( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( VP ( VBN bought ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ right ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ profitable ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jeffrey ) ( NNP Stein ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP McDonald ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Cleveland ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If bought at the right price it could still be profitable said Jeffrey Stein an analyst at McDonald & Co. Cleveland


( S-1 ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Revco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( CD 1,900 ) ( NNS stores ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 27 ) ( NNS states ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP represent ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ real ) ( NN estate ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS demographics ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( NP ( NNS pharmacies ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG aging ) ( NN population ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB boost ) ( NP ( NP ( NN demand ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN prescription ) ( NNS drugs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition Revco 's 1,900 stores in 27 states represent a lot of real estate he said and demographics are helping pharmacies The nation 's aging population will boost demand for prescription drugs


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN week ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Revco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN parent ) ( NN company ) ) ( NP ( NNP Anac ) ( NNP Holding ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 16.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( JJ first ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 27.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Last week Revco 's parent company Anac Holding Corp. said the company reported a loss of 16.2 million for the fiscal first quarter compared with a loss of 27.9 million in the year-earlier quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( CD 597.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 2.4 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( JJ previous ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales were 597.8 million up 2.4 % from the previous year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Twinsburg ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ohio ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN operating ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NN depreciation ) ( CC and ) ( NN amortization ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 51 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 9.2 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company based in Twinsburg Ohio said its operating profit before depreciation and amortization increased 51 % to 9.2 million from 6.1 million


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Acadia ) ( NNP Partners ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bass ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB comment ) ) ) ) ) )

Acadia Partners and the Bass Group declined to comment


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN partnership ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Express ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Equitable ) ( NNP Life ) ( NNP Assurance ) ( NNP Society ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Shearson ) ( NNP Lehman ) ( NNP Hutton ) ( NNP Inc ) ) ) ) )

The partnership also includes American Express Co. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. and Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN offer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ consists ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 410.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN cash ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS notes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The offer consists of 410.5 million in cash and the rest in notes


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Acadia ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN equity ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN reorganized ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS creditors ) ( CC and ) ( NNS bondholders ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN exchange ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cash ) ( NN distribution ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS creditors ) ( CC and ) ( NNS bondholders ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN discount ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Acadia would sell up to 10 % of the equity in the reorganized company to creditors and bondholders in exchange for the cash distribution but creditors and bondholders would receive no discount for their shares


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Revco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN chairman ) ( CC and ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ( NP ( NNP Boake ) ( NNP A. ) ( NNP Sells ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bondholders ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN put ) ( PRT ( RP forth ) ) ( NP ( NN reorganization ) ( NNS plans ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ little ) ( NN progress ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS negotiations ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN summer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Revco 's chairman and chief executive officer Boake A. Sells said both the company and the bondholders have put forth reorganization plans but little progress has been made since negotiations began this summer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VBN met ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS representatives ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Acadia ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said he has not met with representatives from Acadia


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT Any ) ( NN reorganization ) ( NN proposal ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Sells ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ difficult ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB assess ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN upon ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NX ( NX ( NN company ) ) ( NX ( NNS bondholders ) ) ( NX ( NNS banks ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( JJ other ) ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Any reorganization proposal Mr. Sells said is difficult to assess because it must be agreed upon by the company bondholders banks and other creditors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Revco ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS claims ) ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) )

Revco has 1.5 billion in claims outstanding


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( SBAR-PRD ( IN like ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN board ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB decide ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Sells ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG adding ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ indifferent ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bass ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's not like the board can decide by itself Mr. Sells said adding we 're indifferent to the Bass plan


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plan ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( S ( VP ( VBZ satisfies ) ( NP ( NNS creditors ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ leaves ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ healthy ) ( NNP Revco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We just want a plan that satisfies creditors and at the end leaves a healthy Revco


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Schulte ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS bondholders ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN adviser ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Revco ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG dragging ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS feet ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG responding ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN proposal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Mr. Schulte the bondholders ' adviser said Revco was dragging its feet in responding to the proposal


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pretend ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB exist ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

They want to pretend it does n't exist he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Schulte ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD met ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Acadia ) ( NNS representatives ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 10 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADVP ( RB certainly ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ responsible ) ( NN offer ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Schulte who met with Acadia representatives on Oct. 10 said It 's certainly a responsible offer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( NN effort ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB steal ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN middle ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's not an effort to steal the company in the middle of the night


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ( NNP Energy ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD filed ) ( NP ( NNS materials ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Securities ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG calling ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB restructure ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN corporation ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN limited ) ( NN partnership ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NRM Energy Co. said it filed materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission calling for it to restructure into a corporation from a limited partnership


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN partnership ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG proposing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN change ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( RB largely ) ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS provisions ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ senior ) ( NNS notes ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP restrict ) ( NP-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( NNS distributions ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS units ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The partnership said it is proposing the change largely because the provisions of its senior notes restrict it from making distributions on its units outstanding


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD suspended ) ( NP-3 ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ common ) ( NN distribution ) ) ( PP-TMP-2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( NP=3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN distribution ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( CD 2 ) ) ( JJ cumulative ) ( JJ convertible ) ( NN acquisition ) ( VBN preferred ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP=2 ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ) ) )

NRM suspended its common distribution in June 1988 and the distribution on its 2 cumulative convertible acquisition preferred units in September


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ unpaid ) ( NNS distributions ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( VP ( VBN preferred ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ cumulative ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB total ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 23 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG hurting ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP NRM ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN flexibility ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NN capital ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

