( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB very ) ( JJ uncertain ) ) ( NN situation ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB right ) ( RB now ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Navin ) ( NNP Vyas ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ administrative ) ( NN assistant ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN trading ) ( NN floor ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ daily ) ( NN volume ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 10 ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's a very uncertain situation right now said Navin Vyas administrative assistant of trading floor operations of the exchange which has daily volume of about 10 million shares


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-PRP ( IN Because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG rerouting ) ( NP ( NNS orders ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN trading ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN business ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( RB as ) ( ADJP ( JJ usual ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Vyas ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Because the exchange 's computer was rerouting orders to the exchange 's trading operations in Los Angeles business is as usual Mr. Vyas said


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD one ) ( NN city ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP down ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( PRT ( RB over ) ) ) ) )

If one city is down the other can take over


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN brokerage ) ( NNS firms ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cope ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile the brokerage firms in San Francisco were trying to cope


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Charles ) ( NNP Daggs ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Sutro ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB work ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 5 ) ( RB a.m. ) ( NNP PDT ) ) ) ( PRN ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN foot ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ uncertain ) ( NN road ) ( CC and ) ( NN traffic ) ( NNS conditions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD learned ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB await ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ required ) ( NN inspection ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN city ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN in ) ( NN order ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN power ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( CD two ) ( JJ main ) ( NNS facilities ) ( RB there ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Charles Daggs chairman and chief executive officer of Sutro & Co. said traders came to work at 5 a.m. PDT many on foot because of uncertain road and traffic conditions but learned that they would have to await a required inspection by the city in order to turn the power back on at the company 's two main facilities there


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB happen ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

That should happen by today he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD worked ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN help ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN sunlight ) ) ( VP ( VBG streaming ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNS windows ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ large ) ( NNS cracks ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS walls ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ incoming ) ( NN phone ) ( NNS calls ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Traders worked with the help of sunlight streaming through windows despite large cracks in the walls and a lack of incoming phone calls


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RBS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN telecommunications ) ( NN equipment ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP out ) ) ) )

Also most of the telecommunications equipment was out


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG executing ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ municipal ) ( NN bond ) ) ( NP ( JJ mutual ) ( NN fund ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ) ( NX-2 ( NNS orders ) ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sister ) ( NN firm ) ) ( NP ( NNP Tucker ) ( NNP Anthony ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP John ) ( NNP Hancock ) ( NNP Freedom ) ( NNPS Securities ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The traders were executing municipal bond mutual fund and other orders through a sister firm Tucker Anthony Inc. which is also owned by John Hancock Freedom Securities but is based in New York


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ regular ) ( NN day ) ) ) ) )

We are having a regular day


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Volume ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RP down ) ) ( PP-2 ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( RB not ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 11 ) ( JJ outlying ) ( NNS offices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Daggs ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) )

Volume is down out of San Francisco but not out of the 11 outlying offices Mr. Daggs added


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Sutro ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Oakland ) ( NN office ) ) ( VP ( VBD executed ) ( NP ( NNS orders ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Sacramento ) ( NN office ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN affected ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sutro 's Oakland office executed orders through the Sacramento office which was n't affected by the quake


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Others ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Prudential-Bache ) ( NNPS Securities ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-4 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS offices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( CD 800 ) ( NN number ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN morning ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS customers ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB obtain ) ( NP ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN commentary ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN help ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Others like Prudential-Bache Securities Inc. which has eight offices in the San Francisco area set up an 800 number yesterday morning for customers to obtain market commentary and other help


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Kidder ) ( NNP Peabody ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Co. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Sacramento ) ( NN branch ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN Manager ) ( NNP Janet ) ( NNP White ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( NP ( NNS calls ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN morning ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS workers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD offered ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB work ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Sacramento ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At Kidder Peabody & Co. 's Sacramento branch Manager Janet White received calls yesterday morning from workers in San Francisco who offered to work in Sacramento


( S ( RB Then ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBD discovered ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Quotron ) ( NNPS Systems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Sacramento ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP down ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP ( RB normally ) ) ( VP ( VBN tied ) ( ADVP ( RB in ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN system ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Then she discovered that Quotron Systems Inc. 's Sacramento lines were down because they are normally tied in through a system that goes through San Francisco


( S ( CC So ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP Kidder ) ( NNS brokers ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB call ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN company ) ( NNS offices ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS quotes ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS stocks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

So the Kidder brokers had to call other company offices to get quotes on stocks


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NNP Quotron ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ National ) ( NN Call-In ) ( NN Center ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-8 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD swung ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NN action ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN month ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD assembled ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ tactical ) ( NN team ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 5 ) ( RB a.m. ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR-4 ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB begin ) ( S ( VP ( VBG rerouting ) ( NP ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB restore ) ( NP ( NN service ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS brokers ) ( CC and ) ( NNS traders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At Quotron the company 's National Call-In Center which swung into action for the first time last month for Hurricane Hugo assembled a tactical team at 5 a.m. yesterday to begin rerouting lines and restore service to brokers and traders


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD dispatched ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB as ) ( JJ many ) ( IN as ) ( CD 200 ) ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN area ) ) ) ( SBAR-TPC-2 ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN work ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG rerouting ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN done ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN computer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company dispatched as many as 200 people in the San Francisco area to do the work though most of the rerouting was done by computer


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN Service ) ) ( VP ( VBD appeared ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP down ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN throughout ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN district ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( RB just ) ( NNS parts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Jose ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN knocked ) ( PRT ( RB out ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Service appeared to be down throughout the financial district in downtown San Francisco while just parts of Oakland and San Jose were knocked out


