( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Spokesmen ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Emerson ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Vermont ) ( NNP American ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN acquired ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB anticipate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN completion ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Spokesmen for Emerson and Vermont American which has agreed to be acquired said they do n't anticipate any problems with the completion of the transaction


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT An ) ( NNP FTC ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN matter ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ non-public ) ( NN posture ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ( ADVP ( RB further ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An FTC spokesman said the matter is in a non-public posture at this time and declined to comment further


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Emerson ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Bosch ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ joint ) ( NN acquisition ) ( NN arm ) ) ( NP ( NNP Maple ) ( NNP Acquisition ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN begun ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cash ) ( NN tender ) ( NN offer ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Vermont ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Emerson and Bosch through their joint acquisition arm Maple Acquisition have begun a cash tender offer for all of Vermont 's common shares outstanding


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN offer ) ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB expire ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN extended ) ( PP ( VBG pending ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN timing ) ( CC and ) ( NN resolution ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP FTC ) ( NN request ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The offer set to expire Nov. 1 may be extended pending the timing and resolution of the FTC request the companies said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( ADJP ( NNP St. ) ( JJ Louis-based ) ) ( NNP Emerson ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ Stuttgart-based ) ( NNP Bosch ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP make ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ electrical ) ( CC and ) ( JJ electronic ) ) ( NNS products ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NN power ) ( NNS tools ) ) ) ) ) )

St. Louis-based Emerson and Stuttgart-based Bosch make electrical and electronic products including power tools


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP Vermont ) ( NNP American ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN designed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB enhance ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN position ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS accessories ) ( NN portion ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ power-tool ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Vermont American acquisition is designed to enhance their position in the accessories portion of the power-tool industry


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP CMS ) ( NNP Enhancements ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ estimates ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS sales ) ( CC and ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( JJ first ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( ADVP-EXT ( RB somewhat ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CMS Enhancements Inc. said it estimates that sales and earnings for the fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30 fell somewhat from the year-earlier period


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jim ) ( NNP Farooquee ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Tustin ) ( NNP Calif. ) ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS accessories ) ( NN supplier ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ comfortable ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS expectations ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP CMS ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB earn ) ( NP ( PP-NOM ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 42 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jim Farooquee chief executive officer of the Tustin Calif. computer accessories supplier said he was comfortable with analysts ' expectations that CMS would earn between six cents and eight cents a share on revenue of about 42 million


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP CMS ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 48 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A year earlier CMS posted profit of 1.1 million or 13 cents a share on sales of 48 million


( S ( NP-TMP ( DT This ) ( NN time ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( ADJP ( NP-ADV ( CD 30 ) ( JJ % ) ) ( JJR more ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) )

This time there are 30 % more shares outstanding


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Farooquee ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ industrywide ) ( NN softening ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN demand ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN computer ) ( NN enhancement ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Farooquee attributed the decline to an industrywide softening of demand for computer enhancement products


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Liz ) ( NNP Claiborne ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 62 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG citing ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ continued ) ( NN strength ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN apparel ) ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN start ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shipments ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ new ) ( NN product ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNS men ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN fragrance ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ large-size ) ( NNS women ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN apparel ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ casual ) ( NN knitwear ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Liz Claiborne Inc. New York said its third-quarter net income jumped 62 % citing continued strength in apparel sales and the start of shipments of its new product lines a men 's fragrance large-size women 's apparel and casual knitwear


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ big ) ( NN apparel ) ( NN maker ) ( CC and ) ( NN retailer ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 51.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 58 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 31.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 36 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The big apparel maker and retailer said that its net income in the latest quarter increased to 51.1 million or 58 cents a share from 31.7 million or 36 cents a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Sales ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 29 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 410.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 317.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) )

Sales in the quarter gained 29 % to 410.4 million from 317.7 million a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Claiborne ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 25.125 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( JJ over-the-counter ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) )

Claiborne shares closed yesterday at 25.125 up 50 cents in national over-the-counter trading


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Claiborne ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS directors ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD declared ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ regular ) ( NN cash ) ( NN dividend ) ( NN payment ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ payable ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shareholders ) ) ( RRC ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN close ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN business ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 13 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Claiborne 's directors also declared its regular cash dividend payment of five cents a share payable on Dec. 5 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 13


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 48 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 124.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.41 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 83.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 96 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months net income rose 48 % to 124.2 million or 1.41 a share from 83.8 million or 96 cents a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 16 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.03 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 894 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales gained 16 % to 1.03 billion from 894 million


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ startling ) ( NN turnabout ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Senate ) ( NNP Intelligence ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG complaining ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN someone ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN branch ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG leaking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a startling turnabout Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are complaining that someone in the executive branch is leaking on them


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David Boren the Intelligence Committee chairman is upset that someone leaked a letter to the committee from the Reagan administration suggesting that the U.S. would undertake to warn Panamanian thug Manuel Noriega if it got wind of an impending coup that might result in his assassination


( S ( PP ( IN With ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ due ) ( NN respect ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( RB highly ) ( JJ classified ) ( NN correspondence ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS buzzwords ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS leakers ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG performing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ public ) ( NN service ) ) ) ) )

With due respect to highly classified correspondence and other buzzwords the leakers are performing a public service


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP CIA ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN become ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN protection ) ( NN service ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Noriega ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ American ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( MD ought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB know ) ) ) ) ) )

If the CIA has become a protection service for Mr. Noriega the American people ought to know


( S ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD went ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ wrong ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Panama ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fitting ) ( NN subject ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ public ) ( CC and ) ( JJ congressional ) ) ( NN inquiry ) ) ) ) ) )

What went wrong in Panama is a fitting subject for public and congressional inquiry


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Naturally Senator Boren and his committee would like free rein to blame the executive branch while stamping top secret on their own complicity


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN danger ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG exposing ) ( NP ( NNS sources ) ( CC and ) ( NNS methods ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG disclosing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN debate ) ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ( PP-DIR ( IN up ) ( CC and ) ( IN down ) ( NP ( NNP Pennsylvania ) ( NNP Avenue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But there 's no danger of exposing sources and methods in disclosing the debate running up and down Pennsylvania Avenue


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB assume ) ( NP ( NP ( NN authority ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN micromanage ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NN policy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN responsibility ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ) ) )

