( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Galileo ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS photos ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN Europa ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 1,000 ) ( NNS times ) ) ( RB as ) ( JJ sharp ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNP Voyager ) ( POS 's ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Torrence ) ( NNP Johnson ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Galileo ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN project ) ( NN scientist ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB show ) ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( ADVP ( RB actually ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( RB only ) ( JJ known ) ( NN ocean ) ) ( PP ( JJ other ) ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Earth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Galileo 's photos of Europa will be more than 1,000 times as sharp as Voyager 's according to Torrence Johnson Galileo 's project scientist and may show whether it actually has the only known ocean other than those on Earth


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Atlantis ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD lifted ) ( NP ( NNP Galileo ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN launch ) ( NN pad ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 12:54 ) ( RB p.m. ) ( NNP EDT ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD released ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN craft ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN cargo ) ( NN bay ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD six ) ) ( NNS hours ) ) ( RB later ) ) ) ) )

Atlantis lifted Galileo from the launch pad at 12:54 p.m. EDT and released the craft from its cargo bay about six hours later


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Galileo is on its way to another world in the hands of the best flight controllers in this world Atlantis Commander Donald Williams said


( S ( VP ( VB Fly ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB safely ) ) ) )

Fly safely


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ five-member ) ( NNP Atlantis ) ( NN crew ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB conduct ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ several ) ( NNS experiments ) ) ( PP ( VBG including ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VP ( VBG growing ) ( NP ( NNS plants ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG processing ) ( NP ( JJ polymeric ) ( NNS materials ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN space ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN before ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( VBN scheduled ) ( NN landing ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Edwards ) ( NNP Air ) ( NNP Force ) ( NNP Base ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The five-member Atlantis crew will conduct several experiments including growing plants and processing polymeric materials in space before their scheduled landing at Edwards Air Force Base Calif. Monday


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNP Galileo ) ( NN project ) ) ( VP ( VBN started ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1977 ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN project ) ( NNS veterans ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( PP-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN hand ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB watch ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN launch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Galileo project started in 1977 and a number of project veterans were on hand to watch the launch


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An ebullient Mr. Johnson wearing a NASA baseball cap and carrying a camera and binoculars called the launch fantastic


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Benny ) ( NNP Chin ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN manager ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Galileo ) ( NN probe ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD compared ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN child ) ) ( VP ( VB leave ) ( NP ( RB home ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Benny Chin manager of the Galileo probe compared it to watching a child leave home


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ happy ) ( CC and ) ( JJ sad ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

I 'm happy and sad he said


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Anti-nuclear ) ( NNS activists ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RBR less ) ( JJ positive ) ) ( NN view ) ) ) )

Anti-nuclear activists took a less positive view


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Having argued that Galileo 's plutonium power source could have released lethal doses of radiation if the shuttle exploded yesterday they were n't quieted by yesterday 's successful launch


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Galileo will skim past Earth in 1990 and 1992 collecting energy from the planet 's gravitational field to gain momentum for its trip to Jupiter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS protesters ) ) ( VP ( VBP point ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Galileo ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB crash ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Earth ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The protesters point out that Galileo also could crash to Earth then


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( NP ( NNS plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB infiltrate ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Kennedy ) ( NNP Space ) ( NNP Center ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( VBD beefed ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN security ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They said they dropped plans to infiltrate the Kennedy Space Center after NASA beefed up its security


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD One ) ( NN protest ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( PP-CLR ( IN past ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NASA ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN guard ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB though ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN computer ) ( NN virus ) ) ( VP ( VBD caused ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ anti-Galileo ) ( NNS messages ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB flash ) ( PP-DIR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( DT some ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS screens ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP NASA ) ( NNS centers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One protest did get past NASA 's guard though a computer virus caused anti-Galileo messages to flash onto some computer screens at NASA centers


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ successful ) ( NN launch ) ) ( VP ( VBZ continues ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ remarkable ) ( NN recovery ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN space-science ) ( NN program ) ) ) ) ) )

The successful launch continues a remarkable recovery in the U.S. space-science program


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT An ) ( JJ unmanned ) ( NN spacecraft ) ) ( NP ( NNP Magellan ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB already ) ) ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG heading ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Venus ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ due ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( S ( VP ( VBG mapping ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN planet ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( IN next ) ( NNP August ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

An unmanned spacecraft Magellan already is heading to Venus and is due to begin mapping the planet next August


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Voyager ) ( CD 2 ) ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ spectacular ) ( NNS photos ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Neptune ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN moon ) ) ( NP ( NNP Triton ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN summer ) ) ) )

Voyager 2 sent back spectacular photos of Neptune and its moon Triton this summer


( S ( NP-TMP ( JJ Next ) ( NN month ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( VBZ plans ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB launch ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN satellite ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB study ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ cosmic ) ( NNS rays ) ) ( VP ( VBG dating ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN birth ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN universe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Next month NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays dating from the birth of the universe


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In December the shuttle Columbia will try to retrieve a satellite that 's been in orbit for nearly five years measuring the deleterious effects of space on materials and instruments


( S ( NP-TMP ( IN Next ) ( NNP March ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN shuttle ) ( NNP Discovery ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB launch ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Hubble ) ( NN space ) ( NN telescope ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 1.5 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( NN instrument ) ) ( VP ( VBN designed ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB see ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS faintest ) ( NNS galaxies ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN universe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Next March the shuttle Discovery will launch the Hubble space telescope a 1.5 billion instrument designed to see the faintest galaxies in the universe


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB Not ) ( DT all ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NASA ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN space-science ) ( NN work ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB so ) ( JJ auspicious ) ) ( ADVP ( RB though ) ) ) ) )

Not all of NASA 's space-science work will be so auspicious though


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN Around ) ( NP ( NNP Thanksgiving ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Solar ) ( NNP Max ) ( NN satellite ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( VBD repaired ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN orbit ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1984 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB tumble ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RB back ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Earth ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN atmosphere ) ) ) ) ) )

Around Thanksgiving the Solar Max satellite which NASA repaired in orbit in 1984 will tumble back into the Earth 's atmosphere


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP NASA ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB attempt ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN rescue ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( ADVP ( RB instead ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB try ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB predict ) ( SBAR ( SBAR ( IN whether ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT any ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rubble ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB smash ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ground ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP ( WRB where ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NASA wo n't attempt a rescue instead it will try to predict whether any of the rubble will smash to the ground and where


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Lotus ) ( NNP Development ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( RB surprisingly ) ( JJ strong ) ) ( ADJP ( CD 51 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 32 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NNS sales ) ( NN gain ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN buoyed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ strong ) ( NN demand ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN version ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP 1-2-3 ) ( NN computer ) ( NN spreadsheet ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lotus Development Corp. reported a surprisingly strong 51 % increase in third-quarter net income on a 32 % sales gain buoyed by strong demand for a new version of its 1-2-3 computer spreadsheet


