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[ "At", "the", "low", "end", ",", "investors", "can", "spend", "$", "15,000", "or", "more", "to", "own", "a", "racehorse", "in", "partnership", "with", "others", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	At the low end, investors can spend $15,000 or more to own a racehorse in partnership with others.	en
[ "At", "a", "yearling", "sale", ",", "a", "buyer", "can", "go", "solo", "and", "get", "a", "horse", "for", "a", "few", "thousand", "dollars", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 0 ]	At a yearling sale, a buyer can go solo and get a horse for a few thousand dollars.	en
[ "But", "that", "means", "paying", "the", "horse", "'s", "maintenance", ";", "on", "average", ",", "it", "costs", "$", "25,000", "a", "year", "to", "raise", "a", "horse", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	But that means paying the horse's maintenance; on average, it costs $25,000 a year to raise a horse.	en
[ "For", "those", "looking", "for", "something", "between", "a", "minority", "stake", "and", "total", "ownership", ",", "the", "owners", "'", "group", "is", "considering", "a", "special", "sale", "where", "established", "horse", "breeders", "would", "sell", "a", "50", "%", "stake", "in", "horses", "to", "newcomers", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 13, 14, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	For those looking for something between a minority stake and total ownership, the owners' group is considering a special sale where established horse breeders would sell a 50% stake in horses to newcomers.	en
[ "BUELL", "INDUSTRIES", "Inc.", "halved", "its", "quarterly", "dividend", "to", "five", "cents", "a", "share", ",", "payable", "Nov.", "17", "to", "stock", "of", "record", "Nov.", "3", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	BUELL INDUSTRIES Inc. halved its quarterly dividend to five cents a share, payable Nov. 17 to stock of record Nov. 3.	en
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[ "Buell", "recently", "said", "it", "would", "incur", "an", "aftertax", "charge", "of", "about", "$", "3.6", "million", "in", "its", "fourth", "quarter", "ending", "Tuesday", ",", "in", "connection", "with", "the", "sale", "and", "discontinuance", "of", "several", "lines", "at", "a", "plant", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 0, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Buell recently said it would incur an aftertax charge of about $3.6 million in its fourth quarter ending Tuesday, in connection with the sale and discontinuance of several lines at a plant.	en
[ "The", "Waterbury", ",", "Conn.", ",", "maker", "of", "industrial", "fasteners", "and", "metal", "stampings", "has", "2.3", "million", "shares", "outstanding", "." ]	[ 0, 7, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 22, 0, 0, 0 ]	The Waterbury, Conn., maker of industrial fasteners and metal stampings has 2.3 million shares outstanding.	en
[ "Claude", "Bebear", ",", "chairman", "and", "chief", "executive", "officer", ",", "of", "Axa", "-", "Midi", "Assurances", ",", "pledged", "to", "retain", "employees", "and", "management", "of", "Farmers", "Group", "Inc.", ",", "including", "Leo", "E.", "Denlea", "Jr.", ",", "chairman", "and", "chief", "executive", "officer", ",", "if", "Axa", "succeeds", "in", "acquiring", "Farmers", "." ]	[ 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 4, 5, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	Claude Bebear, chairman and chief executive officer, of Axa - Midi Assurances, pledged to retain employees and management of Farmers Group Inc., including Leo E. Denlea Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, if Axa succeeds in acquiring Farmers.	en
[ "Mr.", "Bebear", "added", "that", "the", "French", "insurer", "would", "keep", "Farmers", "'", "headquarters", "in", "Los", "Angeles", "and", "``", "will", "not", "send", "French", "people", "to", "run", "the", "company", ".", "''" ]	[ 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 7, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Mr. Bebear added that the French insurer would keep Farmers' headquarters in Los Angeles and "will not send French people to run the company."	en
[ "Axa", "would", "also", "maintain", "Farmers", "'", "relationships", "with", "the", "insurance", "exchanges", "that", "it", "manages", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Axa would also maintain Farmers' relationships with the insurance exchanges that it manages.	en
[ "Mr.", "Bebear", "made", "his", "remarks", "at", "a", "breakfast", "meeting", "with", "reporters", "here", "yesterday", "as", "part", "of", "a", "tour", "in", "which", "he", "is", "trying", "to", "rally", "support", "in", "the", "U.S.", "for", "the", "proposed", "acquisition", "." ]	[ 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Mr. Bebear made his remarks at a breakfast meeting with reporters here yesterday as part of a tour in which he is trying to rally support in the U.S. for the proposed acquisition.	en
[ "The", "bid", "is", "part", "of", "Sir", "James", "Goldsmith", "'s", "unfriendly", "takeover", "attempt", "for", "B.A.T", "Industries", "PLC", ",", "the", "British", "tobacco", ",", "retailing", ",", "paper", "and", "financial", "-", "services", "giant", "that", "acquired", "Farmers", "last", "year", "for", "$", "5.2", "billion", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 2, 3, 0, 16, 17, 17, 0 ]	The bid is part of Sir James Goldsmith's unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC, the British tobacco, retailing, paper and financial - services giant that acquired Farmers last year for $5.2 billion.	en