And if Congress is going to assume authority to micromanage foreign policy it 's going to have to take some of the responsibility too


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP President ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNP States ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD urged ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ Panamanian ) ( JJ armed ) ) ( NNS forces ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Noriega ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The President of the United States urged the Panamanian armed forces to move against Mr. Noriega


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS commanders ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN initiative ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( VP ( VB block ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN couple ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS roads ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When they did his commanders did n't have the initiative to do more than block a couple of roads


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN branch ) ) ( VP ( VBZ bears ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN responsibility ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN timidity ) ) ) ) ) )

The executive branch bears the first responsibility for timidity


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But what kind of initiative can you expect given the climate set by Congress


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For example what exactly did the CIA tell Major Giroldi and his fellow coup plotters about U.S. laws and executive orders on assassinations


( SBARQ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ( NN part ) ) ( SQ ( VBD did ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNS warnings ) ) ( VP ( VB play ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN major ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN unwillingness ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pull ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN trigger ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NNP General ) ( NNP Noriega ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN custody ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( NN attack ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ pro-Noriega ) ( NNS troops ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What part did U.S. warnings play in the major 's unwillingness to pull the trigger when he had General Noriega in custody but was under attack by pro-Noriega troops


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Noriega ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB suffer ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN hesitation ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pistol ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Noriega did n't suffer from any hesitation once he had the pistol


( S ( ADVP ( RB Maybe ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP CIA ) ( NN version ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Miranda ) ( NN warning ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN right ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB conceal ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN coup ) ( NNS intentions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB rat ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Maybe we need a CIA version of the Miranda warning You have the right to conceal your coup intentions because we may rat on you


( FRAG ( CC Or ) ( ADVP ( RB maybe ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NP ( NNP Surgeon ) ( NNP General ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN warning ) ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Confiding ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNPS States ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ fatal ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Or maybe a Surgeon General 's warning Confiding in the United States may be fatal


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP CIA ) ( NN chief ) ( NNP William ) ( NNP Webster ) ) ( RRC ( ADVP ( RB hardly ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Washington ) ( NN malcontent ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN debate ) ) ( VP ( VBN started ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG noting ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN order ) ) ( VP ( VBG banning ) ( NP ( NNS assassinations ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN contributed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN paralysis ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN coup ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIA chief William Webster hardly a Washington malcontent got the debate started last week by noting that the executive order banning assassinations had contributed to U.S. paralysis during the coup


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP CIA ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Deputy ) ( NNP Director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Operations ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NNP Richard ) ( NNP Stoltz ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD tried ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB smooth ) ( NP ( NNS things ) ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS days ) ) ( RB later ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VBD underlined ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Webster ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN point ) ) ) ) )

The CIA 's Deputy Director of Operations Richard Stoltz tried to smooth things over a few days later but instead simply underlined Mr. Webster 's point


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The interpretation of the executive order Mr. Stoltz said and the way in which the various committees have over time interpreted it has led in my view to a proper caution on the part of operators including me


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS words ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP CIA ) ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB anymore ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ fine ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP CIA ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In other words Congress wo n't let the CIA do much of anything anymore and that 's fine with the CIA


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN pay ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN duty ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJR lighter ) ) ) ) )

The pay 's the same and the duty 's lighter


( S ( CC And ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN anything ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN second-guessed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Congress ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ carries ) ( NP ( JJ heavy ) ( NNS penalties ) ) ) )

And of course doing anything that might be second-guessed by Congress carries heavy penalties


( S ( VP ( VB Witness ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Walsh ) ( NN prosecution ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Ollie ) ( NNP North ) ) ) ) ) )

Witness the Walsh prosecution of Ollie North


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Intelligence ) ( NNP Committee ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ ranking ) ( NNP Republican ) ) ( NP ( NNP Senator ) ( NNP William ) ( NNP Cohen ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD joined ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Senator ) ( NNP George ) ( NNP Mitchell ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB write ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJS best ) ( NN seller ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NNP Iran-Contra ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG deploring ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Men ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Zeal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Intelligence Committee 's ranking Republican Senator William Cohen joined with Senator George Mitchell to write a best seller about Iran-Contra deploring Men of Zeal


( S ( NP-ADV ( DT No ) ( NN doubt ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS people ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP CIA ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Security ) ( NNP Council ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN read ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) )

No doubt many people in the CIA the Pentagon and the National Security Council have read it


( SBARQ ( WHNP-3 ( WHNP ( WP What ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN initiative ) ) ) ) ( SQ ( MD should ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN anyone ) ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBN read ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT this ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB happen ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP fail ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

What kind of initiative should anyone expect from people out on the line who 've read all this and know what can happen if they fail


( SBARQ ( WHNP-1 ( WP Who ) ) ( SQ ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB end ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN protagonist ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Bill ) ( NNP Cohen ) ( NN morality ) ( NN play ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Who wants to end up as the protagonist in a Bill Cohen morality play


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN order ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNS assassinations ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN artifact ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( JJ congressional ) ( NN mind-set ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN product ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS 1970s ) ( NNP Vietnam ) ( NN syndrome ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN action ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The order against assassinations is another artifact of the same congressional mind-set a product of the 1970s Vietnam syndrome against any executive action


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP-BNF ( NP ( PRP himself ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN favor ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG rescinding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN order ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ ambiguous ) ( NN intrusion ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB defend ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP America ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ national ) ( NN security ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

President Bush would do himself and the country a favor by rescinding the order as an ambiguous intrusion on his ability to defend America 's national security


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ good ) ( NNS reasons ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN assassination ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG rescinding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN order ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN thing ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB start ) ( S ( VP ( VBG passing ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( VBG exploding ) ( NNS cigars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There are of course good reasons the U.S. should n't get into the assassination business but rescinding the executive order is not the same thing as saying the U.S. should start passing out exploding cigars


( S ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN world ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ nasty ) ( NN place ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Presidents ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN freedom ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB order ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS operations ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-3 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NN someone ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( VP ( VBN killed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The world being the nasty place it is we want Presidents to have the freedom to order operations in which someone might get killed


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS situations ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB write ) ( NP ( NNS rules ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN advance ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( ADJP ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP President ) ) ( VP ( VBZ takes ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN responsibility ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In such situations you can not write rules in advance you can only make sure the President takes the responsibility