However unpaid distributions on the acquisition preferred are cumulative and would total 23 million a year hurting NRM 's financial flexibility and its ability to raise capital NRM said


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( JJ other ) ( NN oil ) ( CC and ) ( NN gas ) ( NNS partnerships ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN conversion ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN corporation ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD noted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS advantages ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS partnerships ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN diminished ) ( PP-CLR ( IN under ) ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NN tax ) ( NNS laws ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB save ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ administrative ) ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In following several other oil and gas partnerships that have made the conversion to a corporation in the last year NRM also noted that tax advantages for partnerships have diminished under new tax laws and said it would save 2 million a year in administrative costs from the change


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plan ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ new ) ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ( NNP Resources ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT every ) ( CD 14.97 ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS units ) ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under the plan NRM said holders of its common units will receive one share of new common stock in Edisto Resources Corp. for every 14.97 common units owned


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Holders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NRM ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( CD 2 ) ) ( JJ cumulative ) ( JJ convertible ) ( NN acquisition ) ( VBD preferred ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ( JJ new ) ( JJ common ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT every ) ( CD 1.342 ) ( NNS units ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP own ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Holders of NRM 's 2 cumulative convertible acquisition preferred units will receive one new common share in Edisto for every 1.342 units they own


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN After ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ current ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS unitholders ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB own ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 21.3 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ current ) ( NN acquisition ) ( VBD preferred ) ( NNS holders ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB own ) ( NP ( CD 72.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ current ) ( NNS stockholders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB own ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 6.4 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( NP ( NP ( RB about ) ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN stake ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Edisto ) ) ( VP ( VBZ owns ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP NRM ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

After the transaction current common unitholders will own about 21.3 % of Edisto current acquisition preferred holders will own 72.3 % and current stockholders of Edisto will own about 6.4 % about the same stake as Edisto owns now in NRM


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Edisto ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ general ) ( NN partner ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP NRM ) ) ) ) ) )

Edisto currently is the general partner of NRM


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN holder ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN acquisition ) ( VBG preferred ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mesa ) ( NNP Limited ) ( NNP Partnership ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB own ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 28 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) )

As the largest holder of acquisition preferred units Mesa Limited Partnership would own about 28 % of Edisto after the transaction


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN transaction ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Edisto ) ) ( VP ( VBD agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mesa ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Amarillo ) ( NNP Texas ) ) ( NN oil ) ( CC and ) ( NN gas ) ( NN partnership ) ) ( VP ( VBN managed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP T. ) ( NNP Boone ) ( NNP Pickens ) ( NNP Jr. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN seat ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN board ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As part of the transaction Edisto agreed to give Mesa an Amarillo Texas oil and gas partnership managed by T. Boone Pickens Jr. a seat on its board


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ its ) ( ADJP ( CD 2.60 ) ) ( JJ senior ) ( JJ cumulative ) ( JJ convertible ) ( VBN preferred ) ( NNS units ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN converted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ equal ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( CD 2.60 ) ) ( JJ senior ) ( JJ cumulative ) ( NN convertible ) ( VBD preferred ) ( NN stock ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Edisto ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NRM said its 2.60 senior cumulative convertible preferred units will be converted into an equal number of shares of 2.60 senior cumulative convertible preferred stock of Edisto


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN transaction ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ subject ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NN approval ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NRM ) ( NNS unitholders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 23 ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN among ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS conditions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The transaction is subject to approval of NRM unitholders of record on Oct. 23 among other conditions


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NRM ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS unitholders ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB vote ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN restructuring ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN meeting ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NRM said it expects unitholders to vote on the restructuring at a meeting Dec. 15


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Cetus ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Spain ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD approved ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN marketing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Proleukin ) ( NN interleukin-2 ) ( NN drug ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB treat ) ( NP ( NN kidney ) ( NN cancer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cetus Corp. said the government of Spain approved the marketing of its Proleukin interleukin-2 drug to treat kidney cancer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN biotechnology ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Spanish ) ( NNS authorities ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VB clear ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN price ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN treatment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB receive ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN approval ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN year ) ( NN end ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The biotechnology concern said Spanish authorities must still clear the price for the treatment but that it expects to receive such approval by year end


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD Four ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS countries ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN approved ) ( NP ( NNP Proleukin ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) )

Four other countries in Europe have approved Proleukin in recent months


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Cetus ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB obtain ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( JJ regulatory ) ( NN clearance ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN distribution ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Cetus is currently trying to obtain federal regulatory clearance for U.S. distribution


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Singer ) ( NNP Bette ) ( NNP Midler ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 400,000 ) ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN court ) ( NN jury ) ( NN verdict ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNP Young ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Rubicam ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN case ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ threatens ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ popular ) ( NN advertising ) ( NN industry ) ( NN practice ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( JJ sound-alike ) ( NNS performers ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB tout ) ( NP ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Singer Bette Midler won a 400,000 federal court jury verdict against Young & Rubicam in a case that threatens a popular advertising industry practice of using sound-alike performers to tout products


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN decision ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN court ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stems ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1985 ) ( NNP Mercury ) ( NNP Sable ) ( NN TV ) ( NN ad ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Young ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Rubicam ) ) ( VP ( VBD worked ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Ford ) ( NNP Motor ) ( NNP Co ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The decision in Los Angeles federal court stems from a 1985 Mercury Sable TV ad that Young & Rubicam worked up for Ford Motor Co


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN ad ) ( NN agency ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN approached ) ( NP ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Midler ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( VBG appearing ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG citing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ longstanding ) ( NN policy ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG refusing ) ( NP ( NN advertising ) ( NN work ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The ad agency had approached Ms. Midler about appearing but she declined citing a longstanding policy of refusing advertising work