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBD topped ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS expectations ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN growth ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS competitors ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG prompting ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS traders ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( ADVP ( DT all ) ( CC but ) ) ( VB forget ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN product-launch ) ( NNS delays ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD bogged ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( RB much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ past ) ( CD two ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The results topped analysts ' expectations and the earnings growth of competitors prompting traders to all but forget the product-launch delays that bogged down the company for much of the past two years


( S ( NP-TMP ( NN Yesterday ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ heavy ) ( JJ national ) ( JJ over-the-counter ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Lotus ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 32.50 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( IN up ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.25 ) ) ( ADVP ( RB apiece ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG capping ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ threemonth ) ( NN run-up ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 40 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Yesterday in heavy national over-the-counter trading Lotus shares rose to 32.50 up 1.25 apiece capping a threemonth run-up of more than 40 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lotus ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN net ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 23 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 54 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 153.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lotus said net rose to 23 million or 54 cents a share on sales of 153.9 million


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN year ) ) ( RB ago ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN net ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( CD 14.3 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 31 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 116.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A year ago net was 14.3 million or 31 cents a share on sales of 116.8 million


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN net ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 38.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 92 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD trailed ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ( NN earlier ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NX ( NX ( QP ( CD 49.9 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NX ( NX ( CD 1.08 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months net of 38.5 million or 92 cents a share trailed the year earlier 's 49.9 million or 1.08 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 406 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 356 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ( ADVP ( RB earlier ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales rose to 406 million from 356 million the year earlier


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN half ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Lotus ) ) ( VP ( VBD struggled ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( JJ costly ) ( NNS promotions ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN while ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS customers ) ) ( VP ( VBD awaited ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN launch ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP 1-2-3 ) ( NNP Release ) ( NNP 3 ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN upgraded ) ( NN spreadsheet ) ( NN software ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the first half Lotus struggled to keep market share with costly promotions while customers awaited the launch of 1-2-3 Release 3 the upgraded spreadsheet software


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Lotus ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 10 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( JJR higher ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( JJ average ) ( NNS expectations ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBN compared ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB favorably ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( CD 36 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN rise ) ) ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ) ( RB earlier ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ rival ) ( NNP Microsoft ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Redmond ) ) ( NP ( NNP Wash ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Lotus 's results were about 10 % higher than analysts ' average expectations and compared favorably with the 36 % earnings rise reported a day earlier by rival Microsoft Corp. of Redmond Wash


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS results ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN bolstered ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NP ( NNS upgrades ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB Release ) ( CD 3 ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ previous ) ( NNS customers ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ improved ) ( NN profit ) ( NNS margins ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN result ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN manufacturing-cost ) ( NNS controls ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company said results were bolstered by upgrades to Release 3 by previous customers and improved profit margins the result of manufacturing-cost controls


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Rick ) ( NNP Sherlund ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Goldman ) ( NNP Sachs ) ( NN analyst ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lotus ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ upgrade ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 22 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( SBAR-NOM-1 ( ADVP ( JJ twice ) ) ( WHNP-2 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Rick Sherlund a Goldman Sachs analyst said Lotus had upgrade revenue of about 22 million in the quarter twice what he had expected


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN unit ) ( NNS shipments ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP 1-2-3 ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS forms ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( IN about ) ( CD 315,000 ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 7 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1988 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN average ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Also he estimated unit shipments of 1-2-3 in all its forms were about 315,000 up 7 % from 1988 's quarterly average


( S ( S-TPC-4 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Demand ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ new ) ( NN version ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG enabling ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lotus ) ) ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNS distributors ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB hold ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Microsoft ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS competitors ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD tried ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB exploit ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJR earlier ) ( NNS delays ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Release ) ( CD 3 ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN launch ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Sherlund ) ) ( VP ( VBD added ) ) )

Demand for the new version was enabling Lotus to raise prices with distributors and to hold market share against Microsoft and other competitors that tried to exploit the earlier delays in Release 3 's launch Mr. Sherlund added


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP 1-2-3 ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD outsold ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Microsoft ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Excel ) ( NN spreadsheet ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( ADVP ( RB four-to-one ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD held ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( CD 70 ) ( NN % ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADJP ( JJR better ) ) ) ( NN share ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spreadsheet ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He estimated that 1-2-3 outsold Microsoft 's Excel spreadsheet by four-to-one in the quarter and held a 70 % or better share of the spreadsheet market


( S ( PP ( IN From ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN helicopter ) ) ( PP-LOC ( NP ( QP ( DT a ) ( CD thousand ) ) ( NNS feet ) ) ( IN above ) ( NP ( NN Oakland ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ second-deadliest ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN history ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN scene ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN devastation ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ emerges ) ( NP-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN freeway ) ) ( VP ( VBN crumbled ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ concrete ) ( NN sandwich ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( VBZ hoses ) ) ( VP ( VBG pumping ) ( NP ( NN water ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( JJ once-fashionable ) ( NNS apartments ) ) ) ) ) ( NP ( VBN abandoned ) ( NNS autos ) ) ) ) )

From a helicopter a thousand feet above Oakland after the second-deadliest earthquake in U.S. history a scene of devastation emerges a freeway crumbled into a concrete sandwich hoses pumping water into once-fashionable apartments abandoned autos


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ big ) ( NN one ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN replay ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1906 ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN feared ) ( PP-TMP ( IN for ) ( NP ( ADJP ( RB so ) ( JJ many ) ) ( NNS years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But this quake was n't the big one the replay of 1906 that has been feared for so many years


( S ( PP ( IN Despite ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ tragic ) ( NN loss ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 270 ) ) ( NNS lives ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN damage ) ) ( VP ( VBN estimated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS billions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS plants ) ( CC and ) ( NNS offices ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( ADVP-MNR ( RB greatly ) ) ( JJ affected ) ) ) )

Despite the tragic loss of more than 270 lives and damage estimated in the billions most businesses and their plants and offices in the Bay area were n't greatly affected


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN life ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB revive ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ( QP ( CC or ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT some ) ( NN transportation ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB last ) ( NP-TMP ( NNS weeks ) ( CC or ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The economic life of the region is expected to revive in a day or two although some transportation problems may last weeks or months


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ main ) ( NN factor ) ) ( VP ( VBG mitigating ) ( NP ( RBR more ) ( JJ widespread ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN location ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN epicenter ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN heart ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Silicon ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( NP ( QP ( JJR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 50 ) ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A main factor mitigating more widespread damage was the location of the quake 's epicenter 20 miles from the heart of the Silicon Valley and more than 50 miles from downtown San Francisco and Oakland


( S ( ADVP ( RB Also ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN region ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN insistence ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ strict ) ( NN building ) ( NNS codes ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD helped ) ( S ( VP ( VB prevent ) ( NP ( JJR wider ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ) )

Also the region 's insistence on strict building codes helped prevent wider damage


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( JJ tremendous ) ( NN energy ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN dissipated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NN distance ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN so ) ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NNS parts ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN valley ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS cities ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD suffered ) ( NP ( NP ( ADJP ( RB largely ) ( JJ cosmetic ) ) ( NN damage ) ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ broken ) ( NNS windows ) ) ( NP ( VBG falling ) ( NN brick ) ( CC and ) ( NNS cornices ) ) ( NP ( JJ buckled ) ( NN asphalt ) ( CC or ) ( NNS sidewalks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The tremendous energy of the quake was dissipated by the distance so that most parts of the valley and the major cities suffered largely cosmetic damage broken windows falling brick and cornices buckled asphalt or sidewalks


