RB not ) ) ) ( SBAR-LOC ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNS citizens ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ full ) ( NN recourse ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ballot ) ( NN box ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( NN effect ) ( NP ( NN change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is difficult however to justify civil disobedience non-violent or not where citizens have full recourse to the ballot box to effect change


( S ( SBAR-LOC ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB Where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-232 ( ADJP ( RB truly ) ( JJ representative ) ) ( NNS governments ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN safeguarded ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( JJ constitutional ) ( NNS protections ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NNS rights ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ independent ) ( NN judiciary ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB construe ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS rights ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN excuse ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG breaking ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN law ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NN individual ) ( CC or ) ( NN group ) ) ( VP ( VBZ disagrees ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Where truly representative governments are safeguarded by constitutional protections of human rights and an independent judiciary to construe those rights there is no excuse for breaking the law because some individual or group disagrees with it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS cases ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN law ) ( NN breaking ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB well ) ( JJ pinpointed ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( RB completely ) ( JJ non-invasive ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS rights ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB criticize ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There may be a few cases where the law breaking is well pinpointed and so completely non-invasive of the rights of others that it is difficult to criticize it


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Rosa ) ( NNP Parks ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ black ) ( NN woman ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-264 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD refused ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sit ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN back ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bus ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB mind ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN illustration ) ) ) ) )

The case of Rosa Parks the black woman who refused to sit at the back of the bus comes to mind as an illustration


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NNS cases ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADVP ( RB not ) ( RB nearly ) ( RB so ) ) ( JJ benign ) ) ) )

But most cases of non-violent civil disobedience are not nearly so benign


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN public ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN tendency ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB equate ) ( NP ( JJ lawful ) ( NNS demonstrations ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The public has a tendency to equate lawful demonstrations with non-violent civil disobedience


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ true ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ non-violent ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fundamental ) ( NN difference ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is true that both are non-violent but there is a fundamental difference between them


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Lawful ) ( NNS demonstrations ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ peaceful ) ( NN picketing ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS assemblages ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-265 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VP ( VB disturb ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN peace ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ public ) ( NN nuisance ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VB interfere ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS rights ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNS rights ) ) ( VP ( VBN guaranteed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT any ) ( ADJP ( RB truly ) ( JJ free ) ) ( NN system ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN government ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lawful demonstrations such as peaceful picketing and other assemblages that do not disturb the peace or cause a public nuisance or interfere with the rights of others are rights guaranteed by any truly free system of government


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ violent ) ( CC or ) ( JJ non-violent ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ intentional ) ( NN law ) ( NN breaking ) ) ) )

Civil disobedience violent or non-violent is intentional law breaking


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN subject ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN discussion ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP get ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT that ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP me ) ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NP ( RB just ) ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( JJ tangential ) ( NNS remarks ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( JJ lawful ) ( NNS demonstrations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The subject of this discussion is non-violent civil disobedience but before we get on with that let me make just a few tangential remarks about lawful demonstrations


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ useful ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( NP ( JJ public ) ( NN attention ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS grievances ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ little ) ( NN value ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG educating ) ( NP ( NN anyone ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN dispute ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They are useful to call public attention to grievances but they have little value in educating anyone about the issues in dispute


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN delight ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN television ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ dramatic ) ( NN confrontation ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ encourages ) ( NP ( NP ( NN overuse ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS slogans ) ) ( VP ( VBN chanted ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNS bullhorns ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( JJ militant ) ( NNS gestures ) ) ( NP ( JJ accusatory ) ( NNS signs ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( ADJP ( RB emotionally ) ( JJ inspired ) ) ( NNS tactics ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The delight of television in dramatic confrontation encourages overuse of slogans chanted through bullhorns militant gestures accusatory signs and other emotionally inspired tactics


( S ( NP-SBJ-233 ( NP ( JJ Civilized ) ( NN discourse ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN environment ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN compromise ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN lost ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ hostile ) ( NN posture ) ) ( VP ( VBN abetted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ superficial ) ( NNS media ) ( NNS interviews ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civilized discourse and an environment where compromise can begin are lost in a hostile posture abetted by superficial media interviews


( S ( S ( ADVP ( IN At ) ( JJS best ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS demonstrations ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJ overused ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( RB boringly ) ( JJ uninformative ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS worst ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS stimuli ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-266 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP lead ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN law ) ( NN breaking ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At best demonstrations are overused and boringly uninformative at worst they can become the stimuli that lead to law breaking


