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The amount would help Los Angeles cope in the first few weeks after its own anticipated quake while waiting for federal assistance to arrive


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After San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos spoke on television of the need for building inspectors to check the soundness of buildings Los Angeles dispatched 32 inspectors to help


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And the county of Los Angeles placed its firefighters and sheriffs on alert ready to send in reinforcements and alerted San Francisco that the city has 1,000 hospital beds at its disposal


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Two Los Angeles radio stations initiated Red Cross donation campaigns and one Los Angeles bank manager forked over 150,000 of his own money for relief purposes the Red Cross said


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The Los Angeles Red Cross sent 2,480 cots 500 blankets and 300 pints of Type-O blood


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It is also pulling 20 people out of Puerto Rico who were helping Huricane Hugo victims and sending them to San Francisco instead


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The Berlin Wall still stands


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But the man who built it has fallen


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East Germany yesterday removed Erich Honecker one of the staunchest holdouts against the reform rumbling through the Communist world in an effort to win back the confidence of its increasingly rebellious citizens


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But while it was a move that stunned the East bloc it hardly ushers in an era of reform at least anytime soon


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For the Politburo replaced Mr. Honecker who had led East Germany for 18 years and before that headed its security apparatus with a man cut of the same cloth Egon Krenz the most recent internal-security chief and a longtime Honecker protege


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East Germany it is clear is no Poland where the Communist Party now shares power with the democratically elected Solidarity union


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Nor is it a Hungary where yesterday the parliament approved constitutional changes meant to help turn the Communist nation into a multiparty democracy


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Still any change in East Germany has enormous implications for both East and West


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It raises the long-cherished hopes of many Germans for reunification a prospect that almost equally alarms political leaders in Moscow Washington and Western Europe


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Mr. Krenz 52 was named the new party chief just minutes after the Party 's 163-member Central Committee convened in East Berlin


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Although the East German news agency ADN claimed Mr. Honecker had asked to be relieved of his duties for health reasons West German government sources said the 26-man Politburo had asked for his resignation at a separate meeting late Tuesday


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Mr. Honecker was twice hospitalized this summer for a gall bladder ailment and his physical condition has been the subject of intense speculation in the Western media


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ADN said Mr. Honecker a hard-line Stalinist who in 1961 supervised the construction of the Berlin Wall also was relieved of his title as head of state and his position as chief of the military


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Mr. Krenz is expected to be formally named to all three positions once the nation 's parliament convenes later this week


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Mr. Honecker 's ignoble fall culminates nearly two decades of iron-handed leadership during which Mr. Honecker now 77 years old built East Germany into the most economically advanced nation in the Soviet bloc


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His grip on power unraveled this summer as thousands of his countrymen dissatisfied by the harshness of his rule fled to the West


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Thousands more have taken to the streets in the last month in East Germany 's largest wave of domestic unrest since a workers ' uprising in 1953


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In Washington the Bush administration took a characteristically cautious and skeptical view of the leadership change


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The official line was to offer warmer ties to Mr. Krenz provided he is willing to institute reforms


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But U.S. officials have strong doubts that he is a reformer


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President Bush told reporters Whether that the leadership change reflects a change in East-West relations I do n't think so


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Because Mr. Krenz has been very much in accord with the policies of Honecker


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One top U.S. expert on East Germany added There is no clear-cut champion of reform that we know of in the East German leadership


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Indeed Mr. Krenz said on East German television last night that there will be no sharing of power with pro-democracy groups


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He said while dialogue is important enough forums already exist in which different interests can express themselves


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The removal of Mr. Honecker was apparently the result of bitter infighting within the top ranks of the Communist party


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According to West German government sources Mr. Honecker and several senior Politburo members fought over the last week to delay any decisions about a leadership change


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But with public demonstrations in the country growing in size and intensity Mr. Honecker and several key allies lost out in this battle officials say


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Those allies included Politburo members Guenter Mittag who has long headed economic affairs and Joachim Hermann chief of information policy


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Both men were also relieved of their duties yesterday


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Although other resignations may follow it 's still not clear to what extent the change in party personnel will alter the government 's resistance to fundamental change


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Clearly the central figure in this process is Egon Krenz


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Born ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1937 ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Baltic ) ( NNP Sea ) ( NN town ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( NP ( CD eight ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP World ) ( NNP War ) ( NNP II ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ) ) ) ) )

Born in 1937 in a Baltic Sea town now part of Poland he was eight years old when World War II ended


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NNP Chancellor ) ( NNP Helmut ) ( NNP Kohl ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ represents ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ postwar ) ( NN generation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN grown ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB up ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Germany ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN division ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl he represents the postwar generation that has grown up during Germany 's division


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Since ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG joining ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Politburo ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1983 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJS youngest ) ( NN member ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN acquired ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nickname ) ) ( NP ( NN crown ) ( NN prince ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reference ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB widely ) ( JJ held ) ) ( NN view ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ hand-picked ) ( NN successor ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Since joining the Politburo in 1983 as its youngest member Mr. Krenz had acquired the nickname crown prince a reference to the widely held view that he was the hand-picked successor to Mr. Honecker


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN fact ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN had ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB strikingly ) ( JJ similar ) ) ( NN career ) ( NNS paths ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ) ( VP ( VBG having ) ( VP ( VBN served ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ chief ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ internal ) ( NN security ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN rise ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ top ) ( NN party ) ( NN position ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In fact the two men have had strikingly similar career paths both having served as chief of internal security before their rise to the top party position


( S ( ADVP ( RB Moreover ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT both ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN hewn ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ similar ) ( JJ hard-line ) ( NN philosophy ) ) ) ) ) )