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The agency then turned to a former backup singer for Ms. Midler who appeared in the ad and crooned what was generally considered a more than credible imitation of Ms. Midler 's 1973 hit song Do You Wanna Dance


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The appeals court held When a distinctive voice of a professional singer is widely known and is deliberately imitated in order to sell a product the sellers have appropriated what is not theirs


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The judge in the jury trial said there was insufficient evidence to hold Ford liable in the case


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN statement ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Young ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Rubicam ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN award ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ unfortunate ) ( CC but ) ( JJ bearable ) ) ) ) )

In a statement Young & Rubicam called the award unfortunate but bearable


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Peter Laird a Los Angeles lawyer for Ms. Midler said We believe that the verdict reaffirms her position and our position that advertisers and advertising agencies can not with impunity imitate the voices of well-known performers


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That is a property right that belongs to the performer


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The award although far less than the 10 million including punitive damages that Ms. Midler sought is likely to force Madison Avenue to further rethink how they use famous songs in ads


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Last year 's appeals court decision for instance spawned several suits reportedly including a recent action by the heirs of singer Bobby Darin against McDonald 's Corp. over its Mac Tonight TV commercials a rough parody of Mr. Darin 's Mack the Knife trademark


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The appeals-court decision last year was particularly surprising because the same court had dismissed a similar case in 1970 involving singer Nancy Sinatra and a tire ad also a Young & Rubicam product


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Ms. Sinatra sued over the use of her These Boots are Made for Walkin song in the ad


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At that time the court held that such a claim would interfere with federal copyright law which has always cracked down on the unauthorized copying of songs and musical compositions but never actual performances


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One thing that is a little unnerving is that you had three old men on the court of appeals in California coming up with a statement that Nancy Sinatra is not distinctive but that Bette Midler is


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I am not sure that judges many of whom I like very much are proper repositories for making distinctions about pop singers said Richard Kurnit a New York advertising lawyer


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Nonetheless Mr. Kurnit said that the latest decisions are having a chilling effect


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It has made people think twice about how they use music and is forcing them to be more circumspect about doing a particular rendition of a song in its most famous form he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Joanne ) ( NNP Lipman ) ) ( VP ( VBD contributed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN article ) ) ) ) )

Joanne Lipman contributed to this article


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The dollar finished mostly stronger yesterday boosted by a modest recovery in share prices


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 6.76 points in a spate of bargain-hunting following last week 's declines


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Attention is fixed on the stock market for lack of anything else to sink our teeth into said Robert White a vice president at First Interstate of California


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Some analysts predict that in the absence of market-moving news to push the U.S. unit sharply higher or lower the currency is likely to drift below 1.80 marks this week


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But others reject the view and forecast the dollar will continue to hold its current tight trading pattern


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They argue that weakness in both the yen and sterling have helped offset bearish U.S. economic news and have lent support to the dollar


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In late New York trading yesterday the dollar was quoted at 1.8340 marks up from 1.8300 marks late Friday and at 141.90 yen up from 141.65 yen late Friday


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Sterling was quoted at 1.5820 up from 1.5795 late Friday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN dollar ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Swiss ) ( CC and ) ( JJ French ) ( NNS francs ) ) ) ) )

The dollar rose against the Swiss and French francs


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In Tokyo Tuesday the U.S. currency opened for trading at 142.32 yen up from Monday 's Tokyo close of 142.17 yen


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Last ) ( NN week ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN surprise ) ( NN resignation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP British ) ( NAC ( NNP Chancellor ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Exchequer ) ) ) ) ( NNP Nigel ) ( NNP Lawson ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ British ) ( NN pound ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN tailspin ) ) ) ) )

Last week the surprise resignation of British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson sent the British pound into a tailspin


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While sterling bounced back from session lows in a bout of short-covering yesterday foreign exchange dealers said that any hopes that the pound would soon post significant gains have evaporated


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Traders said that statements made over the weekend to quell concern about the stability of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's government and the future of her economic program largely failed to reassure investors and bolster the flagging British unit


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In her first televised interview following Mr. Lawson 's resignation Mrs. Thatcher reiterated her desire to keep sterling strong and warned again that full entry into the European Monetary System 's exchange rate mechanism would provide no easy solution to Britain 's economic troubles


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She said that the timing of the United Kingdom 's entry would depend on the speed with which other members liberalize their economies


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Mrs. Thatcher 's remarks were seen as a rebuff to several leading members of her own Conservative Party who have called for a more clear-cut British commitment to the EMS


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN poll ) ) ( VP ( VBZ shows ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Thatcher ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN hit ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS lowest ) ( NN popularity ) ( NN rating ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( JJ British ) ( NN leader ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN polling ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( ADVP-TMP-CLR ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the same time a recent poll shows that Mrs. Thatcher has hit the lowest popularity rating of any British leader since polling began 50 years ago


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNS Comments ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP John ) ( NNP Major ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN succeeded ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Lawson ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD failed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB damp ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN concern ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN pledge ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB maintain ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB relatively ) ( JJ high ) ) ( JJ British ) ( NN interest ) ( NNS rates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Comments by John Major who has succeeded Mr. Lawson also failed to damp market concern despite his pledge to maintain relatively high British interest rates


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According to one London-based analyst even higher interest rates wo n't help the pound if Britain 's government continues to appear unstable