( S ( PP ( IN Of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS worst ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN since ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN emergence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN computer ) ( NN era ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( NP ( NNP Silicon ) ( NNP Valley ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN capital ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ high ) ( NN technology ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of course the quake was the worst since the emergence of the computer era turned Silicon Valley into the nation 's capital of high technology


( S ( PP ( IN Like ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ major ) ( JJ American ) ( NNS cities ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Oakland ) ) ( NN area ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ owes ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ current ) ( NN prosperity ) ) ( PP-CLR ( PP ( ADVP ( RBR more ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN infrastructure ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ fiber-optic ) ( NNS cables ) ) ( VP ( VBG linking ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN computer ) ( NNS terminals ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNS telephones ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN location ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN astride ) ( NP ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN world ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ great ) ( JJ natural ) ( NNS harbors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Like other major American cities the San Francisco Oakland area owes its current prosperity more to its infrastructure of fiber-optic cables linking thousands of computer terminals and telephones than to its location astride one of the world 's great natural harbors


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNS tremors ) ) ( VP ( VBD struck ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN region ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RB largely ) ( JJ unseen ) ) ( JJ high-tech ) ( NN fabric ) ) ( VP ( VBN held ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB surprisingly ) ( RB well ) ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN devastation ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ visible ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

When the tremors struck the region 's largely unseen high-tech fabric held up surprisingly well despite the devastation visible from the air


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Michael ) ( NNP L. ) ( NNP Bandler ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN network ) ( NN technology ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Bell ) ( NNP Telephone ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( RB nearly ) ( PDT all ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN network ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS switches ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP move ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS thousands ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS calls ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN minute ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN location ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT another ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN changed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN battery ) ( NN power ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN city ) ) ( VP ( VBD lost ) ( NP ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Michael L. Bandler vice president for network technology at Pacific Bell Telephone Co. says nearly all the network 's computer switches which move thousands of calls a minute from one location to another changed to battery power when the city lost power


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN battery ) ( NNS packs ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ enough ) ( NN power ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD three ) ) ( NNS hours ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT that ) ) ( VP ( VBD gave ) ( NP ( NN emergency ) ( NNS crews ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB turn ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN system ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ runs ) ( PP-CLR ( ADVP ( RB primarily ) ) ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN diesel ) ( NN fuel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The battery packs have enough power for only three hours but that gave emergency crews time to turn on an emergency system that runs primarily on diesel fuel


( S ( PP-TPC-1 ( IN Of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( DT some ) ( CD 160 ) ) ( NNS switches ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Bell ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN network ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD four ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD went ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ) ) )

Of some 160 switches in Pacific Bell 's network only four went down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD One ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT those ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Hollister ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN near ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN epicenter ) ) ) ) ) )

One of those was in Hollister Calif. near the earthquake 's epicenter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Few ) ( NN telephone ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBN snapped ) ) )

Few telephone lines snapped


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT That ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( SBAR-PRP-PRD ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( RB widely ) ( JJ used ) ) ( JJ fiber-optic ) ( NN cable ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN installed ) ( ADVP-LOC-CLR ( RB underground ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 25 ) ( JJ extra ) ( NNS feet ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cable ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN between ) ( NP ( NN junction ) ( NNS points ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

That 's because the widely used fiber-optic cable has been installed underground with 25 extra feet of cable between junction points


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN slack ) ) ( VP ( VBZ absorbs ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG pulling ) ( NN strain ) ) ( VP ( VBN generated ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT an ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The slack absorbs the pulling strain generated by an earthquake


( S ( S ( ADVP ( RB Nevertheless ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN phone ) ( NN service ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sporadic ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NN computer ) ( NNS terminals ) ) ( VP ( VBD remained ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ dark ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ late ) ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD remained ) ( PP-PRD ( IN without ) ( NP ( NN power ) ) ) ) ) )

Nevertheless phone service was sporadic many computer terminals remained dark and by late yesterday a third of San Francisco remained without power


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN Business ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ fourth-largest ) ( JJ metropolitan ) ( NN region ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB nearly ) ) ( VP ( VBN paralyzed ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN estimated ) ( QP ( CD one ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS members ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN work ) ( NN force ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD stayed ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN home ) ) ) ) ) )

Business in the nation 's fourth-largest metropolitan region was nearly paralyzed an estimated one million members of the work force stayed at home


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN dislocation ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ abrupt ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( RB virtually ) ( DT all ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ( VP ( VBN shut ) ( PRT ( RB down ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The economic dislocation was as abrupt as the earthquake itself as virtually all businesses shut down


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( ADJP ( JJ 125-billion-a-year ) ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ( NN economy ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ represents ) ( NP ( NP ( NN one-fourth ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN economy ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( RBS most ) ( JJ populous ) ) ( NN state ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ accounts ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ total ) ( NN output ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS goods ) ( CC and ) ( NNS services ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Center ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Continuing ) ( NNP Study ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP California ) ( NNP Economy ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Palo ) ( NNP Alto ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 125-billion-a-year Bay area economy represents one-fourth of the economy of the nation 's most populous state and accounts for 2 % to 3 % of the nation 's total output of goods and services according to the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy in Palo Alto


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( JJ high-tech ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ( VP ( VBZ accounts ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NN % ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( JJ computer-related ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In high-tech the Bay area accounts for 15 % to 20 % of the U.S. computer-related industry


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN disruption ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Pauline ) ( NNP Sweezey ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ chief ) ( NN economist ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP California ) ( NNP Department ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Finance ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This has been a major disruption for the Bay area economy says Pauline Sweezey the chief economist at the California Department of Finance


( S ( ADVP ( RB Obviously ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS things ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NN hold ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Obviously things are going to have to go on hold for many companies


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS roadways ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( JJ significant ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN hardship ) ) ) ) )

The damage to the Bay area 's roadways could cause significant economic hardship


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( QP ( DT A ) ( NN quarter ) ( IN of ) ( DT a ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS people ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP cross ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bridge ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT every ) ( NN day ) ) ( ADJP-1 ( ADJP ( RB far ) ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 100,000 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-5 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP use ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Area ) ( NNP Rapid ) ( NNP Transit ) ( NN system ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NNP BART ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-6 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG working ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBG stopping ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN city ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Financial ) ( NNP District ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NN electricity ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN shut ) ( PRT ( RB off ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( DT the ) ( NN area ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN checked ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN gas ) ( NNS leaks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A quarter of a million people cross the Bay Bridge every day far more than the 100,000 that use the Bay Area Rapid Transit system BART which was working but was n't stopping in the city 's Financial District yesterday afternoon because electricity was shut off and the area was being checked for gas leaks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP California ) ( NN state ) ( NN transportation ) ( NNS officials ) ) ( VP ( VBN interviewed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN telephone ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( ADVP ( RB nevertheless ) ) ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ serious ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN commerce ) ) ( PP ( PP ( IN in ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ) ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