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS Demonstrations ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB particularly ) ( JJ apt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB degenerate ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( JJ criminal ) ( NN conduct ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP leave ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN site ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN grievance ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ mobile ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Demonstrations are particularly apt to degenerate into criminal conduct when they leave the site of the grievance and become mobile


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( JJ Petty ) ( NNS criminals ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN street ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG looking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN excitement ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP attach ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NNS remora ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS fringes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN crowd ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP use ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN protest ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN excuse ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN rock ) ( NN throwing ) ) ( NP ( NN auto ) ( NN trashing ) ) ( NP ( NN arson ) ) ( NP ( NN window ) ( NN breaking ) ) ( NP ( NN looting ) ) ( NP ( NN pocket ) ( NN picking ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ general ) ( NN hooliganism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Petty criminals and street people looking for excitement attach themselves like remora to the fringes of the crowd and use the protest as an excuse for rock throwing auto trashing arson window breaking looting pocket picking and general hooliganism


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Soon ) ) ( NP-SBJ-234 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ whole ) ( NN purpose ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN demonstration ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN lost ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN mob ) ( NN mania ) ) ) ) ) )

Soon the whole purpose of the demonstration is lost in mob mania


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJR better ) ( NNS ways ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB promote ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cause ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There are better ways to promote a cause


( S ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB Where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN centerpiece ) ) ( PP-3 ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ lawful ) ( NN demonstration ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-267 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VP ( VB attract ) ( NP ( NN crime ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB justify ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Where non-violent civil disobedience is the centerpiece rather than a lawful demonstration that may only attract crime it is difficult to justify


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ) ( VP ( VBP find ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN harm ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS misdemeanors ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN trespass ) ) ( NP ( JJ minor ) ( NN property ) ( NN destruction ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG blocking ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ like ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some find no harm in the misdemeanors of trespass minor property destruction blocking traffic and the like


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT these ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ small ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG galvanizing ) ( NP ( NN action ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ all-important ) ( NN cause ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They say these are small prices to pay for galvanizing action for the all-important cause


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS crimes ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB appear ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ small ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ huge ) ) ) ) ) )

The crimes may appear small but the prices can be huge


( SINV ( ADVP-LOC-PRD-TPC-1 ( RB Here ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS cases ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB illustrate ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Here are two cases to illustrate


( S ( VP ( VB Assume ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN neighborhood ) ( NN demonstration ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB protest ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN speeding ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ certain ) ( NN road ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ careless ) ( NN accident ) ) ( PP ( VBG involving ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN police ) ( NN car ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Assume a neighborhood demonstration to protest speeding on a certain road or a careless accident involving a police car


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS protesters ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP lie ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN street ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG blocking ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS authorities ) ) ( VP ( VBP carry ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB away ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The protesters lie down in the street blocking traffic and will not move until the authorities carry them away


( S ( VP ( VB Assume ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN someone ) ) ( VP ( VBD caught ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN jam ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN heart ) ( NN attack ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Assume that someone caught in the jam has a heart attack


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN ambulance ) ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN in ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hospital ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There is no way to get an ambulance in quickly to move him to a hospital


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ dies ) ) )

He dies


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN demonstration ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ non-violent ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN involved ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ simple ) ( NN misdemeanor ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN individual ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ violent ) ( CC and ) ( JJ terminal ) ) ) ) )

The demonstration was non-violent and involved only a simple misdemeanor but its impact on that individual was violent and terminal


( S ( VP ( VB Assume ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN TV ) ( NN network ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG airing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN celebrity ) ( NN interview ) ( NN program ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ live ) ( NN audience ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Assume that a TV network is airing a celebrity interview program with a live audience


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN politician ) ) ( VP ( VBG appearing ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB highly ) ( JJ controversial ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBN generated ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN deal ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN rancor ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN amid ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NNS groups ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The politician appearing is highly controversial and has recently generated a good deal of rancor amid certain groups


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ planned ) ( NN protest ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN appearance ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN studio ) ( NN audience ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP chain ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN front ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN TV ) ( NNS cameras ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ such ) ( DT a ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN program ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a planned protest against his appearance several members of the studio audience chain themselves in front of the TV cameras in such a way that the program can not continue