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( CD One ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN trader ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( VP ( VBD dismissed ) ( NP ( JJ sterling ) ( NNS doomsayers ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG acknowledging ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( RB little ) ( JJ immediate ) ( JJ upside ) ( NN potential ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.K. ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One U.S. trader however dismissed sterling doomsayers while acknowledging there is little immediate upside potential for the U.K. unit


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NN question ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ bad ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG painting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( RBR gloomier ) ( NN picture ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

There is no question that the situation is bad but we may be painting a gloomier picture than we should he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ predicts ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN pound ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB trade ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ volatile ) ) ( NN fashion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS fits ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN oversold ) ( CC and ) ( VBN overbought ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG recovering ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He predicts the pound will continue to trade in a very volatile fashion with fits of being oversold and overbought before recovering its losses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Dealers ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBP note ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ general ) ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN enthusiasm ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN yen ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN helped ) ( S ( VP ( VB bolster ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN dollar ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dealers also note that the general lack of enthusiasm for the yen has helped bolster the U.S. dollar


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They observe that persistent Japanese investor demand for dollars for both portfolio and direct investment has kept a base of support for the dollar at around 140 yen


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The dollar began yesterday on a firm note in Tokyo closing higher in late trade


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In Europe the dollar closed slightly up in a market dominated by cross trades


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On the Commodity Exchange in New York gold for current delivery settled at 377.80 an ounce down 70 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ ( VBN Estimated ) ( NN volume ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ moderate ) ( QP ( CD 3.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS ounces ) ) ) )

Estimated volume was a moderate 3.5 million ounces


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( RB early ) ( NN trading ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN gold ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN quoted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 376.80 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT an ) ( NN ounce ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In early trading in Hong Kong Tuesday gold was quoted at 376.80 an ounce


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The Federal Reserve Board said it is delaying approval of First Union Corp. 's proposed 849 million acquisition of Florida National Banks of Florida Inc. pending the outcome of an examination into First Union 's lending practices in low-income neighborhoods


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN decision ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reflects ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Fed ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJR tougher ) ( NN stance ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG enforcing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Reinvestment ) ( NNP Act ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1977 ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ low-income ) ( NNS residents ) ) ( VP ( VB obtain ) ( NP ( NNS loans ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The decision reflects the Fed 's tougher stance on enforcing the Community Reinvestment Act a federal law passed in 1977 to help low-income residents obtain loans


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In recent years unions and community groups have won big commitments from banks to make low-interest loans in certain neighborhoods by threatening to hold up proposed acquisitions with protests to the Fed about reinvestment act compliance


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Few ) ( NNS petitions ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBN delayed ) ( CC or ) ( VBN scuttled ) ( NP ( NNS mergers ) ) ) ) )

Few petitions however have actually delayed or scuttled mergers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ current ) ( NN dispute ) ) ( VP ( VBZ involves ) ( NP ( NNS allegations ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( NNP Charlotte ) ( JJ N.C.-based ) ) ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBD lived ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS responsibilities ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN reinvestment ) ( NN act ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The current dispute involves allegations that Charlotte N.C.-based First Union has n't lived up to its responsibilities under the reinvestment act


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN During ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN summer ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Legal ) ( NNP Services ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Florida ) ( JJ legal ) ( NN aid ) ( NN group ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD filed ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN petition ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN behalf ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS residents ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD four ) ( NNP Florida ) ( NNS counties ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

During the summer Legal Services Corp. a Florida legal aid group filed a petition with the Fed on behalf of residents in four Florida counties


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NN petition ) ) ( VP ( VBD challenged ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN lending ) ( NN record ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ bank-holding ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN shut ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN contact ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ low-income ) ( NN community ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG redlining ) ( NP ( NP ( RB almost ) ( DT every ) ( JJ black ) ( NN neighborhood ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ serves ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The petition challenged First Union 's lending record in the state saying that the bank-holding company had shut itself off from contact with the low-income community and is redlining almost every black neighborhood that it serves in the state


( S-1 ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG deferring ) ( NP ( NP ( NN action ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN merger ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT The ) ( NNP Board ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB believe ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ sufficient ) ( NN information ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN record ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ final ) ( NN conclusion ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ First ) ( NNP Union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN record ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG helping ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB meet ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN credit ) ( NNS needs ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS communities ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ serves ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP North ) ( NNP Carolina ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ low ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( ADJP ( JJ moderate-income ) ) ) ) ( NNS neighborhoods ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT those ) ( NNS communities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In deferring action on the merger the Fed said The Board does not believe that there is sufficient information in the record at this time to allow it to reach a final conclusion on First Union 's record of helping to meet the credit needs of the communities it serves in Florida and North Carolina including low to moderate-income neighborhoods in those communities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Comptroller ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Currency ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Reinvestment ) ( NNP Act ) ( NN examination ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Florida ) ( CC and ) ( NNP North ) ( NNP Carolina ) ( NN banking ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( CD two ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Fed said the Comptroller of the Currency is expected to begin a Community Reinvestment Act examination of First Union 's Florida and North Carolina banking units in the next two weeks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS assets ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( RB about ) ( CD 32 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN disappointed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN delay ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB cooperate ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ regulatory ) ( NNS authorities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

First Union with assets of about 32 billion said it was disappointed by the delay but said it would cooperate with regulatory authorities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN bank ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ believes ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN review ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB demonstrate ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN compliance ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS requirements ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Reinvestment ) ( NNP Act ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The bank added that it believes the review will demonstrate that First Union is in compliance with the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBN missed ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ initial ) ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 1 ) ( NN target ) ( NN date ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG completing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN merger ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company has already missed its initial Oct. 1 target date for completing the merger