California state transportation officials interviewed by telephone say they nevertheless do n't expect serious problems for commerce in and out of the Bay area


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT All ) ( JJ major ) ( NNS roadways ) ) ( PP ( IN except ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN Interstate ) ( CD 880 ) ) ( VP ( VBN known ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Nimitz ) ( NNP Freeway ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bridge ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RP open ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1 ) ( RB p.m. ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) )

All major roadways except Interstate 880 known as the Nimitz Freeway and the Bay Bridge were open by 1 p.m. yesterday


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Officials ) ) ( VP ( VBP expect ) ( NP ( NP ( NN difficulty ) ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG routing ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Officials expect difficulty routing traffic through downtown San Francisco


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( VP ( VBD caused ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ many ) ( NNS streets ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( S ( VP ( VB buckle ) ( CC and ) ( VB crack ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG making ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP them ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ impassible ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The earthquake caused many streets to buckle and crack making them impassible


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Other ) ( NNS roads ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN obstructed ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ collapsed ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ damaged ) ( NN water ) ( CC and ) ( NN power ) ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT an ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN relief ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Other roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings and damaged water and power lines an emergency relief spokesman says


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNP Mayor ) ( NNP Art ) ( NNP Agnos ) ) ( VP ( VBD estimated ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN city ) ) ( ADVP ( JJ alone ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos estimated the damage to his city alone at 2 billion


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ) ( VP ( VBD predicted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ commercial ) ( NN disruption ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ short-lived ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But many predicted that the commercial disruption would be short-lived


( S ( PP ( IN Of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS scores ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN contacted ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT this ) ( NN newspaper ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ few ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN damage ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB expect ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( VBN remedied ) ( PP-TMP ( IN within ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN day ) ( QP ( CC or ) ( CD two ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Of the scores of companies contacted by this newspaper few reported any damage that they did n't expect to have remedied within a day or two


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ possible ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( SBAR-3 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-4 ( NP ( DT some ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( ADVP ( RBS most ) ( RB seriously ) ) ( JJ damaged ) ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN reached ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB particularly ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS areas ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN nearest ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN epicenter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It is possible of course that some of the most seriously damaged companies could n't be reached particularly in areas nearest the epicenter


( SINV ( ADJP-PRD-TPC-1 ( JJ Typical ) ) ( ADVP ( RB perhaps ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN situation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP United ) ( NNP Motor ) ( NNP Manufacturing ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Motors ) ( JJ Corp.-Toyota ) ( NN joint-venture ) ( NN auto ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Fremont ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 35 ) ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( RB south ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Typical perhaps was the situation at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. the General Motors Corp.-Toyota joint-venture auto plant in Fremont about 35 miles south of Oakland


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( CD Ten ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plant ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS workers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN injured ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD hit ) ( PP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( DT a ) ) ( NN half-hour ) ) ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN afternoon ) ( NN shift ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( CD seven ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN hospitalized ) ) ) ) )

Ten of the plant 's workers were injured when the quake hit about a half-hour into the afternoon shift seven were hospitalized


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Metal ) ( NNS racks ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plant ) ( NN floor ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB over ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN water ) ( NNS mains ) ) ( VP ( VBN ruptured ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN spokeswoman ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Metal racks on the plant floor fell over and water mains ruptured a spokeswoman says


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN plant ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP-3 ( VBN evacuated ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1-2 ( NNS workers ) ) ( VP=3 ( VBN sent ) ( ADVP-DIR ( NN home ) ) ) ) )

The plant was evacuated and workers sent home


( S ( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN plant ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB resume ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ limited ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NX ( NX ( NNP Toyota ) ( NNPS Corollas ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NNP Geo ) ( NNPS Prizms ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 6 ) ( RB a.m. ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN absenteeism ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 7 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN work ) ( NN force ) ) ) ( ADJP ( QP ( IN about ) ( RB twice ) ) ( JJ normal ) ) ) ) ) )

But the plant was able to resume limited production of its Toyota Corollas and Geo Prizms by 6 a.m. yesterday and absenteeism was only 7 % of the work force about twice normal


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Computer ) ( NN maker ) ( NNP Hewlett-Packard ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Palo ) ( NNP Alto ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD sustained ) ( NP ( JJ severe ) ( NN damage ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN knocked ) ( PP-DIR ( RB off ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN foundation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. based in Palo Alto says one of its buildings sustained severe damage when it was knocked off its foundation


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Other ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ broken ) ( NN glass ) ) ( NP ( JJ dangling ) ( JJ light ) ( NNS fixtures ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ broken ) ( NNS pipes ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT a ) ( NN spokesperson ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG estimating ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN reconstruction ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS millions ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Other buildings had broken glass dangling light fixtures and broken pipes a spokesperson says estimating the cost of reconstruction in the millions


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJS Most ) ( NNS banks ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( VBN closed ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reopen ) ( NP-TMP ( NN today ) ) ( SBAR ( IN with ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( JJ few ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( VP ( VBN anticipated ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Most banks were closed but were expected to reopen today with few problems anticipated


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN At ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Federal ) ( NNP Reserve ) ( NNP Bank ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Vice ) ( NNP President ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Fienberg ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS operations ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG steaming ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB along ) ) ( PP-MNR ( RB as ) ( ADJP ( JJ usual ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

At the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Vice President Robert Fienberg says operations were steaming along as usual yesterday afternoon


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB When ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD hit ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD turned ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NN emergency ) ( NN generator ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD brought ) ( NP ( PRP$ our ) ( NNS computers ) ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

When the quake hit we turned on our emergency generator and brought our computers up he says


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( VBZ serves ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN middleman ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNS banks ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VP ( VP ( VBG taking ) ( NP ( NNS checks ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN bank ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG sending ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT another ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN operation ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD handled ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB smoothly ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ( NN night ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Fed serves as a middleman for banks taking checks from one bank and sending them to another an operation that it handled smoothly Tuesday night after the quake


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN volume ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD received ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS banks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( NP ( DT a ) ( RB lot ) ) ( JJR lower ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( ADJP ( JJ usual ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

The volume we received from the banks was a lot lower than usual he says


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN disaster-contingency ) ( NN plan ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-1 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ( NNP Fed ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB come ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN aid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN needed ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ adds ) ) )

A disaster-contingency plan in which the Los Angeles Fed would come to San Francisco 's aid was n't needed he adds


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJS Most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN telephone ) ( NNS problems ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ immediate ) ( NN aftermath ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD stemmed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN congestion ) ) ) ) )

Most of the telephone problems in the immediate aftermath stemmed from congestion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN telephone ) ( NN network ) ) ( ADVP ( RB simply ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB handle ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ large ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBG seeking ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN call ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The telephone network simply could n't handle the large number of people seeking to make a call at the same time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN volume ) ) ( VP ( VBD resulted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN dial-tone ) ( NNS delays ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ short ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( CD 15 ) ( NNS seconds ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( RB as ) ( JJ long ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( CD five ) ( NNS minutes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The volume resulted in dial-tone delays that were as short as 15 seconds and as long as five minutes