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN network ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB refund ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS advertisers ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ loses ) ( NP ( JJ considerable ) ( NN revenue ) ( CC and ) ( NN prestige ) ) ) ) )

The network must refund money to the advertisers and loses considerable revenue and prestige


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS demonstrators ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ non-violent ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS trespasses ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB seriously ) ) ( VP ( VB impair ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS rights ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS others ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ unconnected ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN dispute ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The demonstrators have been non-violent but the result of their trespasses has been to seriously impair the rights of others unconnected with their dispute


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN alleged ) ( SBAR ( DT that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN TV ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB popularize ) ( CC and ) ( VB promote ) ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( RB so ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second ) ( NN situation ) ) ( VP ( VBN hypothesized ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB above ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN case ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS chickens ) ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB home ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB roost ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It might be alleged that TV has done more than its share to popularize and promote non-violent civil disobedience so the second situation hypothesized above would be simply a case of chickens coming home to roost


( S ( CC Or ) ( ADVP ( RB maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN TV ) ( NN network ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB lose ) ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ) ) )

Or maybe the TV network would lose nothing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Geraldo ) ( CC or ) ( NNP Phil ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VB pull ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN camera ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB interview ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ chained ) ( NNS protesters ) ) ) ) ) )

Geraldo or Phil would probably pull up another camera and interview the chained protesters


( S ( VP ( VB Let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP us ) ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN type ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-268 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VBZ harms ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS people ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB indirectly ) ) ) ( RB yet ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( NP ( JJ irreparable ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN whole ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Let us look for a moment at another type of non-violent civil disobedience that only harms other people indirectly yet does irreparable damage to the nation as a whole


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP am ) ( VP ( VBG referring ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ( JJ young ) ( NNS men ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-269 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD chose ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB disobey ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN country ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN call ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS arms ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Vietnam ) ( NN war ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD fled ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ other ) ( NN sanctuary ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB avoid ) ( NP ( NN combat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I am referring to those young men who chose to disobey their country 's call to arms during the Vietnam war and fled to Canada or some other sanctuary to avoid combat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ Their ) ( JJ cowardly ) ( NNS acts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD tried ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB hide ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cloak ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN outrage ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN war ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD characterized ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ immoral ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD weakened ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ national ) ( NN fabric ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD threw ) ( NP ( JJ additional ) ( NNS burdens ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-270 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD served ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB honorably ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN conflict ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Their cowardly acts of civil disobedience which they tried to hide under the cloak of outrage at a war they characterized as immoral weakened the national fabric and threw additional burdens on those who served honorably in that conflict


( SINV ( PP-PRD-TPC-1 ( ADVP ( RB Even ) ( JJR more ) ) ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN fault ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS leaders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ( NP-3 ( NN government ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-271 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD urged ) ( CC and ) ( VBD supported ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS defections ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( ADVP ( RB thereby ) ) ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( JJ great ) ( NN help ) ( CC and ) ( NN comfort ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN enemy ) ( NNS propagandists ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Even more at fault are those leaders in and out of government who urged and supported their defections thereby giving great help and comfort to the enemy propagandists


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ amazing ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG ensuing ) ( NN mass ) ( NNS executions ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Vietnam ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Cambodia ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB weight ) ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ( RB heavily ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS minds ) ) ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( RB morally ) ( JJ fine-tuned ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is amazing that the ensuing mass executions in Vietnam and Cambodia do not weight more heavily on minds so morally fine-tuned


( S ( ADVP ( JJR Worse ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD remained ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( JJ well-meaning ) ( CC but ) ( JJ naive ) ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNPS States ) ) ) ) ) ( S-4 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB administer ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ final ) ( NN infamy ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN upon ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-272 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD fought ) ( CC and ) ( VBD died ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Vietnam ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Worse it remained to a well-meaning but naive president of the United States to administer the final infamy upon those who fought and died in Vietnam


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN guise ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG healing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS wounds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP President ) ( NNP Carter ) ) ( VP ( VBD pardoned ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN draft ) ( NNS evaders ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( NN dignity ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS allegations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN war ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN immorality ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under the guise of healing the wounds of the nation President Carter pardoned thousands of draft evaders thus giving dignity to their allegations of the war 's immorality