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN order ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ reported ) ( NNS agreements ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Intelligence ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( DT neither ) ( JJ sensible ) ( CC nor ) ( JJ moral ) ) ) )

The executive order and the reported agreements with the Intelligence Committee are neither sensible nor moral


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stands ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB bomb ) ( NP ( NNP Tripoli ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB assassinate ) ( NP ( NNP Colonel ) ( NNP Gadhafi ) ) ) ) ) )

As it now stands the U.S. can bomb Tripoli but ca n't assassinate Colonel Gadhafi


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB send ) ( NP-1 ( DT a ) ( NN fighter ) ( NN squadron ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB strafe ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ terrorist ) ( NNS hideouts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bekaa ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB shoot ) ( NP ( NNP Abu ) ( NNP Nidal ) ) ) ) ) )

It can send a fighter squadron to strafe terrorist hideouts in the Bekaa Valley but ca n't shoot Abu Nidal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PDT Both ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN assassination ) ( NN order ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quality ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN debate ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Washington ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG telling ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ only ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB kill ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN madman ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-MNR-PRD ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( ADJP ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP take ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( JJ innocent ) ( NNS civilians ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Both the assassination order and the quality of debate in Washington are telling the world that the only way the U.S. will kill a madman is by making sure we take some innocent civilians with him


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN judge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Manhattan ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN entered ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN judgment ) ) ( VP ( VBG requiring ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NNP Chicago ) ( JJ organized ) ( NN crime ) ( NN figure ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 250,000 ) ) ( VP ( VBG representing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ alleged ) ( NNS profits ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN involvement ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP International ) ( NNP Brotherhood ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Teamsters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A federal judge in Manhattan has entered a judgment requiring a Chicago organized crime figure to pay the government 250,000 representing alleged profits he gained from his involvement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Manhattan ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP Attorney ) ( NNP Otto ) ( NNP Obermaier ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ( RB ever ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN obtained ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN disgorgement ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ organized ) ( NN crime ) ( NN figure ) ) ( VP ( VBN indicted ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ civil ) ( NN racketeering ) ( NN law ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Otto Obermaier said it was the first time ever that the government had obtained any disgorgement from an organized crime figure indicted under the civil racketeering law


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Joseph ) ( NNP Lombardo ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD alleged ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN captain ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ organized ) ( NN crime ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ numerous ) ( NNS defendants ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ sweeping ) ( NN racketeering ) ( NN suit ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Teamsters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Joseph Lombardo who the government alleged was the captain of organized crime in Chicago was one of numerous defendants in the government 's sweeping racketeering suit against the Teamsters


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN suit ) ) ( VP ( VBN filed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD accused ) ( NP-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN leadership ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG depriving ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( QP ( CD 1.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS rights ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pattern ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN racketeering ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the suit filed in June 1988 the government accused the union 's leadership of depriving its 1.6 million members of their rights through a pattern of racketeering


( S ( PP ( IN Among ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS things ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD claimed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ organized ) ( NN crime ) ( NNS figures ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP ( RB routinely ) ) ( VP ( VBN handpicked ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ top ) ( NNS officials ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Among other things the government claimed that organized crime figures had routinely handpicked the union 's top officials


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP U.S. ) ( NNP District ) ( NNP Judge ) ( NNP David ) ( NNP Edelstein ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB permanently ) ) ( VP ( VBD enjoined ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lombardo ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ future ) ( NNS dealings ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Teamsters ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ other ) ( NN labor ) ( NN union ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

U.S. District Judge David Edelstein also permanently enjoined Mr. Lombardo from any future dealings with the Teamsters or any other labor union


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lombardo ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS defendants ) ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB settle ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN suit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 250,000 ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN within ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Lombardo the last of the defendants to settle the suit agreed to pay the government the 250,000 within one week


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN croaker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hook ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The croaker 's done gone from the hook


damn


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ My ) ( NN language ) ) ( ADVP ( RB sure ) ) ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB pot ) ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB down ) ( RB here ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN coast ) ) ) ) )

My language sure goes to pot down here on the coast


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ husky ) ( JJ blond ) ( NN guide ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Aggie ) ( NN cap ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ twists ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN face ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ mock ) ( NN fury ) ) ) ) )

The husky blond guide with the Aggie cap twists his face in mock fury


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP got ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB get ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB school ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB straighten ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NNP English ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I got to get back to school and straighten out my English


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJR more ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ( NNP A&M ) ) ) ) ) )

He has two more years at Texas A&M


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Right ) ( RB now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ takes ) ( NP-3 ( NNS people ) ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( RB fish ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bays ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN barrier ) ( VBZ islands ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( NN curve ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS miles ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN along ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ eastern ) ( NN coast ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Texas ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG enclosing ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ milky ) ( JJ green ) ) ( NNS lagoons ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS ridges ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN sand ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ grassy ) ( NN scrub ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP rim ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ deep ) ( NN blue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Gulf ) ( RB beyond ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Right now he takes people out to fish in the bays behind the barrier islands that curve for hundreds of miles along the eastern coast of Texas enclosing milky green lagoons behind ridges of sand and grassy scrub that rim the deep blue of the Gulf beyond


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD three ) ( NNS days ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ hot ) ( JJ wind-swept ) ( NN rain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN sun ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-PRD ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ speckled ) ( NN seatrout ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN redfish ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ provides ) ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ( NN fishing ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB hereabouts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There have been three days of hot wind-swept rain and now with the first sun we are after speckled seatrout which with redfish provides most of the game fishing hereabouts


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ little ) ( NN radio ) ) ( VP ( VBZ fizzes ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ other ) ( NNS boats ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN found ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN fish ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG spotting ) ( NP ( NN location ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NN everything ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN sport ) ) ) ) ) )

The little radio fizzes as other boats want to see if we have found any fish spotting location is everything in this sport


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Negative ) ( NNS answers ) ) ( VP ( VBP crackle ) ( ADVP ( RP back ) ) ) )

Negative answers crackle back


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN fish ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ plentiful ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS pilings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ old ) ( NN gas ) ( NNS wells ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP dot ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ flat ) ( NN surface ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS remains ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ sunken ) ( NNS ships ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The fish often are plentiful around the pilings of the old gas wells that dot the flat surface like the remains of sunken ships