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Dale ) ( NNP Irvine ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN center ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN service ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN restored ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ outlying ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNS areas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Dale Irvine director of the emergency center said service was being restored to outlying San Francisco areas


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS Options ) ( NNP Clearing ) ) ( VP ( VBD confirmed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ guarantees ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pacific ) ( NN exchange ) ( NNS options ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In Chicago yesterday Options Clearing confirmed that it guarantees the Pacific exchange options


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN firm ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB permit ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS members ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN public ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exercise ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ put ) ( CC and ) ( JJ call ) ( NNS options ) ( NNS contracts ) ) ( VP ( VBN traded ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pacific ) ( NN exchange ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB even ) ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ closed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Wayne ) ( NNP Luthringshausen ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Options ) ( NNP Clearing ) ) ) ) ) )

The firm also will permit its members and the public to exercise their put and call options contracts traded on the Pacific exchange even if the exchange is closed said Wayne Luthringshausen chairman of Options Clearing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Put ) ( NNS options ) ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN right ) ) ( CC but ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN obligation ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN instrument ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ specified ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ call ) ( NNS options ) ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN right ) ) ( CC but ) ( RB not ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN obligation ) ) ( S-2 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN instrument ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ specified ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Put options give holders the right but not the obligation to sell a financial instrument at a specified price while call options give holders the right but not the obligation to buy a financial instrument at a specified price


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS Investors ) ( CC and ) ( NNS traders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Pacific ) ( NN exchange ) ( NNS options ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN protected ) ( PP-EXT ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN extent ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB convert ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( JJ put ) ( CC and ) ( JJ call ) ( NNS options ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG underlying ) ( NN instrument ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Luthringshausen ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Investors and traders in Pacific exchange options are protected to the extent that they can convert their put and call options into the underlying instrument Mr. Luthringshausen said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG seeing ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS exercises ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN fact ) ) ) ) ) )

We are seeing such exercises today in fact


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Viacom ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN loss ) ) ( VP ( VBD widened ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 21.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 41 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( ADVP ( RB primarily ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN interest ) ( NN expense ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 70.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Viacom Inc. New York reported that its third-quarter loss widened to 21.7 million or 41 cents a share primarily because of interest expense of 70.1 million


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ net ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 56.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.07 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A year ago Viacom had a net loss of 56.9 million or 1.07 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Interest ) ( NN expense ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1988 ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( CD 75.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) )

Interest expense in the 1988 third quarter was 75.3 million


( S ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-ago ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD paid ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ preferred ) ( NN stock ) ( NNS dividends ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 17 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( VP ( VBD exchanged ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ preferred ) ( NN stock ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN debt ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP March ) ) ) ) ) )

In the year-ago quarter Viacom also paid preferred stock dividends of 17 million Viacom exchanged its preferred stock for debt in March


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS communications ) ( CC and ) ( NN entertainment ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 345.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 311.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The communications and entertainment company said revenue rose to 345.5 million from 311.6 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN improvement ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS operations ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS networks ) ( NN segment ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP MTV ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Showtime ) ( NNS networks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Viacom attributed the improvement to higher earnings from operations in its networks segment which includes the MTV and Showtime networks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD restructured ) ( NP ( NN bank ) ( NN debt ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 1.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( JJ unsecured ) ( NN bank ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ offers ) ( NP ( JJ significant ) ( NN interest ) ( NN rate ) ( NNS savings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Viacom said it also restructured bank debt under a 1.5 billion unsecured bank agreement that offers significant interest rate savings


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Sumner ) ( NNP M. ) ( NNP Redstone ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Viacom ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN chairman ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Viacom ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD emerged ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( JJ leveraged ) ( NN buy-out ) ( NN structure ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD gained ) ( NP ( JJ substantial ) ( UCP ( NN operating ) ( CC and ) ( JJ financial ) ) ( NN flexibility ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bank ) ( NN pact ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sumner M. Redstone Viacom 's chairman said Viacom emerged from our leveraged buy-out structure and gained substantial operating and financial flexibility through the bank pact


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT The ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBD moved ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB aggressively ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB open ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS spigots ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NN aid ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS victims ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP California ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN reservoir ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN emergency ) ( NNS funds ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN replenished ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB soon ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NN aid ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The government moved aggressively to open the spigots of federal aid for victims of the California earthquake but its reservoir of emergency funds must be replenished soon if the aid is to continue


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBD signed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN disaster ) ( NN declaration ) ) ( VP ( VBG covering ) ( NP ( CD seven ) ( JJ Northern ) ( NNP California ) ( NNS counties ) ) ) ) ) )

President Bush signed a disaster declaration covering seven Northern California counties


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN declaration ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB immediately ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS counties ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ eligible ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ temporary ) ( NN housing ) ) ( NP ( NNS grants ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ low-cost ) ( NNS loans ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB cover ) ( NP ( JJ uninsured ) ( NN property ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The declaration immediately made the counties eligible for temporary housing grants and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT an ) ( ADJP ( RB unusually ) ( JJ wide ) ) ( NN array ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS agencies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD moved ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( JJ specialized ) ( NN assistance ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition an unusually wide array of federal agencies moved to provide specialized assistance