( SBARQ ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN precedent ) ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ) ) ) ) ( WHNP-273 ( WP who ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB complain ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( JJ future ) ( NNS generations ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( PP-CLR ( RB upon ) ) ( S-PRP-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB defend ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP yield ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN temptation ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB avoid ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN danger ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN combat ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG declaring ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN war ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ immoral ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG hiding ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RP over ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The precedent having been set who can complain if future generations called upon to defend the U.S. yield to the temptation to avoid the danger of combat by simply declaring the war immoral and hiding until it is over


( S ( ADVP ( RB Finally ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ important ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB point ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB extraordinarily ) ( JJ high ) ) ( NN visibility ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ non-violent ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS days ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ intensive ) ( NNS media ) ( NN coverage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Finally I think it important to point out the extraordinarily high visibility of non-violent civil disobedience in these days of intensive media coverage


( S ( S ( VP ( VB Give ) ( NP ( NN television ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN chance ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cover ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB live ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN breaking ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-237 ( DT no ) ( JJ second ) ( NN invitation ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN required ) ) ) ) ) )

Give television a chance to cover live any breaking of the law and no second invitation will be required


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ brings ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN question ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS motives ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-274 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP lead ) ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ( NNS demonstrations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This brings into question the motives of those who lead civil disobedience demonstrations


( SQ ( VBP Do ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spotlight ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN cause ) ) ) ) ) )

Do they want the spotlight for themselves or for their cause


( S ( SINV ( ADVP-LOC-PRD-TPC-1 ( RB Here ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ good ) ( NN rule ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN thumb ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN movement ) ) ( VP ( VBD produced ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN leader ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN chance ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sincere ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB much ) ( JJR greater ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN leader ) ) ( VP ( VBD produced ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN movement ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Here is a good rule of thumb If the movement produced the leader the chance that he is sincere is much greater than if the leader produced the movement


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT either ) ( NN case ) ) ) ( VP ( VB ask ) ( NP ( PRP yourself ) ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RBR better ) ( JJ informed ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS issues ) ) ( PP ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN protest ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN act ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ civil ) ( NN disobedience ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In either case ask yourself whether you have become better informed on the issues under protest by watching the act of civil disobedience


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( RB not ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ probable ) ) ( SBAR-5 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ thorough ) ( NN airing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dispute ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ calm ) ( CC and ) ( JJ rational ) ) ( NN debate ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJR better ) ( NN course ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If you have not it is probable that a thorough airing of the dispute by calm and rational debate would have been the better course


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Agnew ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 1969 ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN until ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD resigned ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1973 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Agnew was vice president of the U.S. from 1969 until he resigned in 1973


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Internal ) ( NNP Revenue ) ( NNP Service ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ willing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Tax ) ( NNP Court ) ) ( VP ( VB decide ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WRB how ) ( JJ much ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN oil ) ( NN man ) ) ( NP ( NNP William ) ( NNP Herbert ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB owe ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-164 ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN liquidated ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Internal Revenue Service said it is willing to let the U.S. Tax Court decide how much oil man William Herbert Hunt will owe the government after his assets are liquidated


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN surprise ) ( NN announcement ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ( VP ( VBD broke ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ one-time ) ( NN tycoon ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ personal ) ( NN bankruptcy ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The surprise announcement came after the IRS broke off negotiations with Mr. Hunt on a settlement of the one-time tycoon 's personal bankruptcy case


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN action ) ) ( VP ( VBZ removes ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN obstacle ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ overall ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ means ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-165 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN stripped ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( RB virtually ) ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS assets ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Tax ) ( NNP Court ) ) ( VP ( VBZ rules ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1982 ) ( NN case ) ) ( VP ( VBN heard ) ( NP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Washington ) ) ( NP ( NNP D.C ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Although the action removes one obstacle in the way of an overall settlement to the case it also means that Mr. Hunt could be stripped of virtually all of his assets if the Tax Court rules against him in a 1982 case heard earlier this year in Washington D.C


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 300 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ back ) ( NNS taxes ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The IRS has been seeking more than 300 million in back taxes from Mr. Hunt


( S ( ADVP ( RB Separately ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN judge ) ) ( VP ( VBG hearing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN bankruptcy ) ( NN case ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN proposed ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 65.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Minpeco ) ( NNP S.A. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( JJ major ) ( NN creditor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN case ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Separately a federal judge hearing Mr. Hunt 's bankruptcy case yesterday turned down a proposed 65.7 million settlement between Mr. Hunt and Minpeco S.A. another major creditor in the case