Moreover both men have hewn to a similar hard-line philosophy


( S ( ADVP ( RB Notably ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ few ) ( JJ official ) ( NNS visits ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB overseas ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS months ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD visited ) ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN massacre ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Beijing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Notably one of Mr. Krenz 's few official visits overseas came a few months ago when he visited China after the massacre in Beijing


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB later ) ) ( VP ( VBD defended ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN response ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ separate ) ( NN visit ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He later defended the Chinese government 's response during a separate visit to West Germany


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NNP Protestantism ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( ADJP ( JJ particular ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ fears ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN part ) ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN incident ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP January ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN believed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN ordered ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN arrest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS dissidents ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ( NP ( NN refuge ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Church ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

East German Protestantism in particular fears Mr. Krenz in part because of an incident in January 1988 when he was believed to have ordered the arrest of hundreds of dissidents who had sought refuge in the Church


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reputation ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG being ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB politically ) ( JJ savvy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However Mr. Krenz also has a reputation for being politically savvy


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP$ His ) ( JJ shrewd ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB read ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG shifting ) ( JJ popular ) ( NN mood ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( RBS best ) ( VBN illustrated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ apparent ) ( NN break ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ old ) ( NN mentor ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

His shrewd ability to read the shifting popular mood in East Germany is best illustrated by his apparent break with his old mentor Mr. Honecker


( S ( ADVP ( RB Indeed ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN government ) ( NNS sources ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS leaders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN power ) ( NN struggle ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD toppled ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Indeed according to West German government sources he was one of the leaders in the power struggle that toppled Mr. Honecker


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ recent ) ( NNS days ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB project ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR kinder ) ( NN image ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In recent days Mr. Krenz has sought to project a kinder image


( S-CLF ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN report ) ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB widely ) ) ( VBG circulating ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Berlin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD ordered ) ( NP-4 ( NNS police ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB stop ) ( S ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( JJ excessive ) ( NN force ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS demonstrators ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Leipzig ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to a report widely circulating in East Berlin it was Mr. Krenz who ordered police to stop using excessive force against demonstrators in Leipzig


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB want ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN image ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gun ) ( NN man ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Fred ) ( NNP Oldenburg ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN expert ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bonn-sponsored ) ( NNP Institute ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( ADJP ( ADJP ( NNP East ) ( NNP European ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( NNP International ) ) ) ( NNPS Studies ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Cologne ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He does n't want to have the image of the gun man says Fred Oldenburg an expert at the Bonn-sponsored Institute of East European and International Studies in Cologne


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( RB not ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN reformer ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN image ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reformer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He 's not a reformer he wants to have the image of a reformer


( S ( PP ( IN As ) ( NP ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN image ) ( NN polishing ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ modest ) ( NNS steps ) ) ( PP ( IN toward ) ( NP ( NN reform ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VP ( VB rebuild ) ( NP ( NP ( NN confidence ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB reassert ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN party ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN authority ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As part of his image polishing Mr. Krenz is expected to take modest steps toward reform to rebuild confidence among the people and reassert the party 's authority


( S ( PP ( IN Besides ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG sacking ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ senior ) ( NNP Politburo ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD allied ) ( NP ( PRP themselves ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VP ( VB loosen ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS controls ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN news ) ( NNS media ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( JJ free ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NN travel ) ( NNS restrictions ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB establish ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN dialogue ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ various ) ( JJ dissident ) ( NNS groups ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Besides sacking other senior Politburo officials who allied themselves with Mr. Honecker Mr. Krenz could loosen controls on the news media free up travel restrictions and establish a dialogue with various dissident groups


( SQ ( CC But ) ( MD will ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB enough ) ) ) )

But will it be enough


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN government ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ Western ) ( NNS analysts ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ doubtful ) ) ) )

West German government officials and Western analysts are doubtful


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB signify ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP want ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC so ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN unrest ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB on ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Oldenburg ) ) ( VP ( VBZ predicts ) ) )

He does n't signify what people want so the unrest will go on Mr. Oldenburg predicts


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN At ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS expectations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ great ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB grow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the same time the expectations of the East German people are great and will continue to grow


( SINV ( VP ( VBZ Says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD one ) ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN official ) ) ( S-2 ( SBAR-NOM-SBJ ( WHNP-1 ( WP What ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ necessary ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN process ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN democratization ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Says one West German official What 's necessary now is the process of democratization


( SBAR ( ADVP ( RB Not ) ( RB just ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN heard ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS interests ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB seriously ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Not just that people are being heard but that their interests are being taken seriously


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Chancellor ) ( NNP Kohl ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB meanwhile ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN invited ) ( NP-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB open ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS discussions ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Bonn ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ wide ) ( NN range ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS subjects ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Chancellor Kohl meanwhile has invited Mr. Krenz to open discussions with Bonn on a wide range of subjects


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS Reports ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN press ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG citing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sources ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP suggest ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB serve ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN bridge ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ genuine ) ( NN reform ) ( NN leader ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Reports in the West German press citing sources in East Germany suggest Mr. Krenz may serve only as a bridge between Mr. Honecker and a genuine reform leader


( SINV ( VP-TPC-2 ( VBG Adding ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN speculation ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN reputation ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ heavy ) ( NN drinker ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB suffer ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN diabetes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Adding to that speculation is Mr. Krenz 's reputation as a heavy drinker who is said to also suffer from diabetes


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ dynamic ) ( NN process ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( VP ( VBG experiencing ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN step ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Bonn ) ( NN official ) ) ( VP ( VBZ adds ) ) )

This is a dynamic process and we 're experiencing the first step the Bonn official adds


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN selection ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB disappoint ) ( NP ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ) )