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Department ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Housing ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Urban ) ( NNP Development ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD prepared ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( RB as ) ( JJ many ) ( IN as ) ( CD 100 ) ) ( JJ vacant ) ( NNS houses ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ homeless ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( NNP Agriculture ) ( NNP Department ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB divert ) ( NP ( NN food ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN school-lunch ) ( NN program ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NNS victims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG providing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN radio ) ( NNS communications ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN blood ) ( NNS transfusions ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ military ) ( NNS police ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG directing ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Department of Housing and Urban Development prepared to make as many as 100 vacant houses available for those left homeless the Agriculture Department was set to divert food from the school-lunch program to earthquake victims and the Pentagon was providing everything from radio communications to blood transfusions to military police for directing traffic


( S ( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pool ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NN emergency-relief ) ( NNS funds ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ( S-CLR ( ADJP-PRD ( RB low ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ heavy ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG cleaning ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( IN under ) ( NP ( NN pressure ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allocate ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN money ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But the pool of federal emergency-relief funds already is running low because of the heavy costs of cleaning up Hurricane Hugo and Congress will be under pressure to allocate more money quickly


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In Hugo 's wake Congress allocated 1.1 billion in relief funds and White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said 273 million of that money remains and could be diverted for quick expenditures related to the earthquake


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Now though enormous costs for earthquake relief will pile on top of outstanding costs for hurricane relief


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That obviously means that we wo n't have enough for all of the emergencies that are now facing us and we will have to consider appropriate requests for follow-on funding Mr. Fitzwater said


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The federal government is n't even attempting yet to estimate how much the earthquake will cost it


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But Mr. Fitzwater said There will be I think quite obviously a very large amount of money required from all levels of government


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In Congress lawmakers already are looking for ways to add relief funds


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Money could be added to a pending spending bill covering the Federal Emergency Management Agency which coordinates federal disaster relief


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More likely relief funds could be added to an omnibus spending bill that Congress is to begin considering next week


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But it is n't just Washington 's relief dollars that are spread thin its relief manpower also is stretched


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FEMA still has special disaster centers open to handle the aftermath of Hugo and spokesman Russell Clanahan acknowledged that we 're pretty thin


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Mr. Clanahan says FEMA now possibly may have the heaviest caseload in its history


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To further complicate relief efforts the privately funded American Red Cross also finds itself strapped for funds after its big Hugo operation


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It 's been a bad month money-wise and every other way said Sally Stewart a spokeswoman for the Red Cross


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It just makes it a little rough when you have to worry about the budget


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The Red Cross has opened 30 shelters in the Bay area serving 5,000 people


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Twenty-five trucks capable of cooking food were dispatched from other states


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All the precise types of federal aid that will be sent to California wo n't be determined until state officials make specific requests to FEMA agency officials said


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And in the confusion after the earthquake the information flow is a little slow coming in from the affected area said Carl Suchocki a FEMA spokesman


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Still some aid is moving westward from Washington almost immediately


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HUD officials said they will make available as many as 100 Bay area houses that are under HUD loans but now are vacant after the houses have been inspected to ensure they are sound


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Additional housing vouchers and certificates will be made available officials said and some housing and community-development funds may be shifted from other programs or made available for emergency use


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Another federal agency not normally associated with disaster relief the Internal Revenue Service moved quickly as well


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The IRS said it will waive certain tax penalties for earthquake victims unable to meet return deadlines or make payments because of the quake 's devastation


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The agency plans to announce specific relief procedures in the coming days


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And the Treasury said residents of the San Francisco area will be able to cash in savings bonds even if they have n't held them for the minimum six-month period


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One advantage that federal officials have in handling earthquake relief is the large number of military facilities in the San Francisco Bay area facilities that provide a ready base of supplies and workers


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Even before the full extent of the devastation was known Defense Secretary Dick Cheney ordered the military services to set up an emergency command center in the Pentagon and prepare to respond to various FEMA requests for assistance


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By yesterday afternoon Air Force transport planes began moving additional rescue and medical supplies physicians communications equipment and FEMA personnel to California


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A military jet flew a congressional delegation and senior Bush administration officials to survey the damage


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And the Pentagon said dozens of additional crews and transport aircraft were on alert awaiting orders to move emergency supplies


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Two Air Force facilities near Sacramento and Travis Air Force Base 50 miles northeast of San Francisco were designated to serve as medical-airlift centers


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Some victims also were treated at the Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco and at the Naval Hospital in Oakland


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In addition 20 military police from the Presidio a military base in San Francisco are assisting with traffic control and a Navy ship was moved from a naval station at Treasure Island near the Bay Bridge to San Francisco to help fight fires


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To help residents in Northern California rebuild FEMA intends to set up 17 disaster assistance offices in the earthquake area in the next several days and to staff them with 400 to 500 workers from various agencies said Robert Volland chief of the agency 's individual assistance division


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At these offices earthquake victims will be helped in filling out a one-page form that they will need to qualify for such federal assistance as home-improvement loans and to repair houses


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ federal ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG promising ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB rapidly ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NN highway ) ( NN aid ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB rebuild ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN area ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RB severely ) ( JJ damaged ) ) ( NN road ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And federal officials are promising to move rapidly with federal highway aid to rebuild the area 's severely damaged road system


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Highway ) ( NNP Administration ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN relief ) ( NN program ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS states ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ local ) ( NNS governments ) ) ) ( VP ( VB repair ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB federally ) ( JJ funded ) ) ( NNS highways ) ( CC and ) ( NNS bridges ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB seriously ) ) ( JJ damaged ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ natural ) ( NNS disasters ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Federal Highway Administration has an emergency relief program to help states and local governments repair federally funded highways and bridges seriously damaged by natural disasters


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN account ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 220 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) )