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Bandler ) ) ( VP ( VBZ puts ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ( NN volume ) ) ( PP-PUT ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 10 ) ( TO to ) ( CD 50 ) ( NNS times ) ) ( JJ normal ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Bandler puts traffic volume at 10 to 50 times normal


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Telephone ) ( CC & ) ( NNP Telegraph ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP ( NNP MCI ) ( NNPS Communications ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP United ) ( NNPS Telecommunications ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNP U ) ( NNP S ) ( NNP Sprint ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG blocking ) ( NP ( NP ( NN phone ) ( NNS calls ) ) ( PP ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB alleviate ) ( NP ( NN congestion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. MCI Communications Inc. and United Telecommunications ' U S Sprint unit were blocking phone calls into the Bay area to alleviate congestion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBP block ) ( NP ( NN traffic ) ) ( SBAR-MNR ( RB much ) ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN highway ) ( NNS on-ramps ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN blocked ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN traffic ) ) ( VP ( VBZ backs ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The companies block traffic much as highway on-ramps are blocked when traffic backs up


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP William ) ( NNP E. ) ( NNP Downing ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Bell ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN vice ) ( NN president ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN customer ) ( NNS services ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJS most ) ( NN long-distance ) ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBG blocking ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 50 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT all ) ( NNS calls ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

William E. Downing Pacific Bell 's vice president of customer services for the Bay area says most long-distance companies were blocking about 50 % of all calls


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Telesis ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP Pacific ) ( NNP Bell ) ( NN unit ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG blocking ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 50 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS calls ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB locally ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Pacific Telesis says its Pacific Bell unit also was blocking about 50 % of its calls locally


( S ( ADVP ( RB Ironically ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long-term ) ( NN effect ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB bolster ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ economic ) ( NNS fortunes ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB indeed ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ gross ) ( JJ national ) ( NN product ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Ironically the long-term effect of the earthquake may be to bolster the Bay area 's economic fortunes and indeed the nation 's gross national product


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB lead ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ new ) ( NNS safeguards ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ major ) ( NN construction ) ( NNS projects ) ) ) ) ( PP ( JJ such ) ( IN as ) ( NP ( JJ double-deck ) ( NNS highways ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It may also lead to new safeguards in major construction projects such as double-deck highways


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ near-term ) ) ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN boost ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN influx ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB help ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Beth ) ( NNP Burnham ) ( NNP Mace ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ regional ) ( NN economist ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP DRI\/McGraw ) ( NNP Hill ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Lexington ) ( NNP Mass. ) ) ( NN forecasting ) ( NN firm ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It would in the near-term give a boost to the San Francisco economy because there will be an influx of people to help says Beth Burnham Mace a regional economist at DRI\/McGraw Hill a Lexington Mass. forecasting firm


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN construction ) ( NN industry ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ sure ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB feel ) ( NP ( VBN increased ) ( NN demand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The construction industry is sure to feel increased demand


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ big ) ( NN influx ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ federal ) ( NNS dollars ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( UCP ( NN state ) ( JJ federal ) ( CC and ) ( JJ local ) ) ( NN employment ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ms. ) ( NNP Mace ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

There will be a big influx of federal dollars and gains in state federal and local employment Ms. Mace says


( SINV ( VP ( VBZ Adds ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Stacy ) ( NNP Kotman ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN economist ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNP Georgia ) ( NNP State ) ( NNP University ) ) ) ) ) ( S-1 ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN nothing ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ positive ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VB generate ) ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NN construction ) ( NN activity ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Adds Stacy Kotman an economist at Georgia State University There 's nothing positive about an earthquake but it will probably generate more construction activity


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Wall ) ( NNP Street ) ) ( VP ( VBD reacted ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB swiftly ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN disaster ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( NN bidding ) ( ADVP-DIR ( RP up ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS stocks ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( UCP ( NN construction ) ( CC and ) ( JJ related ) ) ( NNS companies ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Wall Street reacted swiftly yesterday to the disaster by bidding up stocks of construction and related companies


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Shares ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Lone ) ( NNP Star ) ( NNPS Industries ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN cement ) ( NN maker ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB sharply ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN anticipation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ stepped-up ) ( NN demand ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Shares of Lone Star Industries Inc. a cement maker rose sharply in anticipation of stepped-up demand


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Greenwich ) ) ( NP ( NNP Conn. ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Lone ) ( NNP Star ) ( NN spokesman ) ( NNP Michael ) ( NNP London ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( ADVP ( RB Obviously ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN size ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN construction ) ( NNS projects ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD would ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP ( RB otherwise ) ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN anticipated ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In Greenwich Conn. Lone Star spokesman Michael London says Obviously with an earthquake of this size there are likely to be construction projects that would n't otherwise have been anticipated


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT any ) ( NN increase ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( RB n't ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN kind ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN surge ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But any increase is n't likely to be any kind of a surge


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN spread ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB out ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ long ) ( NN period ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's something likely to be spread out over a long period of time


( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX There ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN lot ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN repair ) ( NN work ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB require ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS quantities ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN cement ) ( CC or ) ( NN concrete ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ new ) ( NN constructon ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

There will be a lot of repair work that wo n't require the quantities of cement or concrete that new constructon would


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Lone ) ( NNP Star ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NNS facilities ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN damaged ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ) ) ) )

Lone Star 's San Francisco facilities were n't damaged in the quake


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NNP GNP ) ) ( ADVP ( RB negligibly ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ near ) ( NN term ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( RB then ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB raise ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( NP-EXT ( DT a ) ( NN bit ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN rebuilding ) ) ( VP ( VBZ begins ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The earthquake is likely to reduce GNP negligibly in the near term and then could raise it a bit as rebuilding begins


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ first ) ( NNS effects ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ negative ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN work ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN disrupted ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBP lose ) ( NP ( NN income ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP cut ) ( NP ( NN spending ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The first effects are of course negative as work is disrupted and people lose income and cut spending


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Corporate ) ( NNS profits ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VB dip ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB initially ) ) ) ) )

Corporate profits may also dip initially


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJ Many ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ lost ) ( NN tourism ) ( NNS dollars ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN recovered ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ many ) ( NNS trips ) ) ( VP ( VBN delayed ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB never ) ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NN place ) ) ) ) )

Many of the lost tourism dollars wo n't be recovered many trips delayed never take place


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Subsequently ) ) ( ADVP ( RB however ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ ill ) ( NNS effects ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN offset ) ( PP ( ADVP ( IN at ) ( JJS least ) ) ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ economic ) ( NNS terms ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN construction ) ( NN activity ) ) ( VP ( VBZ begins ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Subsequently however the ill effects are likely to be offset at least in economic terms as construction activity begins


( S ( PP-PRP ( IN Because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN government ) ) ( VP ( VBZ keeps ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NNS books ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bridge ) ) ) ( ADJP ( RB however ) ( JJ costly ) ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN counted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN minus ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Because of the way the government keeps its books the damage to the Bay Bridge however costly wo n't be counted as a minus