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP go ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ) ) ) )

We go from one to the other


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN sun ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ hot ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( NP-TMP-PRD ( NP ( CD 8 ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN morning ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The sun is hot now though it 's only 8 in the morning


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ great ) ( JJ silver ) ( NNS clouds ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN horizon ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP build ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ pale ) ( NN water ) ) ) ) )

The great silver clouds on the horizon build themselves on the pale water


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP cruise ) ( PP-DIR ( IN toward ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN set ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS pilings ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We cruise toward another set of pilings


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN guide ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ scoops ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pail ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ puts ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB frantically ) ( VBG wiggling ) ) ( NN croaker ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hook ) ) ) ) ) )

The guide scoops into a pail and puts a frantically wiggling croaker on the hook


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ casts ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ) )

Then he casts out


( S ( ADVP ( RB Just ) ) ( VP ( VB wait ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN tap-tap ) ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN thump-thump ) ) ) ) ) )

Just wait for that tap-tap that thump-thump


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB real ) ( JJ gentle ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ pulls ) ) ) ) ) )

It comes real gentle before it pulls


( S ( VP ( VBP Do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB forget ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS trout ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ soft ) ) ( NNS mouths ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Do n't forget trout have very soft mouths


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN radio ) ) ( VP ( VBZ queries ) ( ADVP ( RB again ) ) ) )

The radio queries again


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( VP ( VBG Pickin ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( CC or ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN guide ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG chuckling ) ) ) )

Pickin one or two says the guide chuckling


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ( NP ( NN nothin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

You can tell they 've got nothin


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN pair ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ black ) ( NNS skimmers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP zig-zag ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB past ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB close ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN surface ) ) ) ) ) )

A pair of black skimmers zig-zag past close to the surface


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Soon ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN limit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ shimmering ) ( NN fish ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ stippled ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN rose-gold ) ( CC and ) ( NN black ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Soon we have our limit of the shimmering fish stippled in rose-gold and black


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB back ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dock ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ great ) ( JJ blue ) ( NNS herons ) ) ( VP ( VBP stand ) ( S ( VP ( VBG waiting ) ( PP-LOC ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cleaning ) ( NNS benches ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And we are the first back at the dock where the great blue herons stand waiting by the cleaning benches


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN guide ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ young ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ knows ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ different ) ( NN life ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NN college ) ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VP ( VBG working ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP IBM ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG wearing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN necktie ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The guide is young and he knows this business but he wants a different life after college such as working for IBM and wearing a necktie


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( JJ big ) ( NN stretch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ American ) ( NN seacoast ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ undeveloped ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This must be the last big stretch of the American seacoast that is undeveloped


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( JJ ramshackle ) ( NN fishing ) ( NNS towns ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ quiet ) ( NNS atolls ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN resort ) ( NNS houses ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB nearby ) ) ) )

There are a few ramshackle fishing towns with quiet atolls of resort houses nearby


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS People ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ apt ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ self-conscious ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN place ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

People are not apt to be self-conscious about the place or themselves


( S ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Texas ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ big ) ( CC and ) ( JJ beautiful ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP live ) ( ADVP-LOC-CLR ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT all ) ) ) ) )

Texas is big and beautiful and they live here that 's all


( SINV ( VP-TPC-2 ( VBG Jutting ) ( ADVP ( RB out ) ) ( PP-LOC ( RB just ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN north ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP us ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Blackjack ) ( NNP Peninsula ) ) ( PRN ( PP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN oak ) ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN game ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ forms ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN core ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Aransas ) ( NNP Wildlife ) ( NNP Refuge ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jutting out just to the north of us is the Blackjack Peninsula after the oak not the game which forms the core of the Aransas Wildlife Refuge


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ famous ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN winter ) ( NN home ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG whooping ) ( NN crane ) ) ( NP ( NP ( IN that ) ( NN symbol ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN destruction ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ wild ) ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is famous as the winter home of the whooping crane that symbol of the destruction of wild America


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT a ) ( NN gunner ) ) ( VP ( VBD shot ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN whooper ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN mistake ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG thinking ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN snow ) ( NN goose ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last year a gunner shot a whooper by mistake thinking that it was a snow goose


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD paid ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ immense ) ( NN fine ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ lucky ) ( PRN ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ local ) ( NN wag ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB escape ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gas ) ( NN chamber ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He paid an immense fine and was lucky according to a local wag to escape the gas chamber


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN peninsula ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( PP-DIR ( IN off ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ vast ) ( JJ southeastern ) ( JJ alluvial ) ( NN plain ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS fields ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN rice ) ( CC and ) ( NN cotton ) ( CC and ) ( NN sorghum ) ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB far ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN eye ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB see ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The peninsula comes off the vast southeastern alluvial plain with fields of rice and cotton and sorghum as far as the eye can see


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Near ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN coast ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ dense ) ( NNS coverts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ live ) ( NN oak ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN interspersed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS marshes ) ( CC and ) ( NNS prairies ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Near the coast there are dense coverts of live oak interspersed with marshes and prairies


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Deer ) ) ( NP ( JJ wild ) ( NNS hog ) ) ( NP ( NNS armadillos ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS alligators ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN glamour ) ( NNS quadrupeds ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS birds ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ innumerable ) ) ( PRN ( ADVP ( RB especially ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS herons ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS spoonbills ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Deer wild hog armadillos and alligators are the glamour quadrupeds and the birds are innumerable especially the herons and the spoonbills


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Above ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS blossoms ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN lantana ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ scarlet ) ( NN pea ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ inky-brown ) ( CC and ) ( JJ golden ) ) ( NN palamedes ) ( NN butterfly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ floats ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ lazy ) ( NN wingbeat ) ) ) ) )

Above the blossoms of lantana and scarlet pea the inky-brown and golden palamedes butterfly floats on its lazy wingbeat


( S ( ADVP-LOC ( RB Inland ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN refuge ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN place ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNP Tivoli ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ white ) ( NN church ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN gas ) ( NN station ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN grocery ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS houses ) ) ( ADJP ( RB relatively ) ( RB close ) ( RB together ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( PDT such ) ( DT a ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( NNS parts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Inland a few miles from the refuge there is a place called Tivoli with a white church a gas station and a grocery the houses relatively close together for such a settlement in these parts