The account currently has 220 million


( S ( CC And ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ federal ) ( NN law ) ) ( VP ( VBZ dictates ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN disbursed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN fund ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( CD one ) ( NN state ) ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN disaster ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN administration ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP expect ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB in ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB authorize ) ( S ( VP ( VBG spending ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP California ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And though federal law dictates that only 100 million can be disbursed from that fund in any one state per disaster administration officials expect Congress to move in to authorize spending more now in California


( S ( S ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO To ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN money ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS states ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ elaborate ) ( NN approval ) ( NN process ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP expect ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ red ) ( NN tape ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN cut ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

To get that money states must go through an elaborate approval process but officials expect red tape to be cut this time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Keith ) ( NNP Mulrooney ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ special ) ( NN assistant ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Highway ) ( NNP Administrator ) ( NNP Thomas ) ( NNP Larson ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1971 ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Fernando ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Southern ) ( NNP California ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN state ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD set ) ( NP ( JJR tougher ) ( NNS standards ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS bridges ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NN aid ) ) ) ( VBD began ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN program ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB retrofit ) ( NP ( NNS highways ) ( CC and ) ( NNS bridges ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NNS hazards ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Keith Mulrooney special assistant to Federal Highway Administrator Thomas Larson also said that after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake in Southern California the state set tougher standards for bridges and with federal aid began a program to retrofit highways and bridges for earthquake hazards


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ first ) ( NN phase ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN program ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD two ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS phases ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG continuing ) ) ) ) )

The first phase of the program has been completed but two other phases are continuing


( S-3 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( CD two ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS structures ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-881 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD failed ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( DT both ) ( VP ( VBN built ) ( PP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB well ) ) ( IN before ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1971 ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ( NP-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bridge ) ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS 1930s ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN section ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN I-880 ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN built ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS 1950s ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The two major structures that failed Tuesday night he said were both built well before the 1971 earthquake the San Francisco Bay Bridge completed in the 1930s and the section of I-880 built in the 1950s


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN I-880 ) ( NN section ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN phase ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN retrofitting ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The I-880 section had completed the first phase of the retrofitting


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

Laurie McGinley contributed to this article


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Silicon ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( VP ( VBD heaved ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sigh ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN relief ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) )

Silicon Valley heaved a sigh of relief yesterday


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS details ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sketchy ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aftermath ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ violent ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD shook ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ high-tech ) ( NN corridor ) ) ( PP ( IN along ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spot ) ( NN check ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN computer ) ( NNS makers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJ little ) ( PRN ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( FRAG ( NP ( DT any ) ) ) ) ) ( ADJP ( RB potentially ) ( VBG lingering ) ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS facilities ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NN fabrication ) ( NN equipment ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Though details were sketchy in the aftermath of the violent earthquake that shook the high-tech corridor along with the rest of the San Francisco Bay area a spot check of computer makers turned up little if any potentially lingering damage to facilities or fabrication equipment


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Analysts ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ corporate ) ( NNS officials ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD expected ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB practically ) ( DT no ) ) ( JJ long-term ) ( NN disruption ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS shipments ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT either ) ( NN hardware ) ( CC or ) ( NN software ) ( NNS goods ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Analysts and corporate officials said they expected practically no long-term disruption in shipments from the Valley of either hardware or software goods


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Intel ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP ( NNP Advanced ) ( NNP Micro ) ( NNPS Devices ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP National ) ( NNP Semiconductor ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( DT all ) ( UCP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB up ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG running ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ many ) ( NNS workers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN forced ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB stay ) ( NP-PRD ( NN home ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ damaged ) ( NNS roadways ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS others ) ) ( VP ( VBD elected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN day ) ) ( PRT ( RB off ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Intel Corp. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and National Semiconductor Corp. were all up and running yesterday though many workers were forced to stay home because of damaged roadways others elected to take the day off


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( DT These ) ( NNS systems ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ rugged ) ) ( SBAR ( IN than ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB believe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Thomas ) ( NNP Kurlak ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ tracks ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ( NN industry ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Merrill ) ( NNP Lynch ) ( NNP Research ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

These systems are more rugged than many people would believe said Thomas Kurlak who tracks the computer industry for Merrill Lynch Research


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP shake ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( JJ little ) ( NN bit ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's not the end of the world if you shake them up a little bit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Other ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP International ) ( NNP Business ) ( NNPS Machines ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Hewlett-Packard ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB completely ) ) ( VBD idled ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN evening ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN temblor ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD registered ) ( NP ( CD 6.9 ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Richter ) ( NN scale ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Other companies including International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. completely idled their operations because of Tuesday evening 's temblor which registered 6.9 on the Richter scale


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Personnel ) ) ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN morning ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( VP ( VBG inspecting ) ( NP ( NNS buildings ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ structural ) ( NNS weaknesses ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG mopping ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN water ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( JJ broken ) ( NNS pipes ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG clearing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN ceiling ) ( NNS tiles ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NN debris ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN factory ) ( NNS floors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Personnel spent the morning inspecting buildings for structural weaknesses mopping up water from broken pipes and clearing ceiling tiles and other debris from factory floors


( S ( ADVP ( RB Still ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ confident ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ( QP ( CC or ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN everything ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( ADJP ( JJ normal ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Semiconductor ) ( NNP Industry ) ( NNP Association ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Cupertino ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Still many were confident that in a day or two everything should be back to normal according to a spokeswoman for the Semiconductor Industry Association based in Cupertino