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( VBN spent ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNS repairs ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN counted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN plus ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The money spent on repairs will be counted as a plus


( SINV ( S-TPC-3 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP It ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB very ) ( JJ difficult ) ) ( S-1 ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB model ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long-term ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Andrew ) ( NNP Goldberg ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ studies ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( NN public-policy ) ( CC and ) ( NN crisis-management ) ) ( NNS aspects ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS earthquakes ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Center ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Strategic ) ( NNP International ) ( NNPS Studies ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Washington ) ) ( NP ( NNP D.C ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's very difficult to model the long-term impact of this says Andrew Goldberg who studies the public-policy and crisis-management aspects of earthquakes at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington D.C


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( ADVP ( RB certainly ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBG going ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB extremely ) ( JJ severe ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

You certainly can say it 's going to be extremely severe


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( ADVP ( RB really ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG talking ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG shutting ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( JJ American ) ( NN city ) ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN number ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS days ) ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB maybe ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ few ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We really are talking about shutting down a major American city for a number of days maybe for a few weeks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Goldberg ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN cost ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB definitely ) ) ( VP ( VB top ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 1 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB reach ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 4 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Goldberg says the cost of the earthquake will definitely top 1 billion and could reach 4 billion


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ cautions ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ early ) ( NN damage ) ( NNS estimates ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ low ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN damage ) ( NNS totals ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN increased ) ( ADVP ( RB tenfold ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJR more ) ( NN information ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN received ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He cautions that early damage estimates are often low the damage totals in Hurricane Hugo increased tenfold as more information was received


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN earthquake ) ( NN damage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN course ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB far ) ( JJR greater ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN epicenter ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN downtown ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The earthquake damage of course would have been far greater if the epicenter had been in downtown San Francisco


( S-1 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ direct ) ( NN hit ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN city ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Goldberg ) ) ( VP ( NNS figures ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB cause ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 20 ) ( CD billion ) ) ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 40 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A direct hit on a major city Mr. Goldberg figures would cause 20 billion to 40 billion of damage


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Experts ) ) ( VP ( VBP caution ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB far ) ( RB too ) ( RB soon ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ reliable ) ( NNS estimates ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN total ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ clear ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS insurers ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ likely ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( JJ enormous ) ( NNS sums ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Experts caution that it is far too soon for reliable estimates of the quake 's total damage but it 's clear that insurers are likely to pay out enormous sums


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Jack ) ( NNP Byrne ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN Fireman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Fund ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN based ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Novato ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ estimates ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( JJ insured ) ( NNS losses ) ) ( VP ( VBG resulting ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB total ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Jack Byrne the chairman of Fireman 's Fund Corp. which is based in Novato Calif. estimates insured losses resulting the earthquake could total 2 billion


( SINV ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN impact ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( ADJP ( JJ big ) ( CC and ) ( JJ harsh ) ) ( CC but ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJR less ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NNP Hurricane ) ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Byrne ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD toured ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN car ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ( NN afternoon ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB get ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN sense ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN exposure ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The impact on the insurance industry will be big and harsh but less than Hurricane Hugo says Mr. Byrne who toured the Bay area by car yesterday afternoon to get a sense of the company 's exposure to the earthquake


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Byrne ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Fireman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Fund ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( ADVP ( RB probably ) ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNS hundreds ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS millions ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ primary ) ( NNS claims ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS taxes ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( NN use ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN reinsurance ) ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN fourthquarter ) ( NN charge ) ) ( PP ( IN against ) ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD should ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB top ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 50 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Byrne says Fireman 's Fund will probably pay hundreds of millions in primary claims but after taxes and use of its reinsurance lines the company 's fourthquarter charge against earnings should n't top 50 million


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ able ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB assess ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN damage ) ( NN liability ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB quickly ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ computerized ) ( NNS maps ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Northern ) ( NNP California ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG showing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ exact ) ( NNS locations ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PDT all ) ( DT the ) ( NN property ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ insures ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company was able to assess its damage liability quickly because it has computerized maps of Northern California showing the exact locations of all the property it insures


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Fireman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Fund ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NNS claims ) ( NNS adjusters ) ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS streets ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( ADVP ( RB right ) ) ( IN after ) ( NP ( NP ( NN sunrise ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBG paying ) ( NP ( NP ( RB as ) ( JJ many ) ( NNS claims ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( ADVP ( RB right ) ) ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN spot ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Fireman 's Fund had claims adjusters on the streets of San Francisco right after sunrise yesterday and was paying as many claims as it could right on the spot


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Fireman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Fund ) ) ( VP ( VBZ insures ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( CD 37,300 ) ( NNS homes ) ( CC and ) ( NNS autos ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD 35,000 ) ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) )

Fireman 's Fund insures 37,300 homes and autos and 35,000 businesses in the Bay area


( S ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NN addition ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG paying ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( CC and ) ( NN fire ) ( NN damage ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN insurer ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB cover ) ( NP ( NP ( NN worker-compensation ) ( NNS claims ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS losses ) ) ( ADJP ( RB due ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS businesses ) ) ( VP ( VBG being ) ( VP ( VBN shut ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB down ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN power ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NN phone ) ( NN service ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In addition to paying for earthquake and fire damage the insurer must cover worker-compensation claims and also losses due to businesses being shut down by lack of power or phone service


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ many ) ( NNPS Californians ) ) ( VP ( MD may ) ( RB not ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ adequate ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN coverage ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS damages ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN property ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But many Californians may not have adequate insurance coverage to pay for damages to their property


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP Independent ) ( NNP Insurance ) ( NNPS Agents ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP America ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( QP ( JJR fewer ) ( IN than ) ( CD one ) ( IN of ) ( DT every ) ( CD five ) ) ( NNP California ) ( NNS homeowners ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NN earthquake ) ( NN insurance ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Independent Insurance Agents of America says fewer than one of every five California homeowners has earthquake insurance


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( ADJP ( RB somewhat ) ( JJR higher ) ) ( NN percentage ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBG living ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NN area ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN bought ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ additional ) ( NN insurance ) ( NN protection ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ great ) ( NN majority ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN covered ) ) ) ) )

A somewhat higher percentage of people living in the Bay area have bought the additional insurance protection but the great majority are n't covered


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Earthquake ) ( NN insurance ) ) ( ADVP ( RB typically ) ) ( VP ( VBZ runs ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 200 ) ( CC or ) ( JJR more ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ small ) ( NN house ) ) ) ) )

Earthquake insurance typically runs 200 or more a year for a small house


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( WHNP ( WDT Whatever ) ) ( FRAG ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ long-term ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN effect ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN scene ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN helicopter ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN above ) ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN tragedy ) ) ) ) ) )

Whatever the long-term economic effect the scene from the helicopter above Oakland is one of tragedy


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJ Gargantuan ) ( NNS sections ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ double-decker ) ( NN freeway ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN heaved ) ( PRT ( RP about ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN like ) ( NP ( JJ plastic ) ( NN building ) ( NNS blocks ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Gargantuan sections of a double-decker freeway have been heaved about like plastic building blocks