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB close ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( UCP-TMP ( NP-TMP ( RBR later ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADVP ( RB early ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It said yesterday it still expects to close the acquisition later this year or early in 1990


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Florida ) ( NNP National ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( VP ( VBN acquired ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB almost ) ) ( VB double ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG banking ) ( NN franchise ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 17 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS assets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Florida National if acquired would almost double First Union 's banking franchise in Florida to 17 billion in assets


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second-largest ) ( NN bank ) ) ( PP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NNP Barnett ) ( NNP Banks ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB widely ) ) ( VBN considered ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ lucrative ) ) ( NN banking ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That would make it the second-largest bank after Barnett Banks Inc. in a state widely considered to be the most lucrative banking market in the country


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP First ) ( NNP Union ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 25 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 23 ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday First Union shares rose 25 cents to 23


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Florida ) ( NNP National ) ( NN stock ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( ADJP-CLR ( JJ unchanged ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 25.875 ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ national ) ( JJ over-the-counter ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) )

Florida National stock closed unchanged at 25.875 in national over-the-counter trading


( S ( NP-TMP ( RBR Earlier ) ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( VBD denied ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN application ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Continental ) ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB purchase ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Grand ) ( NNP Canyon ) ( NNP State ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Scottsdale ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ariz. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS grounds ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Continental ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB fully ) ) ( VBN complied ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Reinvestment ) ( NNP Act ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Earlier this year the Fed denied an application by Continental Bank Corp. to purchase Grand Canyon State Bank in Scottsdale Ariz. on grounds that Continental had n't fully complied with the Community Reinvestment Act


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN denial ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ first ) ( RB ever ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS grounds ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD signaled ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN agency ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ new ) ( NN emphasis ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Reinvestment ) ( NNP Act ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the time the Fed said the denial the first ever on such grounds signaled the agency 's new emphasis on the Community Reinvestment Act


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP G.D. ) ( NNP Searle ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Food ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Drug ) ( NNP Administration ) ) ( VP ( VBD approved ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Kerlone ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hypertension ) ( NN drug ) ) ( VP ( VBN developed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ joint ) ( NN venture ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Searle ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ French ) ( NN concern ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

G.D. Searle & Co. said the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Kerlone a hypertension drug developed by a joint venture between Searle and a French concern


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Searle ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Monsanto ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN beta-blocker ) ( JJ high-blood-pressure ) ( NN drug ) ( NNP Kerlone ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN product ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lorex ) ( NNP Pharmaceuticals ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB jointly ) ) ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Searle ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Synthelabo ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ French ) ( JJ pharmaceutical ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP France ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP L'Oreal ) ( NNP S.A ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Searle a unit of Monsanto Co. said the beta-blocker high-blood-pressure drug Kerlone is the first product to reach the market through Lorex Pharmaceuticals the U.S. company jointly owned by Searle and Synthelabo a French pharmaceutical concern owned by France 's L'Oreal S.A


( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN somethin' ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ strange ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NN neighborhood ) ) ) ) ) )

If there 's somethin' strange in your neighborhood


( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( JJ weird ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB look ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ good ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If there 's something weird and it do n't look good


( SBARQ ( WHNP-1 ( WP Who ) ) ( SQ ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP ya ) ) ( VP ( VB gon ) ( S ( VP ( TO na ) ( VP ( VB call ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Who ya gon na call


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NNS starters ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP call ) ( NP ( NNP Ed ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Lorraine ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ) )

For starters some people call Ed and Lorraine Warren


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ comes ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG busting ) ( NP ( NNS ghosts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Monroe ) ( NNP Conn. ) ) ( NN couple ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ perfect ) ( NNS demons ) ) ) )

When it comes to busting ghosts the Monroe Conn. couple are perfect demons


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP claim ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN busted ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS spirits ) ) ( NP ( NNS poltergeists ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS spooks ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS houses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They claim to have busted spirits poltergeists and other spooks in hundreds of houses around the country


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBP get ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD three ) ( CC or ) ( CD four ) ) ( JJ legitimate ) ( VBZ calls ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN week ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBN harried ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS haunts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They say they now get three or four legitimate calls a week from people harried by haunts


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB firmly ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS angels ) ( NNS devils ) ( CC and ) ( NNS ghosts ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP$ whose ) ( NN business ) ( NN card ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ identifies ) ( NP ( PRP him ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN demonologist ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I firmly believe in angels devils and ghosts says Mr. Warren whose business card identifies him as a demonologist


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS psychics ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB work ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ your ) ( NN house ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seems ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN haunted ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG swelling ) ( NN band ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS skeptics ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Richard ) ( NNP Busch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If psychics do n't work but your house still seems haunted you can call any one of a swelling band of skeptics such as Richard Busch


( S ( S-ADV ( NP-PRD ( DT A ) ( JJ professional ) ( NN magician ) ( CC and ) ( NN musician ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ heads ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pittsburgh ) ( NN branch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Scientific ) ( NNP Investigation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Paranormal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A professional magician and musician he heads the Pittsburgh branch of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Busch ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ scientific ) ( NN explanation ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS haunts ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VB tell ) ( NP ( PRP you ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB encourage ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS spirits ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Busch says there is a scientific explanation for all haunts and he can even tell you how to encourage the spirits


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT All ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VP ( VB eat ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN pizza ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB then ) ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN bed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

All you have to do is eat a big pizza and then go to bed he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( JJ weird ) ( NNS dreams ) ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ) ) )