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP IBM ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN instance ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ anticipates ) ( S ( VP ( VBG returning ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ normal ) ( NN work ) ( NN schedule ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN weekend ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Jose ) ( NN plant ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ puts ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN disk ) ( NNS drives ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 3090 ) ( NN family ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS mainframes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

IBM for instance said it anticipates returning to a normal work schedule by the weekend at its San Jose plant which puts out disk drives for the 3090 family of mainframes


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NNP Hewlett-Packard ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS things ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN mess ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( DT some ) ( CD 18,000 ) ) ( NNP Valley ) ( NNS employees ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB back ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB work ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A Hewlett-Packard spokeswoman said that while things are a big mess some 18,000 Valley employees have been called back to work today


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Apple ) ( NNP Computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB cautiously ) ( JJ optimistic ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( S-NOM ( ADVP-TMP ( RB not ) ( CC yet ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB closely ) ) ( VBG eyeballing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 50 ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Apple Computer added that it was being cautiously optimistic despite not yet closely eyeballing all of its 50 buildings in the region


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( RB Even ) ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB carefully ) ( VBN calibrated ) ) ( NN machinery ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ giant ) ( NNP Fremont ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN north ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN believed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ undamaged ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Even the carefully calibrated machinery in its giant Fremont plant to the north of the Valley was believed to be undamaged


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Sun ) ( NNPS Microsystems ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Tandem ) ( NNPS Computers ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD signaled ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB recover ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sun Microsystems Inc. and Tandem Computers Inc. also signaled that they should recover quickly


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Digital ) ( NNP Equipment ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ major ) ( NNS facilities ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Santa ) ( NNP Clara ) ) ( NP ( NNP Cupertino ) ) ( NP ( NNP Palo ) ( NNP Alto ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mountain ) ( NNP View ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN engineering ) ( CC and ) ( NN manufacturing ) ( NNS sites ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ corporate ) ( NNS headquarters ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Maynard ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mass. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Digital Equipment Corp. with major facilities in Santa Clara Cupertino Palo Alto and Mountain View said that all of its engineering and manufacturing sites had reported to corporate headquarters in Maynard Mass. Tuesday night


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NN None ) ) ( VP ( VBD sustained ) ( NP ( JJ significant ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG adding ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ delicate ) ( NN manufacturing ) ( NN process ) ( NNS machines ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN checked ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( DT all ) ( VP ( VBN found ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBG operating ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB normally ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

None sustained significant damage a spokesman said adding that the delicate manufacturing process machines were checked and were all found to be operating normally


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN slew ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ nagging ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB grapple ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( WHPP ( IN of ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN potential ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB become ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB quite ) ( JJ serious ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For many companies of course there is still a slew of nagging problems to grapple with some of which have the potential to become quite serious


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NN example ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Advanced ) ( NNP Micro ) ( NNPS Devices ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Sunnyvale ) ( NN chip ) ( NN maker ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN worried ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NNS blackouts ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For example a spokesman for Advanced Micro Devices said the Sunnyvale chip maker is worried about blackouts


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ sudden ) ( NN surge ) ( CC or ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ electric ) ( NN power ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB ruin ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ integrated ) ( NNS circuits ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN built ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A sudden surge or drop in electric power could ruin integrated circuits being built


( S ( CC But ) ( PP ( VBN given ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN happened ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ fragile ) ( NNS parts ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-PRD-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN heart ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS microelectronics ) ( NN business ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bulk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Valley ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD seemed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB just ) ( IN about ) ) ( VBG shouting ) ( NP ( NNS hosannas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But given what might have happened to the fragile parts that are at the heart of the microelectronics business the bulk of Valley companies seemed to be just about shouting hosannas


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Several ) ( NNS factors ) ) ( ADVP ( RB apparently ) ) ( VP ( VBD spared ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBG sprawling ) ( JJ suburban ) ( NN stretch ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Jose ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Palo ) ( NNP Alto ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN impact ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN felt ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN hour ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN drive ) ( NN north ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Several factors apparently spared the Valley a sprawling suburban stretch from San Jose to Palo Alto from the kind of impact felt in San Francisco an hour 's drive north


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN thing ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS buildings ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB there ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP tend ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( UCP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJR newer ) ) ( CC and ) ( PRN ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN step ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN safety ) ( NNS codes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For one thing buildings there tend to be newer and thus in step with the latest safety codes


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN soil ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ solid ) ) ( PP ( IN unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN landfill ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN downtown ) ( NNP Marina ) ( NNP District ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN hit ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS fires ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ vast ) ( NN destruction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Also the soil in the Valley is solid unlike the landfill of San Francisco 's downtown Marina District which was hit with fires and vast destruction


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NNS microelectronics ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ prepared ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ tremulous ) ( NNS conditions ) ) ( PP ( IN like ) ( NP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition some microelectronics companies said they were prepared for tremulous conditions like Tuesday 's


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ Their ) ( NN machine ) ( NNS tools ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VBN bolted ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shop ) ( NN floor ) ) ) ) ) )

Their machine tools are even bolted to the shop floor


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Intel ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN past ) ( NN decade ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN installed ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN computer ) ( NNS sensors ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN shutoff ) ( NNS valves ) ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ sensitive ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shake ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS pipes ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( VP ( NN snake ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS plants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Intel said that over the past decade it has installed computer sensors and shutoff valves sensitive to the shake of an earthquake in the pipes that snake through its plants


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ large ) ( NNP Valley ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Intel ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NNS factories ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS parts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN so ) ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN breakdown ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN location ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB leave ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS customers ) ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ total ) ( NN pinch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like other large Valley companies Intel also noted that it has factories in several parts of the nation so that a breakdown at one location should n't leave customers in a total pinch