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ Peruvian ) ( NNS minerals ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN claim ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 251 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Peruvian minerals concern had been seeking a claim of 251 million against Mr. Hunt


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG turning ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN compromise ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP Harold ) ( NNP C. ) ( NNP Abramson ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN claim ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 19.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition to turning down the compromise Judge Harold C. Abramson said he would allow a claim of only 19.7 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Minpeco ) ( NNS attorneys ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB appeal ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN decision ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN district ) ( NN court ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Minpeco attorneys said they would appeal the decision to a federal district court


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG Regarding ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS taxes ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP he ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP ( RB apparently ) ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ basic ) ( NN formula ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG liquidating ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN estate ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 70 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS proceeds ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ liquidating ) ( NN trust ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD 30 ) ( NN % ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Regarding Mr. Hunt 's taxes he and the IRS have apparently agreed on a basic formula for liquidating his estate in which the IRS would get 70 % of the proceeds from a liquidating trust and 30 % would go to other creditors


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( PP-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNS odds ) ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WRB how ) ( JJ much ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB owe ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-166 ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN sold ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But they have been at odds over how much Mr. Hunt would owe the government after his assets are sold


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN demanded ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 90 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB agree ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( DT no ) ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 60 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The IRS had demanded 90 million but Mr. Hunt would agree to no more than 60 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Grover ) ( NNP Hartt ) ( NNP III ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN government ) ( NN lawyer ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD warned ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ) ( VP ( VBD stood ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB lose ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NN oil ) ( CC and ) ( NN gas ) ( NNS properties ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 200,000 ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ English ) ( NN pottery ) ) ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Colorado ) ( NN condominium ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS assets ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN kept ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN settled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP IRS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Grover Hartt III a government lawyer warned that Mr. Hunt stood to lose certain oil and gas properties 200,000 in English pottery a Colorado condominium and other assets he might have kept if he had settled with the IRS


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( CC But ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB roll ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS dice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hartt ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

But they wanted to roll the dice and we 're going to let them Mr. Hartt said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Stephen ) ( NNP McCartin ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hunt ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN attorney ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN client ) ) ( VP ( VBD welcomed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gamble ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Stephen McCartin Mr. Hunt 's attorney said his client welcomed the gamble


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP Tax ) ( NNP Court ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rule ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( RB early ) ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Tax Court is n't expected to rule before early next year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNPS Systems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB unveil ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ general-purpose ) ( NN computer ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-136 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB compete ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ expensive ) ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sun ) ( NNPS Microsystems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Digital ) ( NNP Equipment ) ( NNP Corp ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mips Computer Systems Inc. today will unveil a new general-purpose computer that will compete with more expensive machines from companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and Digital Equipment Corp


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( RB closely ) ( JJ held ) ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Sunnyvale ) ( NNP Calif. ) ) ( NN company ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB announce ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN agreement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-137 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ own ) ( NN label ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The closely held Sunnyvale Calif. company also will announce an agreement to supply computers to Control Data Corp. which will sell Mips machines under its own label


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ new ) ( NNP Mips ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN RC6280 ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB cost ) ( NP ( CD 150,000 ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ basic ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) )

The new Mips machine called the RC6280 will cost 150,000 for a basic system


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ processes ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 55 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS instructions ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN second ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ uses ) ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD one ) ) ( JJ central ) ( VBG processing ) ( NN chip ) ) ( PP ( IN unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ many ) ( JJ rival ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS processors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The computer processes 55 million instructions per second and uses only one central processing chip unlike many rival machines using several processors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( VBZ employs ) ( NP ( JJ reduced ) ( JJ instruction-set ) ( NN computing ) ( PRN ( CC or ) ( NNP RISC ) ) ( NN technology ) ) ) )

The machine employs reduced instruction-set computing or RISC technology


( S-1 ( PP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ familiar ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN machine ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ offers ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 10 ) ( NNS times ) ) ( DT the ) ( NN performance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ similar ) ( NNS machines ) ) ) ) ) )

At that price an analyst familiar with the machine said the computer offers up to 10 times the performance of similar machines


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN price ) ( NN range ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB tremendously ) ( JJ high-performing ) ) ( NN product ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Sandy ) ( NNP Gant ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ market-research ) ( NN firm ) ( NNP InfoCorp ) ) ) ) ) )