You 'll have weird dreams too


( S ( NP-ADV ( CC Either ) ( NN way ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN ghostbusting ) ( NN business ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( PP-MNR ( IN like ) ( NP ( NNS gangbusters ) ) ) ) ) )

Either way the ghostbusting business is going like gangbusters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Tales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS haunts ) ( CC and ) ( NNS horrors ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG proliferating ) ( PP-LOC ( IN beyond ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Elm ) ( NNPS Streets ) ( CC and ) ( NNPS Amityvilles ) ) ) ) ) )

Tales of haunts and horrors are proliferating beyond the nation 's Elm Streets and Amityvilles


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP get ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS calls ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RB nearly ) ( DT every ) ( NN day ) ) ( PP-1 ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NNS ghosts ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN house ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Raymond ) ( NNP Hyman ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ skeptical ) ( NN psychology ) ( NN professor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP University ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Oregon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I get calls nearly every day from people who have ghosts in their house says Raymond Hyman a skeptical psychology professor at the University of Oregon


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ public ) ( NN opinion ) ( NN poll ) ) ( VP ( VBN published ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP October ) ( NN issue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Parents ) ( NNP Magazine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( VP ( VBN queried ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP believe ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS ghosts ) ( CC or ) ( NNS spirits ) ) ( VP ( VBP make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP themselves ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN known ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a public opinion poll published in the October issue of Parents Magazine a third of those queried said they believe that ghosts or spirits make themselves known to people


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( FRAG ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS movies ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS books ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS tabloids ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB even ) ( NNP Nancy ) ( NNP Reagan ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG boosting ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN stuff ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Paul ) ( NNP Kurtz ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN philosophy ) ( NN professor ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP State ) ( NNP University ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Buffalo ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ heads ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Scientific ) ( NNP Investigation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Paranormal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The movies the books the tabloids even Nancy Reagan is boosting this stuff says Paul Kurtz a philosophy professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo who heads the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN committee ) ) ( VP ( VBN formed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1967 ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( CD 60 ) ( NNS chapters ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) )

The committee formed in 1967 now has 60 chapters around the world


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS spirits ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB hardly ) ) ( VB care ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RBR less ) ) ( SBAR ( CC whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP do ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ) ( VP-1 ( VB believe ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The spirits of course could hardly care less whether people do or do n't believe in them


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN nod ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ human ) ( NNS sensibilities ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG celebrating ) ( NP ( NNP Halloween ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They do n't even give a nod to human sensibilities by celebrating Halloween


( S ( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS spooks ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADVP ( RB just ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN day ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ ectoplasmic ) ( NN business ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( ADJP ( JJ usual ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS ghostbusters ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN holiday ) ) ( VP ( VBZ seems ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB occasion ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( JJ unusual ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN ghost ) ( NNS reports ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the spooks it 's just another day of ectoplasmic business as usual ghostbusters say the holiday seems to occasion no unusual number of ghost reports


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS busiest ) ( NNS ghostbusters ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 68-year-old ) ( JJ semi-retired ) ( NAC ( NNP University ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Kentucky ) ) ) ) ( NN psychology ) ( NN professor ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP$ whose ) ( JJ bushy ) ( JJ gray ) ( NNS eyebrows ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP arch ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ mere ) ( NN mention ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN ghost ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One of the busiest ghostbusters is Robert Baker a 68-year-old semi-retired University of Kentucky psychology professor whose bushy gray eyebrows arch at the mere mention of a ghost


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP ( RB personally ) ) ( VP ( VBN bested ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 50 ) ) ( NNS haunts ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS aliens ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS poltergeists ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker says he has personally bested more than 50 haunts from aliens to poltergeists


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ heads ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Kentucky ) ( NNP Association ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Science ) ( NNP Educators ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Skeptics ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker heads the Kentucky Association of Science Educators and Skeptics


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hollywood ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS Ghostbusters ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Kentucky ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBP stand ) ( S-CLR ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ ready ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB roll ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS haunts ) ) ( VP ( VBP get ) ( PP-PRD ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN hand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like Hollywood 's Ghostbusters Kentucky 's stand ready to roll when haunts get out of hand


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VP ( VB careen ) ( ADVP ( RP around ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ old ) ( NN Cadillac ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB wear ) ( NP ( JJ funny ) ( NNS suits ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VB blast ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( JJ slimy ) ( NNS spirits ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But they do n't careen around in an old Cadillac wear funny suits or blast away at slimy spirits


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ drives ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 1987 ) ( NNP Chevy ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB usually ) ) ( VBZ wears ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN tweed ) ( NN jacket ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN ghostbusting ) ( NNS forays ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker drives a 1987 Chevy and usually wears a tweed jacket on his ghostbusting forays


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBN met ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN ghost ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN explained ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( ADJP ( RB perfectly ) ( JJ natural ) ) ( NNS means ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I 've never met a ghost that could n't be explained away by perfectly natural means he says


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NNP Louisville ) ( NN woman ) ) ( VP ( VBD complained ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN ghost ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG haunting ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN attic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBD discovered ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN rat ) ) ( VP ( VBG dragging ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN trap ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS rafters ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When a Louisville woman complained that a ghost was haunting her attic Mr. Baker discovered a rat dragging a trap across the rafters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ foul-smelling ) ( NN demon ) ) ( ADVP ( RB supposedly ) ) ( VP ( VBD plagued ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN house ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mannington ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ky ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A foul-smelling demon supposedly plagued a house in Mannington Ky