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADVP ( RB certainly ) ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ good ) ( NN news ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Compaq ) ( NNP Computer ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Houston ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( RB only ) ( DT a ) ( JJ four-day ) ( NN supply ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS microprocessors ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN hand ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ just-in-time ) ( NN manufacturing ) ( NN approach ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ limits ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN buildup ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN inventory ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's certainly good news for such companies as Compaq Computer Corp. Houston which has only a four-day supply of microprocessors from the Valley on hand because of a just-in-time manufacturing approach that limits the buildup of inventory


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Compaq ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ foresees ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NNS difficulties ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG obtaining ) ( NP ( NNS parts ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ immediate ) ( NN future ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Compaq said it foresees no difficulties in obtaining parts in the immediate future


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Computer ) ( NNS makers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG scrambling ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS customers ) ) ( VP ( VB recover ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN disaster ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Computer makers were scrambling to help customers recover from the disaster


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Digital ) ( NNP Equipment ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NN disaster-recovery ) ( NN response ) ( NNS centers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dallas ) ) ( NP ( NNP Atlanta ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Colorado ) ( NNPS Springs ) ) ( NP ( NNP Colo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Digital Equipment has set up disaster-recovery response centers in Dallas Atlanta and Colorado Springs Colo


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT These ) ( NNS units ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG handling ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS calls ) ) ( PP ( DT both ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP-LOC ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS computers ) ) ( ADVP ( PRP themselves ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB dial ) ( NP ( NNP Digital ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB automatically ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN trouble ) ) ( VP ( VBZ arises ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

These units were handling calls both from people in the San Francisco area and from computers themselves which are set to dial Digital automatically when trouble arises


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( VP ( VBP run ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB remotely ) ( JJ controlled ) ) ( JJ self-diagnostic ) ( NNS programs ) ) ) )

They then run remotely controlled self-diagnostic programs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Digital ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN dispatched ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS teams ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS technicians ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP California ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Digital also said it has dispatched teams of technicians to California


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ several ) ( JJ other ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS installations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN around ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP America ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN center ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ high-tech ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( ADVP ( RB too ) ) ( VP ( VBD fared ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile several other major installations around the Valley America 's center of high-tech said they too fared as well as could be expected


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Lawrence ) ( NNP Livermore ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Laboratory ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Energy ) ( NNP Department ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ tests ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ conducts ) ( NP ( NP ( NN research ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ) ) ) ( NP-2 ( JJ nuclear ) ( NNS weapons ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( NP ( JJ superficial ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where the Energy Department tests and conducts research on nuclear weapons had only superficial damage a spokesman said


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lockheed ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS missiles ) ( CC and ) ( NN space ) ( NNS systems ) ( NN group ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Sunnyvale ) ) ( ADVP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 40 ) ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( RB south ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS workers ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN asked ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB head ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB work ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( RB yesterday ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN realized ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( DT no ) ( NNS show-stoppers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 150-plus ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ one-square-mile ) ( NN campus ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At Lockheed Corp. 's missiles and space systems group in Sunnyvale about 40 miles south of San Francisco workers were asked to head to work yesterday after it was realized that there were no show-stoppers in the 150-plus buildings on its one-square-mile campus


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( JJ Several ) ( NN engineering ) ( CC and ) ( NN research ) ( NNS offices ) ) ( VP ( VBD needed ) ( NP ( JJR closer ) ( NN scrutiny ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( S ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sure ) ) ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( RB n't ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN danger ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( VBG crumbling ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bulk ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN place ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB pretty ) ( JJ good ) ) ( NN shape ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT an ) ( NN official ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Several engineering and research offices needed closer scrutiny to make sure they were n't in danger of crumbling but the bulk of the place is in pretty good shape an official said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lockheed ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( JJS most ) ( JJ lucrative ) ) ( NNS sectors ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBG accounting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ( PDT half ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN aerospace ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( QP ( CD 10.59 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS missiles ) ( CC and ) ( NN space ) ( NN group ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ prime ) ( NNP Pentagon ) ( NN contractor ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Trident ) ( NNP II ) ( JJ ballistic ) ( NN missile ) ) ) ) ) )

One of Lockheed 's most lucrative sectors accounting for more than half the aerospace company 's 10.59 billion in sales in 1988 the missiles and space group is the prime Pentagon contractor on the Trident II ballistic missile


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ generates ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS pieces ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN missile ) ( NN shield ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NNP Strategic ) ( NNP Defense ) ( NNP Initiative ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It also generates pieces of the missile shield called the Strategic Defense Initiative


( S ( ADVP ( RB Fortunately ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Hubble ) ( NNP Space ) ( NNP Telescope ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN set ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN launched ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shuttle ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( IN next ) ( NN year ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN search ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ distant ) ( JJ solar ) ( NNS systems ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN light ) ) ( VP ( VBN emitted ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD 14 ) ( CD billion ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS farthest ) ( NNS reaches ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN universe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN moved ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Sunnyvale ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Kennedy ) ( NNP Space ) ( NNP Center ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN beginning ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP October ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Fortunately the Hubble Space Telescope set to be launched on the shuttle next year in a search for distant solar systems and light emitted 14 billion years ago from the farthest reaches of the universe was moved from Sunnyvale to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the beginning of October


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP John ) ( NNP R. ) ( NNP Wilke ) ) ( VP ( VBD contribued ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN article ) ) ) ) )