The selection of Mr. Krenz may also disappoint Moscow


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Soviet ) ( NN leader ) ( NNP Mikhail ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN pressed ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB hard ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN change ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ rigid ) ( NN stance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has pressed hard for a change in East Germany 's rigid stance


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( CD Two ) ( JJ reform-minded ) ( NN party ) ( NNS leaders ) ) ( VP ( VBN favored ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ possible ) ( NNS successors ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dresden ) ( NN party ) ( NN secretary ) ( NNP Hans ) ( NNP Modrow ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Politburo ) ( NN member ) ( NNP Guenter ) ( NNP Schabowski ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB over ) ) ) ) )

Two reform-minded party leaders favored by Moscow as possible successors to Mr. Honecker Dresden party secretary Hans Modrow and Politburo member Guenter Schabowski were passed over


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sticks ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ rigid ) ( NNS policies ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pressure ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB intensify ) ) ) )

If Mr. Krenz sticks to rigid policies the pressure from the Soviet Union could intensify


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ congratulatory ) ( NN telegram ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD appeared ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB urge ) ( NP-3 ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN leadership ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB heed ) ( NP ( NP ( VBG growing ) ( NNS calls ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In Moscow Mr. Gorbachev sent Mr. Krenz a congratulatory telegram that appeared to urge the new leadership to heed growing calls for change


( S ( PP ( VBG According ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Soviet ) ( NN news ) ( NN agency ) ) ( NP ( NNP Tass ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ( VP ( VBD expressed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN conviction ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN leadership ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Socialist ) ( NNP Unity ) ( NNP Party ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG being ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sensitive ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS demands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS solutions ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ complicated ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP GDR ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP German ) ( NNP Democratic ) ( NNP Republic ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD encountered ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

According to the Soviet news agency Tass Gorbachev expressed the conviction that the leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of East Germany being sensitive to the demands of the time will find solutions to complicated problems the GDR German Democratic Republic encountered


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN force ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJR younger ) ( JJ pro-Gorbachev ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN bureaucracy ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBG pushing ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN relaxation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN within ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN country ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A force of younger pro-Gorbachev members in the East German bureaucracy has for some time been pushing for relaxation within their country


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJR older ) ( NN generation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN torn ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fear ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG tampering ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN status ) ( NN quo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fear ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB happen ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The older generation has been torn between a fear of tampering with the status quo and a fear of what might happen if they did n't


( S ( PP ( IN From ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN perspective ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ old ) ( NN guard ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS reforms ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP smack ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN capitalism ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ Western-style ) ( NN democracy ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB eliminate ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN country ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN reason ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( VBG being ) ) ) ) ) ) )

From the perspective of East Germany 's old guard reforms that smack of capitalism and Western-style democracy could eliminate their country 's reason for being


( S ( PP ( IN Unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS nations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bloc ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN creature ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Cold ) ( NNP War ) ) ) ) ) )

Unlike the other nations of the bloc East Germany is a creature of the Cold War


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Erasing ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS differences ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VBG dividing ) ( NP ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ vast ) ( JJ international ) ( NN reordering ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBZ implies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB endanger ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN statehood ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Poland ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Hungary ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Erasing the differences still dividing Europe and the vast international reordering that implies wo n't endanger the statehood of a Poland or a Hungary


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( ADVP ( RB ultimately ) ) ( VP ( VB lead ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ German ) ( NN reunification ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN disappearance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN map ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But it could ultimately lead to German reunification and the disappearance of East Germany from the map


( FRAG ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT Which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( SBAR-NOM-PRD ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ Old ) ( NN Guard ) ) ( VP ( VBZ fears ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Which is what the Old Guard fears


( SINV ( S-TPC-4 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sure ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB formulate ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN reform ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN recipe ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP GDR ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN future ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB separately ) ( JJ identifiable ) ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Michael ) ( NNP Simmons ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ British ) ( NN journalist ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WHNP ( WHNP ( WP$ whose ) ( NN book ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP East ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN entitled ) ( S ( NP-TTL-PRD ( DT The ) ( NNP Unloved ) ( NNP Country ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN published ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN month ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I 'm sure they 'll formulate a reform that will be a recipe for the GDR 's future as a separately identifiable state says Michael Simmons a British journalist whose book on East Germany entitled The Unloved Country was published this month


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Up ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( RB now ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( IN that ) ( NN recipe ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN consisted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dogged ) ( NN effort ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ former ) ( NN leader ) ( NNP Walter ) ( NNP Ulbricht ) ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB establish ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN country ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ international ) ( NN legitimacy ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN followed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN campaign ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP East ) ( NN bloc ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ only ) ( JJ successful ) ( JJ Stalinist ) ( NN economy ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN consumer ) ( NN paradise ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Up to now that recipe has consisted of a dogged effort by former leader Walter Ulbricht to establish the country 's international legitimacy followed by Mr. Honecker 's campaign to build the East bloc 's only successful Stalinist economy into a consumer paradise


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Neither ) ( NN man ) ) ( VP ( VBD achieved ) ( NP ( NN perfection ) ) ) )

Neither man achieved perfection


( S ( PP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB Early ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1987 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN team ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD stopped ) ( S ( VP ( VBG paying ) ( NP ( JJ thin ) ( NNS compliments ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD joined ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Romania ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG rejecting ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN necessity ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS adjustments ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS systems ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Early in 1987 Mr. Honecker and his team stopped paying thin compliments to Mr. Gorbachev and joined with Romania in rejecting any necessity for adjustments in their systems


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( JJ less-self-confident ) ( NNPS Czechoslovaks ) ( CC and ) ( NNPS Bulgarians ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN contrast ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD declared ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS intentions ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reform ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( VP ( VBG doing ) ( NP ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ concrete ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The less-self-confident Czechoslovaks and Bulgarians in contrast declared their intentions to reform while doing nothing concrete about it