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBD found ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN opening ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN house ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD led ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fume-filled ) ( NN coal ) ( NN mine ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker found an opening under the house that led to a fume-filled coal mine


( S-2 ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN weather ) ) ( VP ( VBZ cools ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS hobos ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBP hole ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( VBN abandoned ) ( NNS houses ) ) ) ) )

When the weather cools Mr. Baker says hobos often hole up in abandoned houses


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS People ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( NP ( NN activity ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ next ) ( NN thing ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP know ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBN got ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN haunting ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

People see activity in there and the next thing you know you 've got a haunting he says


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reporter ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP go ) ( S ( VP ( NN ghost-busting ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG visiting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Kathleen ) ( NNP Stinnett ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Lexington ) ( NN woman ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN phoned ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP University ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Kentucky ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ mysterious ) ( NNS happenings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN house ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On a recent afternoon Mr. Baker and a reporter go ghost-busting visiting Kathleen Stinnett a Lexington woman who has phoned the University of Kentucky to report mysterious happenings in her house


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Stinnett ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBD believed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS ghosts ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB before ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB lately ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ her ) ( NN vacuum ) ( NN cleaner ) ) ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN telephone ) ) ( VP ( VBD flew ) ( PP-DIR ( IN off ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN stand ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS doors ) ) ( VP ( VBD slammed ) ( ADVP ( RB inexplicably ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD heard ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS footsteps ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( JJ empty ) ( NN kitchen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mrs. Stinnett says she never believed in ghosts before but lately her vacuum cleaner turned itself on a telephone flew off its stand doors slammed inexplicably and she heard footsteps in her empty kitchen


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN laundry ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB nearly ) ) ( VBD broke ) ( NP ( PRP$ my ) ( NN neck ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG running ) ( ADVP-DIR ( NN upstairs ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-LOC-PRD ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NN nobody ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( NNS eyes ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ wide ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN recollection ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I was doing the laundry and nearly broke my neck running upstairs to see who was there and it was nobody she says eyes wide at the recollection


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ hears ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ pokes ) ( PRT ( RP around ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bit ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ asks ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS questions ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ proposes ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS explanations ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker hears her out pokes around a bit asks a few questions and proposes some explanations


( S ( PP ( IN Of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ self-starting ) ( NN vacuum ) ( JJR cleaner ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( S ( VP ( MD Could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Cuddles ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Stinnett ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN dog ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of the self-starting vacuum cleaner he says Could be Cuddles Mrs. Stinnett 's dog


( FRAG ( NP ( DT The ) ( VBG flying ) ( NN telephone ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( VBP tangle ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN base ) ( NN cord ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN chair ) ( NN leg ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN receiver ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( VP ( VB seem ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fly ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB off ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The flying telephone You tangle the base cord around a chair leg and the receiver does seem to fly off


( FRAG ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ ghostly ) ( NNS footsteps ) ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Interstate ) ( CD 64 ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-LOC-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN block ) ) ( RB away ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ heavy ) ( NN traffic ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( ADVP ( RB sure ) ) ( VP ( VB set ) ( NP-1 ( DT a ) ( NN house ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG vibrating ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The ghostly footsteps Interstate 64 is a block away and heavy traffic can sure set a house to vibrating


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( RB not ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( POS 's ) ( VP ( VBD explained ) ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Stinnett ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB grudgingly ) ) ) )

I 'm not sure he 's explained everything Mrs. Stinnett says grudgingly


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS things ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN nobody ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB explain ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

There are some things that have gone on here that nobody can explain she says


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ promises ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB return ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN haunting ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Baker promises to return if the haunting continues


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB especially ) ( JJ stubborn ) ) ( NNS haunts ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Baker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ carries ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ secret ) ( NN weapon ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vial ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cornstarch ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For especially stubborn haunts Mr. Baker carries a secret weapon a vial of cornstarch


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP tell ) ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ groundup ) ( NNS bones ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS saints ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

I tell people it 's the groundup bones of saints he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP sprinkle ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ) ( PRT ( RP around ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP tell ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS demons ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB leave ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I sprinkle a little around and tell the demons to leave


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBG reassuring ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB usually ) ) ( VP ( VBZ works ) ) ) )

It 's reassuring and it usually works


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Oregon ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hyman ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN investigated ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS claims ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG flying ) ( NNS cats ) ) ( NP ( NNS apparitions ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( VBG bouncing ) ( NNS chandeliers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN come ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ plausible ) ( NN explanation ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( CD one ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Oregon 's Mr. Hyman has investigated claims of flying cats apparitions and bouncing chandeliers and has come up with a plausible explanation he says for every one


( S-1 ( ADVP ( RB Invariably ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS eyewitnesses ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ untrustworthy ) ) ) )

Invariably he says eyewitnesses are untrustworthy


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD Two ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( JJ Canadian ) ( NN reader ) ) ( VP ( VBD bet ) ( NP ( NNP Omni ) ( NNP Magazine ) ) ( NP ( CD 1,000 ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB debunk ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ uncanny ) ( NNS goings-on ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Oregon ) ( NNP Vortex ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ former ) ( JJ Indian ) ( NN burial ) ( NN ground ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ southern ) ( NNP Oregon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Two years ago a Canadian reader bet Omni Magazine 1,000 that it could n't debunk the uncanny goings-on in the Oregon Vortex a former Indian burial ground in southern Oregon


( S ( PP ( TO To ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS viewers ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN distance ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS visitors ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spot ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB shrink ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB disproportionately ) ) ( ADVP ( JJ relative ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN background ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To viewers from a distance visitors to the spot seemed to shrink disproportionately relative to the background