John R. Wilke contribued to this article


( S ( PP ( IN Without ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS subsidies ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS developers ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN beach ) ( NNS houses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ economic ) ( CC and ) ( JJ structural ) ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP South ) ( NNP Carolina ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB much ) ( JJR less ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( RB as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN highlighted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( PRP$ your ) ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 3 ) ( NN editorial ) ) ( S-TTL ( VP ( VBG Subsidizing ) ( NP ( NN Disaster ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Without federal subsidies to developers of beach houses the economic and structural damage by Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina would have been much less as highlighted by your Oct. 3 editorial Subsidizing Disaster


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( VP ( VB stop ) ( S ( VP ( VBG throwing ) ( NP ( NN tax ) ( NNS dollars ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN out ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN sea ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG subsidizing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN development ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN beach ) ( NNS communities ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB ecologically ) ( JJ fragile ) ) ( JJ coastal ) ( NN barrier ) ( NNS islands ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ hard-hit ) ( NNP Isle ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Palms ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN near ) ( NP ( NNP Charleston ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Congress should stop throwing tax dollars out to sea by subsidizing the development of beach communities on ecologically fragile coastal barrier islands such as the hard-hit Isle of Palms near Charleston


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBD mentioned ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS subsidies ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN development ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN barrier ) ( NNS islands ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN curtailed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1982 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Coastal ) ( NNP Barrier ) ( NNP Resource ) ( NNP System ) ) ) ) ) )

As you mentioned subsidies for development on a number of barrier islands were curtailed in 1982 by the Coastal Barrier Resource System


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP National ) ( NNPS Taxpayers ) ( NNP Union ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB like ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB add ) ( NP ( CD 800,000 ) ( NNS acres ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 453,000 ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN shoreline ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG enacting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Coastal ) ( NNP Barrier ) ( NNP Improvement ) ( NNP Act ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The National Taxpayers Union would like Congress to add 800,000 acres to the 453,000 of shoreline in the system by enacting The Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ( NN bill ) ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB develop ) ( NP ( NP ( NN property ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN barrier ) ( NN island ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB so ) ) ( PP ( IN without ) ( NP ( NN taxpayer ) ( NN support ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This bill simply says that if you want to develop property on a barrier island you have to do so without taxpayer support


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN Private-property ) ( NNS rights ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN upheld ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN legislation ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB ban ) ( NP ( JJ coastal ) ( NN development ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Private-property rights would be upheld because the legislation would not ban coastal development


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN home ) ( NNS builders ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB bear ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ full ) ( NNS costs ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN beach-house ) ( NN construction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However home builders would have to bear the full costs of such beach-house construction


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NNPS Taxpayers ) ( NNP Union ) ( NN study ) ) ( VP ( VBD concluded ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB save ) ( NP ( NNS taxpayers ) ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN up ) ( TO to ) ( CD 9.3 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN barrier-island ) ( NNS subsidies ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN over ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A Taxpayers Union study concluded the bill would save taxpayers up to 9.3 billion in barrier-island subsidies over 20 years


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Already ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD 1982 ) ( NN legislation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN saved ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN estimated ) ( QP ( CD 800 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Already the 1982 legislation has saved an estimated 800 million


( NP ( NNP Marshall ) ( NNP Y. ) ( NNP Taylor ) )

Marshall Y. Taylor


( NP ( NNPS Communications ) ( NNP Director ) )

Communications Director


( NP ( NNP National ) ( NNPS Taxpayers ) ( NNP Union ) )

National Taxpayers Union


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Equipment ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN accounting ) ( NNS discrepancies ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS auditors ) ) ( VP ( VBN uncovered ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VP ( VB hurt ) ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB require ) ( NP ( NP ( NN restatement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJR earlier ) ( NNS results ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS projections ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ negative ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( NN impact ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG exploring ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN sale ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America which previously said accounting discrepancies its auditors uncovered would hurt earnings and require restatement of earlier results increased its projections of the negative fiscal impact and said it was exploring the company 's sale


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ builds ) ( CC and ) ( VBZ equips ) ( NP ( NNS banks ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN announced ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB restate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first-three ) ( NNS quarters ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ fiscal ) ( NN year ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ ends ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bank Building which builds and equips banks had announced it would restate the first-three quarters of this fiscal year which ends Oct. 31


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN On ) ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ after-tax ) ( NNS effects ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ( CD 1.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On Oct. 5 the company estimated after-tax effects on the year 's earnings would be at least 1.3 million


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ negative ) ( JJ after-tax ) ( NN effect ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 3.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday the company said the negative after-tax effect on earnings for the year will be about 3.3 million


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP July ) ( CD 31 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ net ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 66.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months ended July 31 Bank Building had a net loss of 1 million on revenue of 66.5 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fourth-quarter ) ( NN loss ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD engaged ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS advisers ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB explore ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ financial ) ( NNS alternatives ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ possible ) ( NN sale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD one ) ( CC or ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bank Building which expects to report a fourth-quarter loss said it engaged advisers to explore financial alternatives for the company including the possible sale of the company or one or more of its units


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Company ) ( NNS auditors ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG continuing ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN review ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ final ) ( VBN restated ) ( NNS figures ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB yet ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ available ) ) ) ) )

Company auditors are continuing their review and final restated figures are n't yet available


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB earlier ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN restatement ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN necessitated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NNS errors ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG recording ) ( NP ( NN receivables ) ( CC and ) ( NNS payables ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Loughman ) ( NNP Cabinet ) ( NN division ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Bank Building earlier said the restatement is necessitated by certain errors in recording receivables and payables at its Loughman Cabinet division