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NNS media ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB soon ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBG presenting ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS speeches ) ) ( PP-CLR ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ sketchy ) ( NNS summaries ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG giving ) ( NP ( NN space ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS opponents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The East German media soon began presenting Mr. Gorbachev 's speeches only as sketchy summaries and giving space to his opponents


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN By ) ( NP ( JJ late ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG banning ) ( NP ( JJ Soviet ) ( NNS publications ) ) ) ) )

By late 1988 they were banning Soviet publications


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN country ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD abandoned ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ former ) ( NN devotion ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ socialist ) ( NN unity ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG insisting ) ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT each ) ( NN country ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bloc ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD ought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB travel ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ own ) ( NN road ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The country abandoned its former devotion to socialist unity and took to insisting instead that each country in the bloc ought to travel its own road


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD spoke ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB generally ) ( JJ valid ) ) ( JJ objective ) ( NNS laws ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN socialism ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD left ) ( NP ( NP ( DT no ) ( NN room ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN debate ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Honecker spoke of generally valid objective laws of socialism and left no room for debate


( S ( PP ( IN With ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS dislocations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN drive ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN democracy ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Hungary ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN leadership ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB still ) ( RBR more ) ) ( JJ defensive ) ) ) )

With this year 's dislocations in China and the Soviet Union and the drive to democracy in Poland and Hungary the East German leadership grew still more defensive


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Politburo ) ( NN member ) ( NNP Joachim ) ( NNP Herrman ) ) ( VP ( VBD confessed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ grave ) ( NN concern ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( JJ Hungarian ) ( NN democracy ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Politburo member Joachim Herrman confessed to a grave concern over Hungarian democracy


( S-4 ( PP-LOC ( IN Under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN banner ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ proclaims ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN renewal ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN socialism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS forces ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN work ) ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-5 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG striving ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB eliminate ) ( NP ( NN socialism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Under the banner that proclaims the renewal of socialism he said forces are at work that are striving to eliminate socialism


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT Some ) ( JJ loyal ) ( NNS voices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NN party ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD saw ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN unrest ) ) ( VP ( VBG coming ) ) ) ) )

Some loyal voices in and out of the East German Communist party saw the nation 's unrest coming


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ first ) ( NNS signs ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ economic ) ) ) )

The first signs were economic


( S ( PP ( IN Despite ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB heavily ) ( JJ subsidized ) ) ( NN consumer ) ( NNS industries ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS East ) ( NNPS Germans ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS years ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN watched ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP West ) ) ( VP ( VB pull ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB farther ) ( RP out ) ( RB ahead ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Despite heavily subsidized consumer industries East Germans have for years watched the West pull farther out ahead


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ economic ) ( NN growth ) ) ( VP ( VBD came ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ dead ) ( NN stop ) ) ) ) )

In 1988 for the first time economic growth came to a dead stop


( S ( ADVP-MNR ( RB Gingerly ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT some ) ( NNS economists ) ) ( VP ( VBD began ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB blame ) ( NP ( JJ central ) ( NN planning ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gingerly some economists began to blame central planning


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT Some ) ( NNS writers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ theoretical ) ( NNS journals ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB even ) ) ( VP ( VBD raised ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN notion ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG introducing ) ( NP ( NN democracy ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN workplace ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some writers in theoretical journals even raised the notion of introducing democracy at least in the workplace


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By summer an independent reform movement was saying out loud what it had only whispered before


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( JJ stalwart ) ( NNS socialists ) ) ) )

But they are stalwart socialists


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Their proclaimed purpose is to cleanse East Germany of its Stalinist muck not to merge with the West


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS pastors ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN envisioned ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN utopia ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ creative ) ( NN socialism ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One of their pastors has envisioned a new utopia of creative socialism


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Meanwhile ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN man ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Krenz ) ) ( VP ( VBZ replaces ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN left ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ indelible ) ( NN mark ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ East ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN society ) ) ) ) ) )

Meanwhile the man Mr. Krenz replaces has left an indelible mark on East German society


( S ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN Imprisoned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNPS Nazis ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NNP World ) ( NNP War ) ( NNP II ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ political ) ( NNS beliefs ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Honecker ) ) ( VP ( VBD typified ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ postwar ) ( NN generation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ committed ) ( JJ Communist ) ( NNS leaders ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Eastern ) ( NNP Europe ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS cues ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II for his political beliefs Mr. Honecker typified the postwar generation of committed Communist leaders in Eastern Europe who took their cues from Moscow


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ socialist ) ( NN warrior ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD felt ) ( S ( VP ( VBN rankled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ enormous ) ( JJ postwar ) ( NN prosperity ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bonn ) ( NN government ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ steadfast ) ( NN refusal ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB recognize ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN legitimacy ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He was a socialist warrior who felt rankled by West Germany 's enormous postwar prosperity and the Bonn government 's steadfast refusal to recognize the legitimacy of his state


( S ( ADVP ( RB Finally ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( ADJP ( JJ first ) ( CC and ) ( JJ only ) ) ( NN state ) ( NN visit ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Bonn ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS years ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD won ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN measure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN recognition ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB long ) ) ( VP ( VBN sought ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Finally during his first and only state visit to Bonn two years ago he won some measure of the recognition he had long sought


( S ( CC But ) ( ADVP ( RB ultimately ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN undone ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNS forces ) ) ( VP ( VBN unleashed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ own ) ( NN comrade ) ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Gorbachev ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But ultimately he was undone by forces unleashed by his own comrade Mr. Gorbachev