( S ( NP-TTL-TPC ( NNP Tivoli ) ( NNP Motel ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP read ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sign ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ usual ) ( NN pronunciation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN name ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP whoosh ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB through ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tivoli Motel I read a sign in the usual pronunciation of the name as we whoosh through


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( ADVP-LOC ( RB Here ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ south ) ( NNP Texas ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( NP ( NN Tie-vole-ee ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ my ) ( NN host ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB gently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ corrects ) ) )

Here in south Texas we say Tie-vole-ee my host gently corrects


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP King ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Foreign ) ( NNP Press ) ( NNP Center ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. King is the director of the Foreign Press Center in New York


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Legent ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 32 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD 34 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ fourth ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Legent Corp. said it expects to report net income between 6.4 million and 6.9 million or between 32 cents and 34 cents a share for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 30


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-ago ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN software ) ( NN developer ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( FW pro ) ( FW forma ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 4.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 24 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the year-ago quarter the software developer reported pro forma earnings of 4.8 million or 24 cents a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( NNP Vienna ) ( JJ Va.-based ) ) ( NNP Legent ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB post ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 31 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( FW pro ) ( FW forma ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 25.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Vienna Va.-based Legent said it expects to post revenue for the quarter of more than 31 million compared with pro forma revenue of 25.2 million in 1988


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ anticipates ) ( S ( VP ( VBG reporting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 23 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( RB about ) ( CD 1.15 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 5.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 22 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN related ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN merger ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD created ) ( NP ( NNP Legent ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Duquesne ) ( NNP Systems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Morino ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the fiscal year the company said it anticipates reporting earnings of 23 million or about 1.15 a share including a charge of about 5.9 million or 22 cents a share related to the merger that created Legent out of Duquesne Systems Inc. and Morino Inc. in March 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN Revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exceed ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 124 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue for fiscal 1989 is expected to exceed 124 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( FW Pro ) ( FW forma ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ fiscal ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 19.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 99 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 97.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Pro forma earnings for fiscal 1988 were 19.6 million or 99 cents a share on revenue of 97.2 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ increased ) ( NN demand ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS systems ) ( NN productivity ) ( NN software ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company attributed much of the growth in earnings to increased demand for its systems productivity software


( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB Yet ) ( DT another ) ( JJ political ) ( NN scandal ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG racking ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) )

Yet another political scandal is racking Japan


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN time ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG hurting ) ( NP ( NP ( NN opposition ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NN ruling-party ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ) )

But this time it 's hurting opposition as well as ruling-party members


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ unfolds ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG revealing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ tangled ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( JJR seamier ) ) ) ( NNS aspects ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN society ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And as it unfolds it 's revealing some of the more tangled and seamier aspects of Japanese society


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Already ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( VBG ruling ) ( NNP Liberal ) ( NNP Democratic ) ( NNP Party ) ( NNS demands ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN opposition ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VB testify ) ( PP-MNR ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN oath ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN parliament ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN stalled ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN budget ) ( NN committee ) ( NN session ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN forced ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB plan ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ special ) ( JJ two-day ) ( NN investigation ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Already ruling Liberal Democratic Party demands that opposition members testify under oath in parliament have stalled one budget committee session and forced the committee to plan a special two-day investigation at the end of the month


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN scandal ) ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ convoluted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN ruling-party ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN divided ) ( PP-CLR ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pursue ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN matter ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN hope ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG undermining ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opposition ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP favor ) ( S ( VP ( VBG leaving ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB well ) ( RB enough ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB alone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the scandal itself is so convoluted that ruling-party members are divided between those who want to pursue the matter in hope of undermining the opposition and those who favor leaving well enough alone


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN opposition ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( NP-ADV ( DT the ) ( RBS most ) ) ( VBN hurt ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN everyone ) ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBZ figures ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP LDP ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN beast ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Shigezo ) ( NNP Hayasaka ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ former ) ( NN aide ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP LDP ) ( NN kingmaker ) ( NNP Kakuei ) ( NNP Tanaka ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( DT an ) ( JJ independent ) ( NN analyst ) ) ) ) )

The opposition can be the most hurt because everyone already figures the LDP is that kind of beast says Shigezo Hayasaka former aide to LDP kingmaker Kakuei Tanaka and now an independent analyst


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ adds ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB go ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( DT all ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN middle ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But he adds We ca n't tell where it will go at all because we 're still in the middle of it


( S ( NP-TMP ( DT This ) ( NN time ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN scandal ) ) ( VP ( VBZ centers ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS donations ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( JJ not-quite-mainstream ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NN parlor ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This time the scandal centers on donations made by the not-quite-mainstream pachinko parlor industry


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Pachinko ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN pinball ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ favorite ) ( NN form ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ legal ) ( NN gambling ) ) ) ) ) )

Pachinko a kind of pinball is Japan 's favorite form of legal gambling


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT The ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( ADVP ( RB so ) ( RB far ) ) ( VP ( VBP appear ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ small ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB especially ) ) ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ huge ) ( NNS sums ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD changed ) ( NP ( NNS hands ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Recruit ) ( NNP Co ) ( NN influence-peddling ) ( NN scandal ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD plagued ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG ruling ) ( NN party ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The donations so far appear to be small especially compared with the huge sums that changed hands in the Recruit Co influence-peddling scandal that plagued the ruling party last year


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS implications ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ great ) ) ) ) )

But the implications could be great


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Pachinko ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( UCP-PRD ( PP-LOC-PRD ( ADVP ( RB slightly ) ) ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ shady ) ( NN side ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VBN linked ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJR lower ) ( NNS ranks ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN underworld ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP-PRD ( ADVP-TMP ( RB regularly ) ) ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ annual ) ( NNS lists ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS evaders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Pachinko is slightly on the shady side often linked to the lower ranks of Japan 's underworld and regularly at the top of annual lists of tax evaders


( S ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Recently ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN faced ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN threat ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS restrictions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ political ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN intent ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB bribe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Recently the industry has faced the threat of new restrictions and political donations may have been made with the intent to bribe