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT That ) ( NN division ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN manager ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN fired ) ) ) ) )

That division 's manager has been fired


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Bank ) ( NNP Building ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 4 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 62.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) )

In American Stock Exchange composite trading Bank Building closed at 4 a share down 62.5 cents


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN space ) ( NN shuttle ) ( NNS Atlantis ) ) ( VP ( VBD boosted ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Galileo ) ( NN spacecraft ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN way ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Jupiter ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN lift ) ) ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ ambitious ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN program ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN space ) ( NN exploration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The space shuttle Atlantis boosted the Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter giving a big lift as well to an ambitious U.S. program of space exploration


( S ( S-ADV ( UCP-PRD ( ADJP ( NP ( CD Seven ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ late ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN launching ) ) ) ) ( PP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( IN over ) ( NP ( NN budget ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN target ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ anti-nuclear ) ( NNS protestors ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Galileo ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN symbol ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN trouble ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP National ) ( NNP Aeronautics ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Space ) ( NNP Administration ) ) ) ) ) )

Seven years late in the launching 1 billion over budget and a target of anti-nuclear protestors Galileo has long been a symbol of trouble for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Atlantis ) ) ( VP ( VBD rumbled ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN patch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ clear ) ( NN sky ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN above ) ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( NN storm ) ( NNS clouds ) ) ( VP ( VBG closing ) ( PRT ( RP in ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( VBD sought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( NP-PRD ( NNP Galileo ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN symbol ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN triumph ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But yesterday as Atlantis rumbled into a patch of clear sky above Florida with storm clouds closing in on it NASA sought to turn Galileo into a symbol of triumph


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB right ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN message ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP J.R. ) ( NNP Thompson ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN agency ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN deputy ) ( NN administrator ) ) ) )

NASA did it right that 's the message said J.R. Thompson the agency 's deputy administrator


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 1.4 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NN robot ) ( NN spacecraft ) ) ( VP ( VBZ faces ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ six-year ) ( NN journey ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB explore ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Jupiter ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 16 ) ( JJ known ) ( NNS moons ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 1.4 billion robot spacecraft faces a six-year journey to explore Jupiter and its 16 known moons


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT all ) ) ( VP ( VBZ goes ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB well ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-4 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB parachute ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN probe ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ dense ) ( JJ Jovian ) ( NN atmosphere ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP July ) ( CD 1995 ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pick ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ detailed ) ( NNS data ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS gases ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ similar ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN material ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN from ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ solar ) ( NN system ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN formed ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( CD 4.6 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

If all goes well it will parachute a probe into the dense Jovian atmosphere in July 1995 to pick up detailed data about gases that may be similar to the material from which the solar system was formed 4.6 billion years ago


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Jupiter ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( JJ enormous ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN mass ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 318 ) ( NNS times ) ) ( IN that ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Earth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NN gravity ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN trapped ) ( NP ( DT these ) ( JJ primordial ) ( NNS gases ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VB let ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ( VP ( VB escape ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jupiter is so enormous its mass is 318 times that of Earth that its gravity may have trapped these primordial gases and never let them escape


( S ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Investigating ) ( NP ( NNP Jupiter ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN detail ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB provide ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS clues ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN astronomer ) ( NNP Tobias ) ( NNP Owen ) ) ( VP ( VBZ calls ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ cosmic ) ( NN paradox ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN life ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jupiter ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS bodies ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ outer ) ( JJ solar ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ rich ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS elements ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NN hydrogen ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ essential ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN life ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Earth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT these ) ( NNS planets ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ lifeless ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Earth ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN hand ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ diminished ) ( NN store ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ such ) ( NN material ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ rich ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN life ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Investigating Jupiter in detail may provide clues to what astronomer Tobias Owen calls the cosmic paradox of life Jupiter and other bodies in the outer solar system are rich in elements such as hydrogen that are essential for life on Earth but these planets are lifeless Earth on the other hand has a diminished store of such material but is rich in life


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( NNS scientists ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN suggested ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS comets ) ( CC and ) ( NNS asteroids ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ enough ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN material ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ outer ) ( JJ solar ) ( NN system ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Earth ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB spawn ) ( NP ( NN life ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some scientists have suggested that comets and asteroids may have brought enough of this kind of material from the outer solar system to Earth to spawn life


( S ( PP-TMP ( VBG Beginning ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP December ) ( CD 1995 ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Galileo ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ two-year ) ( NN tour ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Jovian ) ( NNS moons ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Beginning in December 1995 Galileo will begin a two-year tour of the Jovian moons


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1979 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD two ) ( NNP Voyager ) ( NN spacecraft ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ stunning ) ( NNS photos ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Jovian ) ( NNS moons ) ( NNP Io ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Europa ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN among ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ intriguing ) ) ( NNS bodies ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ solar ) ( NN system ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In 1979 two Voyager spacecraft sent back stunning photos of Jovian moons Io and Europa that showed them to be among the most intriguing bodies in the solar system


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS photos ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ active ) ( NNS geysers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Io ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG spewing ) ( NP ( JJ sulfurous ) ( NN material ) ) ( PP-DIR ( NP ( CD 190 ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( IN into ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN atmosphere ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD indicated ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Europa ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN ocean ) ) ( VP ( VBN hidden ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ thick ) ( NN sheet ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN ice ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The photos showed active geysers on Io spewing sulfurous material 190 miles into its atmosphere and indicated that Europa may have an ocean hidden under a thick sheet of ice