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Mr. Honecker 's removal was bound to happen says one aide to Chancellor Kohl


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN matter ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) )

It was only a matter of time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP European ) ( NNP Community ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN forecast ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ economic ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP EC ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 3.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB slightly ) ( JJR higher ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP June ) ( NN projection ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 3.25 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The European Community Commission increased its forecast for economic growth in the EC in 1989 to 3.5 % slightly higher than its June projection of 3.25 %


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ annual ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN report ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 1989-1990 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN commission ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD projected ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ( JJ gross ) ( JJ domestic ) ( NN product ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 12 ) ( NNP EC ) ( NNS members ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

In its annual economic report for 1989-1990 the commission also projected 1990 gross domestic product growth for the 12 EC members at 3 %


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EC inflation was seen at 4.8 % in 1989 higher than 1988 's 3.6 % price rise


( S ( ADVP ( RB However ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN inflation ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( S ( VP ( VBG slowing ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 4.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

However inflation for 1990 was seen slowing to 4.5 %


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Leading EC growth forecasts in 1989 was Ireland seen growing 5 % at constant prices


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJR Slower ) ( NN growth ) ) ( NNS countries ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Greece ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 2.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.K. ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 2.25 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Denmark ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 1.75 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Slower growth countries included Greece at 2.5 % the U.K. at 2.25 % and Denmark at 1.75 %


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN Inflation ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJS highest ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NP-4 ( NNP Greece ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN projected ) ( PP-CLR-5 ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 14.25 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP=4 ( NNP Portugal ) ) ( PP-LOC=5 ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 13 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Inflation is expected to be highest in Greece where it is projected at 14.25 % and Portugal at 13 %


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ( NN end ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spectrum ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( ADJP ( JJ West ) ( JJ German ) ) ( NN inflation ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN forecast ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.75 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1990 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the other end of the spectrum West German inflation was forecast at 3 % in 1989 and 2.75 % in 1990


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nestle ) ( NNP Korea ) ( NNP Ltd. ) ) ( VP ( VBD opened ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN coffee ) ( CC and ) ( NN non-dairy-creamer ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Chongju ) ) ( NP ( NNP South ) ( NNP Korea ) ) ) ) ) )

Nestle Korea Ltd. opened a coffee and non-dairy-creamer plant in Chongju South Korea


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT An ) ( NN official ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Nestle ) ( NNP Korea ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( CD 50-50 ) ( JJ joint ) ( NN venture ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Nestle ) ( NNP S.A. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Doosan ) ( NNP Group ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN facility ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB manufacture ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS types ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( JJ soluble ) ( JJ roasted ) ( CC and ) ( JJ ground ) ) ( NN coffee ) ) ( NP ( NN coffee ) ( NN mix ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ nondairy ) ( NN coffee ) ( NN creamer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An official at Nestle Korea a 50-50 joint venture between Nestle S.A. and the Doosan Group said the new facility will manufacture all types of soluble roasted and ground coffee coffee mix and nondairy coffee creamer


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NNP South ) ( NNP Korean ) ( NN coffee ) ( NN market ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG consisting ) ( ADVP ( RB mostly ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ instant ) ( NN coffee ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN estimated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 100 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( NNS won ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( CD 150.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

The South Korean coffee market consisting mostly of instant coffee was estimated at about 100 billion won 150.7 million last year


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Brands ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Kraft ) ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Foods ) ( NN unit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Philip ) ( NNP Morris ) ( NNP Cos. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 95 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) )

Brands made by the Kraft General Foods unit of Philip Morris Cos. had about 95 % of the market share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nestle ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB currently ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( RB only ) ( IN about ) ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NP ( NNP Taster ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Choice ) ( NN coffee ) ) ) ) )

Nestle currently has only about a 2 % share with its Taster 's Choice coffee


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Poland ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB start ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS negotiations ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB soon ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN on ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG purchasing ) ( NP ( JJ natural ) ( NN gas ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP Iran ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ official ) ( NNP Islamic ) ( NNP Republic ) ( NNP News ) ( NNP Agency ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ) )

Poland plans to start negotiations soon on purchasing natural gas from Iran the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN agency ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Polish ) ( NNP Prime ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Tadeusz ) ( NNP Mazowiecki ) ) ( VP ( VBD told ) ( NP ( JJ Iranian ) ( NNP Deputy ) ( NNP Foreign ) ( NNP Minister ) ( NNP Mahmoud ) ( NNP Vaezi ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Poland ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN willingess ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB purchase ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN gas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Vaezi ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ current ) ( NN visit ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Warsaw ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The agency said Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki told Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmoud Vaezi of Poland 's willingess to purchase the gas during Mr. Vaezi 's current visit to Warsaw


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN agency ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB mention ) ( NP ( JJ possible ) ( NNS quantities ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB how ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN gas ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN delivered ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The agency did n't mention possible quantities and did n't say how the gas would be delivered


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN official ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB harshly ) ) ( VBN criticized ) ( NP ( NNS plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB close ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ British ) ( JJ naval ) ( NN base ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A Chinese official harshly criticized plans to close a British naval base in downtown Hong Kong


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN week ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN base ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN relocated ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ small ) ( NN island ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB allow ) ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NN redevelopment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Hong Kong officials announced last week that the base will be relocated to a small island to allow downtown redevelopment


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Beijing ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB use ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN base ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS People ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Liberation ) ( NNP Army ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1997 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN territory ) ) ( VP ( VBZ returns ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN sovereignty ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But Beijing wants to use the base for the People 's Liberation Army after 1997 when the territory returns to Chinese sovereignty