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 60 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN pachinko ) ( NN parlor ) ( NNS owners ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ Korean ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-2 ( WHNP ( JJ many ) ) ( WHPP ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WP whom ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP maintain ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ close ) ( NNS ties ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ North ) ( CC or ) ( JJ South ) ( JJ Korean ) ) ( NNS residents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS donations ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS groups ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ illegal ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) ) )

Also about 60 % of pachinko parlor owners are Korean many of whom maintain close ties with North or South Korean residents ' organizations and donations by such foreign groups are illegal in Japan


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN pachinko ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJ benign ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADJP ( RB enticingly ) ( JJ unsavory ) ) ) ) )

To many Japanese pachinko is benign or enticingly unsavory


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Garish ) ( NN neon ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NNS marquees ) ) ( VP ( VBP blaze ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NX ( NX ( JJ main ) ( NNS streets ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( JJ narrow ) ( NNS alleys ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS cities ) ( CC and ) ( NNS towns ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Garish neon pachinko marquees blaze from the main streets and narrow alleys of cities and towns across the country


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Devotees ) ) ( VP ( VBP pass ) ( NP ( NNS hours ) ) ( S-MNR ( VP ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS lights ) ) ( VP ( VB blink ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG listening ) ( SBAR-CLR ( TO to ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN metal ) ( NNS balls ) ) ( VP ( VB ping ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB gamble ) ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN as ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ anonymous ) ) ( ADVP ( RB alone ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS thoughts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Devotees pass hours watching the lights blink and listening to the metal balls ping as much to gamble as to get a little time to be anonymous alone with their thoughts


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 500 ) ( NNS yen ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 3.60 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN handful ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS balls ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN pachinko ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ common ) ( NN pastime ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( NN root ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ cheap ) ( NN entertainment ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS years ) ) ( PP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NNP World ) ( NNP War ) ( NNP II ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At 500 yen 3.60 for a handful of balls pachinko is a common pastime and has been since it took root as cheap entertainment in the years after World War II


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN total ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT those ) ( VBG pinging ) ( NNS balls ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN created ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN industry ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ reported ) ( JJ annual ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 13 ) ( CD trillion ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( RB almost ) ( CD 92 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( RB nearly ) ( DT the ) ( NN size ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ vaunted ) ( NN automobile ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the total of all those pinging balls has created an industry with a reported annual income of 13 trillion yen almost 92 billion or nearly the size of Japan 's vaunted automobile industry


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB regularly ) ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN top ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ annual ) ( NNS lists ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NN evasion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NNS observers ) ) ( VP ( VBP estimate ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ real ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( RB as ) ( JJ much ) ( IN as ) ( CD 20 ) ( CD trillion ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And because the pachinko industry is regularly at the top of annual lists for tax evasion some observers estimate the real income could be as much as 20 trillion yen


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT that ) ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN taxed ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB bring ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB badly ) ( VBN needed ) ) ( QP ( JJ several ) ( CD trillion ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ) ) )

If that money were being taxed it could bring the government a badly needed several trillion yen


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1984 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT an ) ( NN attempt ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB crack ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJR tougher ) ( NNS restrictions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In 1984 an attempt was made to crack down on the industry with tougher restrictions


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Then ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT a ) ( NN proposal ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( NP-CLR ( JJR better ) ( NN track ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN income ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG selling ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ prepaid ) ( NNS cards ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN pachinko ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN fielded ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN parliament ) ) ) ) ) )

Then in 1988 a proposal to keep better track of income by selling prepaid cards for pachinko was fielded in parliament


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( VP ( VBD split ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD two ) ) ) ( PP ( IN along ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( NN origin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP North ) ( NNPS Koreans ) ) ( VP ( VBP oppose ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plan ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP South ) ( NNPS Koreans ) ) ( NP ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNPS Taiwanese ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP accept ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ neutral ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The proposal split the industry in two along the lines of national origin North Koreans oppose the plan while South Koreans Japanese and Taiwanese accept it or are neutral


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ conservative ) ( JJ weekly ) ( NN magazine ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NN industry ) ( NN organization ) ) ( VP ( VBD donated ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ( NNP Socialist ) ( NNP Party ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In August a conservative weekly magazine reported that a pachinko industry organization donated money to Japan Socialist Party members


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN magazine ) ) ( VP ( VBD alleged ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS donations ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG offering ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS bribes ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( NP ( NN support ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN battle ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( JJ prepaid ) ( NNS cards ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG laundering ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( ADVP ( RB back ) ( CC and ) ( RB forth ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP JSP ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ North ) ( JJ Korean ) ) ( NNS residents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN organization ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Chosen ) ( NNP Soren ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The magazine alleged that in making the donations the pachinko industry may have been offering bribes to win support in the battle against prepaid cards or it may have been laundering money back and forth between the JSP and the North Korean residents ' organization the Chosen Soren


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Chosen ) ( NNP Soren ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP JSP ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB immediately ) ) ( VP ( VBD denied ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN report ) ) ) )

The Chosen Soren and the JSP immediately denied the report


( S ( CC And ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( ADJP ( JJ first ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( CC neither ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opposition ) ) ( CC nor ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP LDP ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD wanted ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pursue ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN issue ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And at first neither the opposition nor the LDP wanted to pursue the issue


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN press ) ) ( VP ( VBD kept ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ alive ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( PP ( RB as ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Recruit ) ( NN scandal ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS lists ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VBG circulating ) ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS names ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN received ) ( NP ( NN money ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the press kept it alive as with the Recruit scandal lists began circulating with names of people who had received money


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Within ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN matter ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ less-conservative ) ( NNS magazines ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG ruling ) ( NNP LDP ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN received ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB much ) ( JJR larger ) ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN pachinko ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Within a matter of weeks less-conservative magazines reported that members of the ruling LDP had received much larger donations from pachinko organizations


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB So ) ( RB far ) ) ( ADVP ( RB though ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NNS allegations ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS contributions ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP LDP ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD amounted ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS bribes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

So far though there have been no allegations that the contributions the LDP members received amounted to bribes