In the price range it 's a tremendously high-performing product said Sandy Gant an analyst at the market-research firm InfoCorp


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN effort ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB establish ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN supplier ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ) ( RB not ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ integrated-circuit ) ( NN technology ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The machine is part of an effort by Mips to establish itself as a supplier of computers not just of integrated-circuit technology


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mips ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB wedge ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS markets ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ other ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ traditional ) ( NNP RISC ) ( NNS applications ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN engineering ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-102 ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS communications ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mips also wants to wedge into markets other than traditional RISC applications such as engineering Mips said the new machine will also be used by businesses and for communications


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB clearly ) ) ( VBZ demonstrates ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNS systems ) ( NN company ) ) ( CONJP ( RB rather ) ( IN than ) ) ( NP ( RB just ) ( DT a ) ( NN chip ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ( NNP Vice ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP John ) ( NNP Hime ) ) )

This clearly demonstrates that Mips is a systems company rather than just a chip company said Mips Vice President John Hime


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ( NN deal ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN boon ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( DT the ) ( JJ five-year-old ) ( NN company ) ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( JJR more ) ( NN ally ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ battles ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ established ) ) ( JJ electronic ) ( NNS concerns ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sun ) ) ( NP ( NNP Hewlett-Packard ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Motorola ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG emerging ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP RISC ) ( NNS machines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Control Data deal is a boon for Mips because it gives the the five-year-old company one more ally as it battles more established electronic concerns such as Sun Hewlett-Packard Co. Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. for the emerging market for RISC machines


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP RISC ) ( NN technology ) ) ( VP ( VBZ speeds ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN computer ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG simplifying ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ internal ) ( NN software ) ) ) ) ) ) )

RISC technology speeds up a computer by simplifying the internal software


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-138 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ big-name ) ( NNS allies ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ essential ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB attract ) ( NP ( NN software ) ( NNS developers ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP RISC ) ( NN architecture ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For Mips which expects revenue of 100 million this year big-name allies such as Control Data are essential to attract software developers to the company 's RISC architecture


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN thing ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( PP-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN roll ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB right ) ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Gant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP InfoCorp ) ) ) ) )

The thing it says about Mips is that they 're on a roll right now said Ms. Gant at InfoCorp


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS wins ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) )

They 're getting some major wins she added


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN month ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN example ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mips ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB supply ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS computers ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Nixdorf ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNP AG ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP France ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Groupe ) ( NNP Bull ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last month for example Mips agreed to supply its computers to Nixdorf Computer AG of West Germany and France 's Groupe Bull


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Sony ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Tandem ) ( NNPS Computers ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Digital ) ( NNP Equipment ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NNP MIPS ) ( NNS computers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP NEC ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Siemens ) ( NNP A.G. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ( NNS chips ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN license ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sony Corp. Tandem Computers Inc. and Digital Equipment have agreed to sell MIPS computers and companies such as Japan 's NEC Corp. and West Germany 's Siemens A.G. have agreed to make Mips chips under license


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Today ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ gives ) ( NP ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN machine ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB compete ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Digital ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ general-purpose ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS makers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP John ) ( NNP Logan ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ computer-market ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Aberdeen ) ( NNP Group ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Boston ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Today 's agreement gives Control Data a machine to compete against Digital and other general-purpose computer makers said John Logan a computer-market analyst at Aberdeen Group Inc. of Boston


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN machine ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB essentially ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN mainframe ) ( NN computer ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The machine is essentially a mainframe computer he said


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( ADVP ( RB Suddenly ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP CDC ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ competitive ) ( NN product ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fight ) ( ADVP ( RB back ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN VAX9000 ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN machine ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Digital ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) )

Suddenly CDC Control Data has a competitive product to fight back against the VAX9000 a machine Digital announced last month he added


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Control ) ( NNP Data ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Minneapolis ) ) ( NP ( NNP Minn. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mips ) ( NNS systems ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN RC6280 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB amount ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1991 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Control Data based in Minneapolis Minn. expects its sales of Mips systems including the new RC6280 to amount to more than 100 million by the end of 1991 Mips said


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nixdorf ) ( NNP Bull ) ( CC and ) ( NNS others ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS versions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN machine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mips ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Miller ) ) )

Nixdorf Bull and others will also sell versions of the machine said Mips President Robert Miller