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ke ) ( NNP Zaishuo ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN head ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN delegation ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Chinese-British ) ( NNP Liaison ) ( NNP Committee ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Kong ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD accused ) ( NP-2 ( NNP Britain ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB impose ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fait ) ( NN accompli ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB accept ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ke Zaishuo head of China 's delegation to a Chinese-British Liaison Committee on Hong Kong accused Britain of trying to impose a fait accompli and said This is something we can not accept


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( JJ Israeli ) ( CC and ) ( JJ Soviet ) ) ( JJ national ) ( NNS airlines ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ preliminary ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG launching ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( JJ direct ) ( NNS flights ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Tel ) ( NNP Aviv ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Israeli ) ( NN airline ) ) ( NP ( NNP El ) ( NNP Al ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

The Israeli and Soviet national airlines have reached preliminary agreement for launching the first direct flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow a spokesman for the Israeli airline El Al said


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP El ) ( NNP Al ) ( NN director ) ( NNP Rafi ) ( NNP Har-Lev ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ top ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Soviet ) ( NNP Union ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Aeroflot ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD negotiated ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ preliminary ) ( NN pact ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Moscow ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN week ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

El Al director Rafi Har-Lev and top officials of the Soviet Union 's Aeroflot negotiated a preliminary pact in Moscow this week the spokesman said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG concluding ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN deal ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ requires ) ( NP ( NP ( NN approval ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS governments ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT both ) ( NNS countries ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VBN had ) ( NP ( JJ direct ) ( NN air ) ( NNS links ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He added that concluding the deal requires approval by the governments of both countries which have never had direct air links


( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN chairman ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ) ( PP-3 ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Republic ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ) ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VBG leading ) ( NN property ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP City ) ( NNP Development ) ( NNP Ltd. ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NNP CDL ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( NP-TMP ( RB yesterday ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ criminal ) ( NN breach ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN trust ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( DT some ) ( CD 800,000 ) ) ( NNP Singapore ) ( NNS dollars ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 409,000 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The chairman and a director of one of the Republic of Singapore 's leading property companies City Development Ltd. or CDL were charged yesterday with criminal breach of trust of some 800,000 Singapore dollars about 409,000


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( NNP Kwek ) ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Png ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP CDL ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN director ) ( NNP Quek ) ( NNP Leng ) ( NNP Chye ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN arrested ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN republic ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Corrupt ) ( NNPS Practices ) ( NNP Investigation ) ( NNP Bureau ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN night ) ) ) ) )

Kwek Hong Png chairman of CDL and director Quek Leng Chye were arrested by the republic 's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau Tuesday night


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG abetting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ alleged ) ( JJ criminal ) ( NN breach ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN trust ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Kwek ) ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Png ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB dishonestly ) ) ( VBG receiving ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 500,000 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN stolen ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition to abetting in the alleged criminal breach of trust Kwek Hong Png was also charged with dishonestly receiving 500,000 that had been stolen


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT Both ) ( NNS men ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN charged ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ subordinate ) ( NN court ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN released ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN bail ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Both men were charged in a subordinate court and released on bail of 1 million


( S ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN culmination ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS rumors ) ) ( VP ( VBG concerning ) ( NP ( NNP CDL ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN depressed ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN share ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( PP-EXT=4 ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJR lesser ) ( NN extent ) ) ) ( NP=2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBN owned ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP CDL ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ controlling ) ( NNP Quek ) ( NN family ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS brokers ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Singapore ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ) )

The charges are the culmination of weeks of rumors concerning CDL that have depressed the company 's share price and to a lesser extent the shares of all companies owned by CDL 's controlling Quek family brokers in Singapore say


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNPS Queks ) ) ( VP ( VBP control ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Hong ) ( NNP Leong ) ( NNP Group ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ widespread ) ( NNS interests ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN manufacturing ) ( NN property ) ( CC and ) ( NN finance ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT both ) ( NNP Malaysia ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Singapore ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Queks control the Hong Leong Group which has widespread interests in manufacturing property and finance in both Malaysia and Singapore


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN News ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN arrest ) ( CC and ) ( NN charging ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS men ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD helped ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB push ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Singapore ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( ADJP-PRD ( RB sharply ) ( RBR lower ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ early ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS brokers ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP CDL ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD recovered ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN once ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD became ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ apparent ) ) ( SBAR-4 ( S ( NP-SBJ-5 ( DT the ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN limited ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( NNS men ) ) ( ADVP ( RB personally ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

News of the arrest and charging of the two men helped to push prices on the Singapore Stock market sharply lower in early trading yesterday but brokers said that the market and CDL shares recovered once it became apparent the charges were limited to the two men personally


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD two ) ( JJ British ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB still ) ) ( VBG making ) ( NP ( JJ hard ) ( NN toilet ) ( NN paper ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD stopped ) ( NP ( NP ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) )

One of the two British companies still making hard toilet paper stopped production of it


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP British ) ( NNPS Tissues ) ) ( VP ( VBD decided ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB do ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB away ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ hard ) ( NN paper ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN customer ) ) ( NP ( NNP British ) ( NNP Rail ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD switched ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR softer ) ( NNS tissues ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN train ) ( NNS bathrooms ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

British Tissues decided to do away with its hard paper after a major customer British Rail switched to softer tissues for train bathrooms


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Peasants ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Inner ) ( NNP Mongolia ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB partly ) ) ( VBN dismantled ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 20-mile ) ( NN section ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP China ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ famed ) ( NNP Great ) ( NNP Wall ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ official ) ( NP ( NNPS People ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Daily ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Peasants in Inner Mongolia have partly dismantled a 20-mile section of China 's famed Great Wall the official People 's Daily said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN paper ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS bricks ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( NNS homes ) ( CC and ) ( NNS furnaces ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-PRP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN wall ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ terrible ) ( NN shape ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The paper said the bricks were used to build homes and furnaces and as a result the wall is in terrible shape