( S ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS camps ) ) ( VP ( VBD upped ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ante ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Reports ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Chosen ) ( NNP Soren ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN donated ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB directly ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP JSP ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB rapidly ) ) ( VP ( VBN countered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS statements ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ South ) ( JJ Korean ) ) ( NNS residents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN organization ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG donating ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB directly ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP LDP ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Then the two camps upped the ante Reports that Chosen Soren had donated directly to JSP members were rapidly countered by statements that the South Korean residents ' organization had long been donating directly to LDP members


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP JSP ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD admitted ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 13 ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD eight ) ( CD million ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pachinko ) ( NN organization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD charged ) ( NP-1 ( NNP LDP ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP-CLR-2 ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG receiving ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 125 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 880,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( NP=1-3 ( JJ other ) ( NN opposition ) ( NNS parties ) ) ( PP-CLR=2 ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG taking ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 2.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NN yen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The JSP admitted Oct. 13 that its members received about eight million yen from the pachinko organization and charged LDP members with receiving 125 million yen 880,000 and other opposition parties with taking about 2.5 million yen


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Friday ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN cabinet ) ( NN secretary ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD eight ) ( NN cabinet ) ( NNS ministers ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN received ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( CD million ) ( NN yen ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 450,000 ) ( NN yen ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( CD 3,175 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Toshiki ) ( NNP Kaifu ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On Friday the chief cabinet secretary announced that eight cabinet ministers had received five million yen from the industry including 450,000 yen 3,175 by Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT No ) ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN alleged ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ illegal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No one has alleged that the donations were by themselves illegal


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Direct ) ( NNS donations ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT either ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS residents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ illegal ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS groups ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN defined ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ foreign ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT both ) ( NNS groups ) ) ( VP ( VBP deny ) ( S ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( JJ direct ) ( NNS donations ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Direct donations from either of the residents ' organizations would be illegal because the groups are defined as foreign but both groups deny making direct donations


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ s ) ( ADJP ( JJ possible ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG donating ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB privately ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They say it s possible some of their members may be donating privately


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN issue ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB further ) ) ( VP ( VBN complicated ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ( VP ( VBP represent ) ( NP ( JJ Korean ) ( NNS residents ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT those ) ( NNS residents ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( VP ( VBN born ) ( CC and ) ( VBN raised ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Japan ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ) ( VP ( VBP speak ) ( NP ( RB only ) ( NNP Japanese ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The issue is further complicated because although the organizations represent Korean residents those residents were largely born and raised in Japan and many speak only Japanese


( S ( SBAR-SBJ ( IN That ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP retain ) ( NP ( JJ Korean ) ( NN citizenship ) ( CC and ) ( NNS ties ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reflection ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN history ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS parents ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN shipped ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS laborers ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS decades ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Japan ) ) ( VP ( VBD occupied ) ( NP ( NNP Korea ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NNP World ) ( NNP War ) ( NNP II ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN discrimination ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ faces ) ( NP ( NNPS Koreans ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ Japanese ) ( NN society ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That they retain Korean citizenship and ties is a reflection of history their parents were shipped in as laborers during the decades when Japan occupied Korea before World War II and the discrimination that still faces Koreans in Japanese society


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Many ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( VP ( VBP think ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB only ) ( NN natural ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB donate ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS politicians ) ) ) ( NP-MNR ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NNPS Japanese ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB win ) ( NP ( NN favor ) ( CC or ) ( NN support ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many Japanese think it only natural that the organizations or their members would donate to politicians the way many Japanese do to win favor or support


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT Both ) ( NP ( NNS residents ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS organizations ) ) ( VP ( VBP admit ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG receiving ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN funding ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( RB abroad ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Both residents ' organizations admit to receiving some funding from abroad


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP LDP ) ( NNS members ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS supporters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ prepaid ) ( NN card ) ( NN idea ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP tend ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB speak ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN innuendo ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP JSP ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ alleged ) ( NNS donations ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG implying ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJ North ) ( JJ Korean ) ) ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ suspect ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ South ) ( JJ Korean ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP North ) ( NNP Korea ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ communist ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP South ) ( NNP Korea ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( NN ally ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But LDP members and supporters of the prepaid card idea tend to speak in innuendo about the JSP 's alleged donations implying that North Korean money would be more suspect than South Korean because North Korea is communist and South Korea is an ally


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP London ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS underwriters ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBP scratch ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NNS policies ) ) ( S-MNR ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( NP ( NN fountain ) ( NNS pens ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( VBG blotting ) ( NN paper ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At Lloyd 's of London underwriters still scratch out policies using fountain pens and blotting paper


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Visitors ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN ushered ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS premises ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ red-frocked ) ( NNS doormen ) ) ( VP ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS waiters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reminder ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN market ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS origins ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN coffeehouse ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ 17th ) ( NN century ) ( NNP London ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Visitors are ushered into the premises by red-frocked doormen known as waiters a reminder of the insurance market 's origins in a coffeehouse in 17th century London


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Such ) ( NNS trappings ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP suggest ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ glorious ) ( NN past ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN hint ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ troubled ) ( NN present ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Such trappings suggest a glorious past but give no hint of a troubled present


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( RRC ( ADVP-TMP ( RB once ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN pillar ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN shaken ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ very ) ( NN foundation ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lloyd 's once a pillar of the world insurance market is being shaken to its very foundation


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJ 301-year-old ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN battered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( JJ enormous ) ( NNS claims ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ decade-long ) ( NN run ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ unprecedented ) ( NNS disasters ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WHNP ( DT the ) ( RBS most ) ( JJ recent ) ) ( WHPP ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP California ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Area ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 301-year-old exchange is battered by enormous claims from a decade-long run of unprecedented disasters the most recent of which is last week 's earthquake in California 's Bay Area


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN besieged ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ disgruntled ) ( NNS investors ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN hamstrung ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ inefficient ) ( CC but ) ( JJ time-honored ) ) ( NNS ways ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG conducting ) ( NP ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the same time Lloyd 's is besieged by disgruntled investors and hamstrung by inefficient but time-honored ways of conducting business


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB gradually ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN squeezed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ narrow ) ( JJ less-profitable ) ( NNS segments ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( ADJP ( JJR less ) ( JJ hidebound ) ) ( NNS competitors ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The exchange is gradually being squeezed into narrow less-profitable segments of the market by less hidebound competitors