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN magazine ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hyman ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN consultant ) ) ) ) )

The magazine called in Mr. Hyman as a consultant


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN carpenter ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN level ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB carefully ) ) ( VBN measured ) ( NP ( DT every ) ( NN surface ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ apparent ) ( NN shrinkage ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN perspective ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He showed up with a carpenter 's level carefully measured every surface and showed how the apparent shrinkage was caused by the perspective


( NP-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ striking ) ) ( NN illusion ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hyman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( NN voice ) ) ( VP ( VBG dripping ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN skepticism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN illusion ) ) ( ADVP ( RB nevertheless ) ) )

A very striking illusion Mr. Hyman says now his voice dripping with skepticism but an illusion nevertheless


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN Canadian ) ) ( VP ( VBD wound ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBG writing ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN check ) ) ) ) ) )

The Canadian wound up writing a check


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Rev. ) ( NNP Alphonsus ) ( NNP Trabold ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN theology ) ( NN professor ) ( CC and ) ( NN exorcism ) ( NN expert ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP St. ) ( NNP Bonaventure ) ( NNP University ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Olean ) ) ( NP ( NNP N.Y. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB frequently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN asked ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exorcise ) ( NP ( JJ unruly ) ( NNS spirits ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBZ obliges ) ) ) )

The Rev. Alphonsus Trabold a theology professor and exorcism expert at St. Bonaventure University in Olean N.Y. frequently is asked to exorcise unruly spirits and he often obliges


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( PP ( IN On ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NNS occasions ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spirit ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ earthbound ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP itself ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN known ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

On certain occasions a spirit could be earthbound and make itself known he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ happens ) ) )

It happens


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Father ) ( NNP Trabold ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( VP ( VBZ uses ) ( NP ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ calls ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ therapeutic ) ( NN exorcism ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS prayers ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN admonition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spirit ) ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB leave ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Father Trabold often uses what he calls a therapeutic exorcism a few prayers and an admonition to the spirit to leave


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN person ) ) ( VP ( VBZ believes ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( JJ evil ) ( NN spirit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP ask ) ( NP-3 ( PRP it ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

If the person believes there 's an evil spirit you ask it to be gone he says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN suggestion ) ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN healing ) ) ) ) )

The suggestion itself may do the healing


( S ( CC But ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB sometimes ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ energetic ) ) ( NNS attacks ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN required ) ) ) )

But sometimes more energetic attacks are required


( S ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO To ) ( VP ( VB wrestle ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN demon ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN house ) ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT a ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Litchfield ) ( NNP Conn. ) ) ( NN woman ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNS Warrens ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN exorcist ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Rev. ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP McKenna ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dissident ) ( NN clergyman ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ hews ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Catholic ) ( NNP Church ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ old ) ( NNP Latin ) ( NN liturgy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To wrestle with a demon in a house owned by a Litchfield Conn. woman the Warrens recently called in an exorcist the Rev. Robert McKenna a dissident clergyman who hews to the Catholic Church 's old Latin liturgy


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP attend ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SINV ( ADVP-PRD-TPC-1 ( RB so ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN television ) ( NN crew ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP City ) ) ) ) ) )

I attend and so does a television crew from New York City


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( VP ( VBZ pronounces ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Litchfield ) ( NN case ) ) ( NP-PRD ( PRP$ your ) ( JJ typical ) ( JJ demonic ) ( NN infestation ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Warren pronounces the Litchfield case your typical demonic infestation


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ Scottish ) ( NN dwarf ) ) ( VP ( VBD built ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ small ) ( JJ red ) ( NN house ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD 110 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ demonic ) ( NN ghost ) ) ( VP ( VBZ haunts ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

A Scottish dwarf built the small red house 110 years ago and now his demonic ghost haunts it Mr. Warren says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN owner ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ begs ) ( NP ( NN anonymity ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ asserts ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN dwarf ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG appearing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dark ) ( NN shadow ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN manhandled ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VP ( VBG tossing ) ( NP ( PRP her ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN around ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN living ) ( NN room ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG yanking ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN hair ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The owner who begs anonymity asserts that the dwarf appearing as a dark shadow has manhandled her tossing her around the living room and yanking out a hank of hair


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD Two ) ( JJ previous ) ( NNS exorcisms ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN failed ) ) ) )

Two previous exorcisms have failed


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ tenacious ) ) ( NN ghost ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB darkly ) ) ) )

This is a very tenacious ghost Mr. Warren says darkly


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Father ) ( NNP McKenna ) ) ( VP ( VBZ moves ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN house ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VP ( VBG praying ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Latin ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG urging ) ( NP-2 ( DT the ) ( NN demon ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB split ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Father McKenna moves through the house praying in Latin urging the demon to split


( S ( ADVP ( RB Suddenly ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN woman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ begins ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG swaying ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB then ) ) ( VP ( VBG writhing ) ) ) ) )

Suddenly the woman begins swaying and then writhing


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP She ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN attacked ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN demon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mrs. ) ( NNP Warren ) ) ( VP ( VBZ stagewhispers ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN priest ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sprinkles ) ( NP ( JJ holy ) ( NN water ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG squirming ) ( NN woman ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN television ) ( NN camera ) ) ( VP ( VBZ grinds ) ) ) ) ) ) )

She 's being attacked by the demon Mrs. Warren stagewhispers as the priest sprinkles holy water over the squirming woman and the television camera grinds