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN Although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD two ) ( NNP Baby ) ( NNPS Bells ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN access ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( NP ( NN usage ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ unregulated ) ( NN business ) ( NN revenue ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( CD one ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ modest ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NN net ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ other ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ small ) ( NN drop ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Although two Baby Bells showed strong growth in access lines usage and unregulated business revenue one reported a modest gain in third-quarter net while the other posted a small drop


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Ameritech ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 2.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ strong ) ( NN revenue ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN offset ) ( ADVP ( RB somewhat ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( NNS refunds ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN rate ) ( NNS reductions ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN imposed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS regulators ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Midwest ) ( NN territory ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ameritech Corp. 's earnings increased 2.8 % after strong revenue gains were offset somewhat by refunds and rate reductions imposed by regulators in its Midwest territory


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP BellSouth ) ( NNP Corp. ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN debt ) ( NN refinancing ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ cellular ) ( CC and ) ( NN paging ) ( NN property ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN rate ) ( NNS reductions ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Southeast ) ( NN territory ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

BellSouth Corp. 's third-quarter earnings dropped 3.8 % as a result of debt refinancing the recent acquisition of a cellular and paging property and rate reductions in its Southeast territory


BellSouth


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP BellSouth ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Atlanta ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN customer ) ( NN access ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBN grew ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 162,000 ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 3.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 12-month ) ( NN period ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At BellSouth based in Atlanta customer access lines grew by 162,000 or 3.5 % during the 12-month period ended Sept


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN total ) ( NN operating ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 2.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.55 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.46 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

For the third quarter total operating revenue grew 2.6 % to 3.55 billion from 3.46 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Total ) ( NN operating ) ( NNS expenses ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.78 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.69 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Total operating expenses increased 3.5 % to 2.78 billion from 2.69 billion


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ Overall ) ( NN access ) ( NNS minutes ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN use ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 10.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN toll ) ( NNS messages ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 5.2 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

Overall access minutes of use increased 10.3 % and toll messages jumped 5.2 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP BellSouth ) ( NNP Chairman ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Chief ) ( NNP Executive ) ( NNP Officer ) ( NNP John ) ( NNP L. ) ( NNP Clendenin ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD three ) ( NNS factors ) ) ( VP ( VBD accounted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

BellSouth Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John L. Clendenin said three factors accounted for the drop in third-quarter earnings


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN refinancing ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 481 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ long-term ) ( NN debt ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD reduced ) ( NP ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 22 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long ) ( NN run ) ) ) ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB save ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 250 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN interest ) ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The refinancing of 481 million in long-term debt reduced net income by 22 million or five cents a share but in the long run will save more than 250 million in interest costs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB previously ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ recent ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mobile ) ( NNPS Communications ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB dilute ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 3 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company previously said that the recent acquisition of Mobile Communications Corp. of America would dilute 1989 earnings by about 3 %


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN reduced ) ( PP-LGS ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( NN rate ) ( NNS reductions ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Florida ) ( NNP Kentucky ) ( NNP Alabama ) ( NNP Tennessee ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Louisiana ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition earnings were reduced by rate reductions in Florida Kentucky Alabama Tennessee and Louisiana


Ameritech


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Ameritech ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Chicago ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN customer ) ( NN access ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 402,000 ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 2.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ cellular ) ( JJ mobile ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 80,000 ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 62.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ 12-month ) ( NN period ) ) ( VP ( VBN ended ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sept. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ) ) ) )

At Ameritech based in Chicago customer access lines increased by 402,000 or 2.6 % and cellular mobile lines increased by 80,000 or 62.3 % for the 12-month period ended Sept. 30


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1.9 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.55 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.51 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

For the third quarter revenue increased 1.9 % to 2.55 billion from 2.51 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Operating ) ( NNS expenses ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 2.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.04 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ one-time ) ( JJ pretax ) ( NNS charges ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN labor ) ( NN contract ) ( NN signing ) ( NNS bonuses ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Operating expenses increased 2.6 % to 2.04 billion including one-time pretax charges of 40 million for labor contract signing bonuses


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Local ) ( NN service ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 3.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN directory ) ( CC and ) ( JJ unregulated ) ( NN business ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 9.5 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

Local service revenue increased 3.5 % and directory and unregulated business revenue jumped 9.5 %


( S ( CC But ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN network ) ( NN access ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 4 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN toll ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1.4 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

But network access revenue dropped 4 % and toll revenue dropped 1.4 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( SYM a ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reflects ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ 2-for-1 ) ( NN stock ) ( NN split ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ effective ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 30 ) ( CD 1988 ) ) ) ) ) )

a reflects 2-for-1 stock split effective Dec. 30 1988


( S ( NP-SBJ ( SYM b ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reflects ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ extraordinary ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ early ) ( NN debt ) ( NN retirement ) ) ) ) ) )

b reflects extraordinary loss of five cents a share for early debt retirement


( S ( NP-SBJ ( SYM c ) ) ( VP ( VBZ reflects ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ extraordinary ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ extraordinary ) ( NN gain ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 14 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ cumulative ) ( NN effect ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN accounting ) ( NN change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

c reflects extraordinary loss of five cents a share and extraordinary gain of 14 cents a share from cumulative effect of accounting change


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Pinnacle ) ( NNP West ) ( NNP Capital ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD suspended ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB indefinitely ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ common ) ( NN stock ) ( NN dividend ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 91 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN plunge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. said it suspended indefinitely its common stock dividend and reported a 91 % plunge in third-quarter net income