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS ropes ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Peter ) ( NNP Nutting ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN investor ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 17 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ leads ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dissident ) ( NN group ) ) ( VP ( VBG threatening ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sue ) ( NP ( NN exchange ) ( NNS underwriters ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ alleged ) ( NN mismanagement ) ( CC and ) ( NN negligence ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lloyd 's is on the ropes says Peter Nutting a Lloyd 's investor for 17 years who now leads a dissident group threatening to sue exchange underwriters for alleged mismanagement and negligence


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ needs ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN discipline ) ) ) )

It needs more discipline


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ needs ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sort ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It needs to sort itself out


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-1 ( RBS Most ) ( JJ troublesome ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG shrinking ) ( NN pool ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS names ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ well-heeled ) ( NNS investors ) ) ( PRN ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ royal ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( RB about ) ( CD 360 ) ( NNS syndicates ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP underwrite ) ( NP ( NNS policies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Most troublesome is the shrinking pool of names the well-heeled investors some of them royal who as members of about 360 syndicates underwrite policies


( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( RB Some ) ( CD 1,750 ) ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD quit ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( RB triple ) ) ( DT the ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS resignations ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ) ) )

Some 1,750 members quit the exchange last year more than triple the number of resignations in 1987


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Names ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG resigning ) ( PP-MNR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( RB even ) ( JJR faster ) ) ( NN pace ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

Names are resigning at an even faster pace this year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Lackluster ) ( NNS returns ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( CD one ) ( NN reason ) ) ) )

Lackluster returns are one reason


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ average ) ( JJ after-tax ) ( NN return ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN investment ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1986 ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ recent ) ) ( NN year ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN for ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 6.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Chatset ) ( NNP Ltd. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN consulting ) ( NN firm ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP London ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The average after-tax return on investment in 1986 the most recent year for which results are available was 6.5 % according to Chatset Ltd. an insurance consulting firm in London


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1985 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 2.1 ) ( NN % ) ) ) )

In 1985 it was 2.1 %


( S ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN Between ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1981 ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD 1986 ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ recent ) ) ( JJ five-year ) ( NN period ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN for ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS figures ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN over ) ( CD 3.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS claims ) ( CC and ) ( NNS reserves ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( JJ future ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.7 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NN today ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN exchange ) ( NNS rates ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( RB double ) ) ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD 1.35 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN posted ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ previous ) ( JJ five-year ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Between 1981 and 1986 the most recent five-year period for which figures are available Lloyd 's reported over 3.6 billion in claims and reserves against future losses 5.7 billion at today 's exchange rates more than double the 1.35 billion posted in the previous five-year period


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( JJ Many ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 31,329 ) ( NNS investors ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP remain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG beginning ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB question ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( JJS most ) ( JJ basic ) ) ( NNS tenets ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN concept ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ unlimited ) ( JJ personal ) ( NN liability ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many of the 31,329 investors who remain are beginning to question one of the exchange 's most basic tenets the concept of unlimited personal liability


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Investors ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB reap ) ( NP ( JJ huge ) ( NNS profits ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS premiums ) ) ( VP ( VBP exceed ) ( NP ( VBZ claims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ liable ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ last ) ( NN pound ) ( CC or ) ( NN dollar ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN event ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN catastrophe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Investors may reap huge profits when premiums exceed claims but they are liable to their last pound or dollar in the event of a catastrophe


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS catastrophes ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG getting ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB ever ) ( RBR more ) ( JJ costly ) ) ) ) )

And catastrophes are getting ever more costly


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS claims ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( CD 1988 ) ( NNP Piper ) ( NNP Alpha ) ( NN oil-rig ) ) ( NN disaster ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP North ) ( NNP Sea ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN instance ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Lloyd 's claims for the 1988 Piper Alpha oil-rig disaster in the North Sea for instance may reach 1 billion


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN During ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ five-year ) ( NN period ) ) ( VP ( VBD ended ) ( NP-TMP-CLR ( CD 1986 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB roughly ) ( CD 80 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS names ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( VBD tied ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ money-losing ) ( NNS syndicates ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Chatset ) ( NNS consultants ) ) ) ) ) )

During the five-year period ended 1986 roughly 80 % of the names had money tied up in money-losing syndicates according to Chatset consultants


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN peril ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ unlimited ) ( NN liability ) ) ) ) ( VP ( NNS looms ) ( ADVP-CLR ( JJ large ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) )

The peril of unlimited liability looms large for a number of them now


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN wished ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VP ( VB die ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( SBAR-PRD ( WHADJP-2 ( WRB how ) ( JJ bad ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Betty ) ( NNP Atkins ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN secretary ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ suburban ) ( NNP London ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I have wished I could die and be out of it that 's how bad it is Betty Atkins a secretary from suburban London says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Atkins ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP$ whose ) ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN membership ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bonus ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ former ) ( NN employer ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1981 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ belongs ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Nutting ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ dissident ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Outhwaite ) ( NN syndicate ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB hard ) ) ( VP ( VBN hit ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN asbestos ) ( NN reinsurance ) ( NNS claims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ms. Atkins whose Lloyd 's membership was a bonus from a former employer in 1981 belongs to Mr. Nutting 's dissident group on the Outhwaite syndicate which has been hard hit by asbestos reinsurance claims


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Atkins ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD underwrote ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 20,000 ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 32,000 ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN insurance ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN syndicate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ faces ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ potential ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB roughly ) ( CD 70,000 ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 111,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ms. Atkins who underwrote 20,000 or about 32,000 of insurance coverage on that syndicate now faces potential losses of roughly 70,000 or 111,000


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD 70,000 ) ) ( PP-DIR-PRD ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP me ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBD got ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB even ) ( RB then ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB know ) ( SBAR ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NN enough ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

If Lloyd 's wants 70,000 out of me they will have to take everything I 've got and even then I do n't know if it will be enough she says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Unease ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ widespread ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( NN exchange ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) )

Unease is widespread among exchange members


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB think ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN reason ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB join ) ( NP ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Keith ) ( NNP Whitten ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ British ) ( NN businessman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Lloyd ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN member ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( CD 1979 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I ca n't think of any reason to join Lloyd 's now says Keith Whitten a British businessman and a Lloyd 's member since 1979


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN downside ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ considerable ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN moment ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN upside ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ marginal ) ) ) ) )

The downside is very considerable and at the moment the upside is very marginal