( SINV ( PP-LOC-CLR-TPC-1 ( IN Atop ) ( NP ( PRP them ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP sit ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS cars ) ( CC and ) ( NNS trucks ) ) ( VP ( VBN abandoned ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ terrifying ) ( NN scramble ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB safety ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT the ) ( NN day ) ( RB before ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Atop them sit cars and trucks abandoned in a terrifying scramble to safety the day before


( SINV ( PP-LOC-CLR-TPC-4 ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS areas ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN freeway ) ) ( VP ( VBD made ) ( NP ( JJ giant ) ( JJ concrete ) ( NNS sandwiches ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP itself ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP lie ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS cars ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( IN that ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS police ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN flattened ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( JJ foot-thick ) ( NNS slabs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In areas where the freeway made giant concrete sandwiches of itself lie cars that police say have been flattened into foot-thick slabs


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN On ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN periphery ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN rescue ) ( NNS workers ) ) ( VP ( VBP seem ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ) ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB move ) ( PP-MNR ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ slow ) ( NN motion ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

On the periphery rescue workers seem from the air to move in slow motion


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP They ) ) ( VP ( VBP peck ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB away ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( CD 1 ) ( JJ 1\/2-mile ) ) ( NN section ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN rubble ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG searching ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 250 ) ( NNS people ) ) ( VP ( VBN thought ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN died ) ( ADVP-LOC-CLR ( RB here ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

They peck away at the 1 1\/2-mile section of rubble searching for more of the 250 people thought to have died here


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( QP ( IN About ) ( CD 20 ) ) ( JJ other ) ( NNS deaths ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBN attributed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) )

About 20 other deaths were also attributed to the earthquake


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN heart ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 6.9 ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Richter ) ( NN scale ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-LOC-PRD ( NP ( CD 50 ) ( NNS miles ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN south ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN near ) ( NP ( NNP Santa ) ( NNP Cruz ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ terrible ) ( NN fist ) ) ( VP ( VBD struck ) ( ADVP-LOC ( RB here ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Nimitz ) ( NNP Freeway ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ major ) ( NN artery ) ) ( VP ( VBG serving ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Bay ) ( NNP Bridge ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Oakland ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The heart of the earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale was 50 miles to the south near Santa Cruz but its terrible fist struck here on the Nimitz Freeway a major artery serving the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN Along ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN way ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD toppled ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN mall ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Santa ) ( NNP Cruz ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD knocked ) ( PRT ( RP down ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS buildings ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ fashionable ) ( NNP Marina ) ( NNP District ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD sent ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN wall ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS bricks ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG crashing ) ( PP-DIR ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS motorists ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN city ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ Financial ) ( NN District ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Along the way the quake toppled a mall in Santa Cruz knocked down buildings in San Francisco 's fashionable Marina District and sent a wall of bricks crashing on motorists in the city 's Financial District


( S ( S ( PP-LOC ( NP ( RB Just ) ( DT a ) ( JJ short ) ( NN span ) ) ( IN across ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bay ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN west ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN mettle ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ four-square-block ) ( NN area ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Marina ) ( NNP District ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ lies ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG smoldering ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ steady ) ( NN stream ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN seawater ) ) ) ( VP ( NN being ) ( VP ( VBN pumped ) ( PP-DIR ( IN onto ) ( NP ( NN rubble ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB prevent ) ( NP-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG blazing ) ( ADVP ( RB anew ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Just a short span across the bay to the west the quake also showed its mettle A four-square-block area of the Marina District lies smoldering under a steady stream of seawater being pumped onto rubble to prevent it from blazing anew


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NP ( JJ Many ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ) ) ( NP ( RB mostly ) ( NNS condominiums ) ( CC and ) ( NNS apartments ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN flattened ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB almost ) ( RB instantly ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG underlying ) ( NN soil ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ much ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ( NP ( NN landfill ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP ( RB literally ) ) ( VP ( VBN turned ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( VB ooze ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ intensive ) ( VBG shaking ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG rupturing ) ( NP ( NN gas ) ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Many of the buildings mostly condominiums and apartments were flattened almost instantly as the underlying soil much of it landfill was literally turned to ooze by the quake 's intensive shaking rupturing gas lines


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Onlookers ) ) ( VP ( VBP say ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD three ) ( NNS persons ) ) ( VP ( VBD died ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD one ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD exploded ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN fireball ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( ADVP ( RB shortly ) ) ( IN after ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN quake ) ) ( VP ( VBD struck ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Onlookers say three persons died when one of the buildings exploded into a fireball shortly after the quake struck


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNS Efforts ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB fight ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN blaze ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN hampered ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NN water ) ( NNS mains ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN severed ) ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Efforts to fight the blaze were hampered because water mains were severed as well


( S ( PP ( IN From ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN air ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS ribbons ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ yellow ) ( NN fire ) ( NN hose ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP carry ) ( NP ( NN water ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bay ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ high-pressure ) ( NNS nozzles ) ) ( VP ( VBN trained ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN site ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

From the air ribbons of yellow fire hose carry water from the bay to high-pressure nozzles trained on the site


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS onlookers ) ) ( VP ( VBP stand ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN behind ) ( NP ( NNS barricades ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( JJ helmeted ) ( NX ( NX ( NNS firemen ) ) ( CC and ) ( NX ( NN building ) ( NNS inspectors ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP survey ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS rows ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ nearby ) ( NNS buildings ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBD were ) ( VP ( VBN twisted ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS foundations ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBP seem ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN verge ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN collapse ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As onlookers stand behind barricades helmeted firemen and building inspectors survey rows of nearby buildings that were twisted from their foundations and seem on the verge of collapse


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Marina ) ( NNP District ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNS residents ) ) ( VP ( VBD spent ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( VBG assessing ) ( NP ( NN damage ) ) ) ( VP ( VBG cleaning ) ( PRT ( RB up ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG trying ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( NP ( NNS friends ) ( CC and ) ( NNS neighbors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the Marina District residents spent yesterday assessing damage cleaning up and trying to find friends and neighbors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Evelyn ) ( NNP Boccone ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 85 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN lived ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN district ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( JJS most ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ her ) ( NN life ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Evelyn Boccone 85 years old has lived in the district most of her life


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ Her ) ( NNS parents ) ) ( VP ( VBD lost ) ( NP ( NN everything ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1906 ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) )

Her parents lost everything in the 1906 earthquake


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP realize ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ our ) ( NNS mothers ) ) ( VP ( MD must ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN gone ) ( PP-CLR ( IN through ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP she ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ) )

Now we realize what our mothers must have gone through she says


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( ADVP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VBD heard ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NNS children ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBD did ) ( RB n't ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB always ) ) ( VP ( VB listen ) ) ) ) )

We always heard about the earthquake but as children we did n't always listen


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Consolidated ) ( NNP Rail ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD climbed ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 4.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 87 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.27 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG exceeding ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS analysts ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS expectations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Consolidated Rail Corp. New York reported that third-quarter net income climbed 4.8 % to 87 million or 1.27 a share exceeding analysts ' expectations