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN announcement ) ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN close ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN trading ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD caught ) ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ) ( PP-CLR ( RB by ) ( NP ( RB surprise ) ) ) ) )

The announcement made after the close of trading caught analysts by surprise


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 12 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB down ) ( NP ( CD 62.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ) )

The company closed at 12 a share down 62.5 cents in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Pinnacle ) ( NNP West ) ) ( VP ( VBD slashed ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 40 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( PP ( IN per ) ( NP ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 70 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP December ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD believed ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( JJR lower ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sustainable ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Pinnacle West slashed its quarterly dividend to 40 cents per share from 70 cents in December saying at the time that it believed the new lower dividend was sustainable


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NN company ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN decision ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB eliminate ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dividend ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN appraisal ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS circumstances ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN changed ) ( PP-TMP ( IN since ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP December ) ( NN announcement ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A company spokesman said the decision to eliminate the dividend resulted from a quarterly appraisal and that circumstances had changed since the December announcement


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD declined ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB elaborate ) ) ) ) ) )

He declined to elaborate


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Edward ) ( NNP J. ) ( NNP Tirello ) ( NNP Jr. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN analyst ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Shearson ) ( NNP Lehman ) ( NNP Hutton ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD speculated ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ sudden ) ( NN dividend ) ( NN elimination ) ) ( VP ( VBZ presages ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ expensive ) ( NN agreement ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NN thrift ) ( NNS regulators ) ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ insolvent ) ( NNP MeraBank ) ( NNS savings ) ( CC and ) ( NN loan ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Edward J. Tirello Jr. an analyst at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. speculated that the sudden dividend elimination presages an expensive agreement with thrift regulators over the company 's insolvent MeraBank savings and loan unit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Analysts ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN estimated ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Pinnacle ) ( NNP West ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB inject ) ( NP ( QP ( IN between ) ( CD 300 ) ( CD million ) ( CC and ) ( CD 400 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP MeraBank ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG turning ) ( NP-PRD ( DT the ) ( NN thrift ) ) ( PRT ( RP over ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS regulators ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Analysts have estimated that Pinnacle West may have to inject between 300 million and 400 million into the MeraBank unit before turning the thrift over to federal regulators


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJS latest ) ( JJ financial ) ( NNS results ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ troubled ) ( NN utility ) ( CC and ) ( NN thrift ) ( VBG holding ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Phoenix ) ) ( NP ( NNP Ariz. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP reflect ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( VBG continuing ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP MeraBank ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS losses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( ADJP ( NN real-estate ) ( NN venture-capital ) ( CC and ) ( NN uranium-mining ) ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The latest financial results at the troubled utility and thrift holding company based in Phoenix Ariz. reflect continuing problems at MeraBank and losses in real-estate venture-capital and uranium-mining operations


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD slid ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 5.1 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD six ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 56 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( CD 65 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) )

Third-quarter net income slid to 5.1 million or six cents a share from 56 million or 65 cents a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Utility ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ only ) ( NN company ) ( NN unit ) ) ( VP ( VBG operating ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ black ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN period ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 26 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 86.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS outages ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ huge ) ( NNP Palo ) ( NNP Verde ) ( JJ nuclear ) ( NN facility ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ purchased ) ( NN replacement ) ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Utility operations the only company unit operating in the black in the latest period had a 26 % drop in profit to 86.3 million largely as a result of outages at the company 's huge Palo Verde nuclear facility and the cost of purchased replacement power


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS operations ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS losses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP MeraBank ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN totaled ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 85.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( PP ( VBN compared ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 2.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN profit ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

In other operations losses at MeraBank totaled 85.7 million in the latest quarter compared with a 2.5 million profit a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 42.7 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN loan-loss ) ( NNS reserves ) ) ) ) ) )

The latest quarter includes a 42.7 million addition to loan-loss reserves


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB As ) ( RB recently ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB foresee ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN need ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ substantial ) ( NNS additions ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS reserves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As recently as August the company said it did n't foresee a need for substantial additions to reserves


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Pinnacle ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP SunCor ) ( NNP Development ) ( NNP Co ) ( NN real-estate ) ( NN unit ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN loss ) ) ( VP ( VBN narrowed ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 13.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 78.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Pinnacle 's SunCor Development Co real-estate unit 's loss narrowed to 13.8 million from 78.4 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN period ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN write-down ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ undeveloped ) ( NN land ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN period ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 46 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN reserve ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN real-estate ) ( NNS losses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The latest period included a 9 million write-down on undeveloped land while the year-earlier period included a 46 million reserve for real-estate losses


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNS Losses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Malapai ) ( NNPS Resources ) ( NNP Co ) ( NN uranium-mining ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN narrowed ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 3.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 18 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( SBAR-1 ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN write-down ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN utility ) ( NNS inventories ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Losses at its Malapai Resources Co uranium-mining unit narrowed to 3.4 million from 18 million a year ago which included a 9 million write-down of utility inventories


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Losses ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP El ) ( NNP Dorado ) ( NNP Investment ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN venture-capital ) ( NN operation ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN widened ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 6.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 425,000 ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) )

Losses at El Dorado Investment Co. the venture-capital operation widened to 6.8 million from 425,000 a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ( VP ( VBD included ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 6.6 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN write-down ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS investments ) ) ) ) ) )

The latest quarter included a 6.6 million write-down of investments


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS FARMERS ) ) ( VP ( VBP REAP ) ( NP ( JJ abundant ) ( NNS crops ) ) ) )

FARMERS REAP abundant crops


( SBARQ ( CC But ) ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB how ) ( RB much ) ) ( SQ ( MD will ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS shoppers ) ) ( VP ( VB benefit ) ) ) )

But how much will shoppers benefit