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN freight ) ( NN railroad ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 83 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.21 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) )

In the year-earlier quarter the freight railroad earned 83 million or 1.21 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NN A. ) ( NNP Hagen ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD noted ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD advanced ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN face ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN business ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN brought ) ( PRT ( RP on ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( JJ general ) ( JJ economic ) ( NN slowdown ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

James A. Hagen chairman and chief executive officer noted that earnings advanced in the face of a drop in business brought on by the general economic slowdown


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD slipped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 4.6 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 835 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 876 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue slipped 4.6 % to 835 million from 876 million


( S-2 ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN rest ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hagen ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Conrail ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN traffic ) ( CC and ) ( NN revenue ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB reflect ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sluggish ) ( NN economy ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Conrail ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB take ) ( NP ( NNS steps ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB control ) ( CC and ) ( VB reduce ) ( NP ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the rest of 1989 Mr. Hagen said Conrail 's traffic and revenue will reflect the sluggish economy but Conrail will continue to take steps to control and reduce costs


( S ( PP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Conrail ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 0.4 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 229 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 3.34 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 228 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 3.31 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months Conrail earnings grew 0.4 % to 229 million or 3.34 a share from 228 million or 3.31 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Revenue ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ flat ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN at ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.59 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Revenue was flat at 2.59 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN average ) ( ADJP ( RB publicly ) ( VBN offered ) ) ( NN commodity ) ( NN fund ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 4.2 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP September ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( ADVP ( RB largely ) ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ volatile ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ foreign ) ( NNS currencies ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( VBG according ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNP Norwood ) ( NNPS Securities ) ) ) ) ) )

The average publicly offered commodity fund fell 4.2 % in September largely because of the volatile markets in foreign currencies according to Norwood Securities


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN firm ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS losers ) ) ( VP ( VBD outnumbered ) ( NP ( NNS gainers ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR more ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( CD three ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD one ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 122 ) ( NNS funds ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ tracks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The firm said that losers outnumbered gainers by more than three to one among the 122 funds it tracks


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Norwood ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( JJ average ) ( NN fund ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN lost ) ( NP ( CD 3.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the first nine months of the year Norwood said the average fund has lost 3.3 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Dayton ) ( NNP Hudson ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD accepted ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NN purchase ) ) ) ( NP ( QP ( CD seven ) ( CD million ) ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 62.875 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT each ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN under ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS terms ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Dutch ) ( NN auction ) ( JJ self-tender ) ( NN offer ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dayton Hudson Corp. said it accepted for purchase seven million common shares at 62.875 each under the terms of a Dutch auction self-tender offer


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN offer ) ) ( VP ( VBD expired ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 12:01 ) ( RB a.m. ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) )

The offer expired at 12:01 a.m. yesterday


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ Dutch ) ( NN auction ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN buyer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ sets ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN price ) ( NN range ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS holders ) ) ( VP ( VBP give ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN price ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN range ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN at ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP 're ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ willing ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In a Dutch auction the buyer sets a price range and holders give a price in that range at which they 're willing to sell their shares


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN buyer ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBZ picks ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBZ buys ) ( NP ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD offered ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB sell ) ( UCP ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN price ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( ADVP ( JJR lower ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The buyer then picks a price and buys shares at that price from holders who offered to sell at that price or lower


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dayton ) ( NNP Hudson ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN repurchase ) ( NN offer ) ) ( VP ( VBG representing ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 9 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ common ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( ADJP ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( VP ( VBN established ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN range ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( IN between ) ( CD 60 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 65 ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN buy-back ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Dayton Hudson 's repurchase offer representing about 9 % of its common shares outstanding had established a range of between 60 and 65 for the buy-back


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Dayton ) ( NNP Hudson ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD accepted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT all ) ( JJ odd-lot ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBN tendered ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( CC or ) ( IN below ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ final ) ( ADJP ( CD 62.875 ) ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ preliminary ) ( NN proration ) ( NN factor ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( VBN tendered ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( CC or ) ( IN below ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ final ) ( NN price ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( CD 98 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ) )

Dayton Hudson said it accepted all odd-lot shares tendered at or below the final 62.875 price the preliminary proration factor for other shares tendered at or below the final price is 98 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ Minneapolis-based ) ( NN retailer ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( QP ( CD seven ) ( CD million ) ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( IN next ) ( NNP Thursday ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Minneapolis-based retailer said it expects to pay for the seven million shares next Thursday


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( JJ Tendered ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( VP ( RB not ) ( VBN purchased ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN returned ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Tendered shares not purchased will be returned to holders


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Dayton ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 1 ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( CD 61.125 ) ) ) ) )

In New York Stock Exchange composite trading Dayton rose 1 to 61.125


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP NEWHALL ) ( NNP LAND ) ( CC & ) ( NNP FARMING ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( NP-LOC ( NP ( NNP Valencia ) ) ( NP ( NNP Calif. ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 2-for-1 ) ( NN split ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ real ) ( NN estate ) ( JJ limited ) ( NN partnership ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS units ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ regular ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN cash ) ( NN distribution ) ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 33 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 40 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NEWHALL LAND & FARMING Co. Valencia Calif. announced a 2-for-1 split in the real estate limited partnership 's units and increased its regular quarterly cash distribution 33 % to 40 cents a unit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ real ) ( NN estate ) ( JJ limited ) ( NN partnership ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ special ) ( JJ year-end ) ( NN cash ) ( NN distribution ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 10 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN unit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The real estate limited partnership also said it will pay a special year-end cash distribution of 10 cents a unit


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Both ) ( NNS distributions ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ payable ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 4 ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ limited ) ( NNS partners ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 3 ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Both distributions are payable Dec. 4 to limited partners of record Nov. 3


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT This ) ( JJ temblor-prone ) ( NN city ) ) ( VP ( VBD dispatched ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS inspectors ) ) ( NP ( NNS firefighters ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( JJ earthquake-trained ) ( NNS personnel ) ) ) ( S-PRP ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB aid ) ( NP ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ) ) ) ) ) )

This temblor-prone city dispatched inspectors firefighters and other earthquake-trained personnel to aid San Francisco


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ secondary ) ( NN agenda ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN among ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS officials ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP City ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Angels ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( S-PRD ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB learn ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN disaster-contingency ) ( NNS plans ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP work ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT those ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBP do ) ( RB n't ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But a secondary agenda among officials in the City of Angels was to learn about the disaster-contingency plans that work and those that do n't


( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNP Los ) ( NNP Angeles ) ( NNP Mayor ) ( NNP Tom ) ( NNP Bradley ) ) ( VP ( VBD used ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN opportunity ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB push ) ( NP-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP City ) ( NNP Council ) ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RBR harder ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pass ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN measure ) ) ( VP ( VBG establishing ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ loss-recovery ) ( NN reserve ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 100 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley used the opportunity to push the City Council harder to pass a measure establishing a loss-recovery reserve of 100 million