[ "Axa", "has", "agreed", "to", "acquire", "Farmers", "from", "Sir", "James", "'s", "investment", "vehicle", ",", "Hoylake", "Investments", "Ltd.", ",", "for", "$", "4.5", "billion", "plus", "a", "$", "1", "billion", "investment", "in", "Hoylake", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	Axa has agreed to acquire Farmers from Sir James's investment vehicle, Hoylake Investments Ltd., for $4.5 billion plus a $1 billion investment in Hoylake.	en
[ "Any", "acquisition", "of", "Farmers", "needs", "the", "approval", "of", "insurance", "commissioners", "in", "the", "nine", "states", "where", "Farmers", "operates", ",", "and", "Mr.", "Bebear", "'s", "trip", "will", "take", "him", "to", "Idaho", ",", "Arizona", "and", "New", "York", "after", "his", "stay", "here", ";", "he", "will", "meet", "with", "insurance", "regulators", ",", "legislators", ",", "industry", "excutives", "and", "the", "press", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 7, 0, 7, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Any acquisition of Farmers needs the approval of insurance commissioners in the nine states where Farmers operates, and Mr. Bebear's trip will take him to Idaho, Arizona and New York after his stay here; he will meet with insurance regulators, legislators, industry excutives and the press.	en
[ "Hearings", "on", "Axa", "'s", "acquisition", "application", "have", "been", "set", "for", "Nov.", "13", "in", "Idaho", ";", "Nov.", "20", "in", "Illinois", ";", "Nov.", "24", "and", "Dec.", "4", "in", "Arizona", ";", "Dec.", "11", "in", "Washington", "state", ";", "and", "Jan.", "8", "in", "Oregon", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 7, 0, 2, 3, 0, 7, 0, 2, 3, 0, 2, 3, 0, 7, 0, 2, 3, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 7, 0 ]	Hearings on Axa's acquisition application have been set for Nov. 13 in Idaho; Nov. 20 in Illinois; Nov. 24 and Dec. 4 in Arizona; Dec. 11 in Washington state; and Jan. 8 in Oregon.	en
[ "Hearings", "have", "n't", "yet", "been", "set", "in", "Texas", ",", "Ohio", "and", "Kansas", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 7, 0, 7, 0 ]	Hearings haven't yet been set in Texas, Ohio and Kansas.	en
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[ "Although", "Axa", "has", "been", "rebuffed", "by", "Farmers", "and", "has", "n't", "had", "any", "meetings", "with", "management", ",", "Mr.", "Bebear", "nonetheless", "appears", "to", "be", "trying", "to", "woo", "the", "company", "'s", "executives", "with", "promises", "of", "autonomy", "and", "new", "-", "found", "authority", "under", "Axa", "." ]	[ 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	Although Axa has been rebuffed by Farmers and hasn't had any meetings with management, Mr. Bebear nonetheless appears to be trying to woo the company's executives with promises of autonomy and new - found authority under Axa.	en
[ "He", "said", "Mr.", "Denlea", "would", "be", "a", "member", "of", "the", "top", "management", "team", "of", "the", "Axa", "-", "Midi", "group", "of", "companies", ",", "and", "would", "``", "help", "define", "policies", "and", "strategies", "of", "the", "group", ".", "''" ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	He said Mr. Denlea would be a member of the top management team of the Axa - Midi group of companies, and would "help define policies and strategies of the group."	en
[ "Farmers", "was", "quick", "yesterday", "to", "point", "out", "the", "many", "negative", "aspects", "it", "sees", "in", "having", "Axa", "as", "its", "parent", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Farmers was quick yesterday to point out the many negative aspects it sees in having Axa as its parent.	en
[ "For", "one", ",", "Axa", "plans", "to", "do", "away", "with", "certain", "tax", "credits", "that", "have", "resulted", "in", "more", "than", "$", "600", "million", "paid", "to", "the", "Farmers", "exchanges", "during", "the", "past", "few", "years", "to", "offset", "underwriting", "losses", "." ]	[ 0, 1, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	For one, Axa plans to do away with certain tax credits that have resulted in more than $600 million paid to the Farmers exchanges during the past few years to offset underwriting losses.	en
[ "Those", "credits", "result", "because", "of", "taxes", "that", "Farmers", ",", "as", "the", "management", "company", ",", "has", "paid", ",", "and", "have", "``", "proved", "to", "be", "very", "important", "for", "the", "exchanges", ",", "''", "a", "Farmers", "spokesman", "said", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0 ]	Those credits result because of taxes that Farmers, as the management company, has paid, and have "proved to be very important for the exchanges," a Farmers spokesman said.	en
[ "Mr.", "Bebear", "contended", "that", "the", "tax", "cost", "to", "the", "exchanges", "under", "the", "revised", "structure", "would", "be", "about", "$", "8", "million", "a", "year", ",", "which", "he", "described", "as", "``", "peanuts", "." ]	[ 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Mr. Bebear contended that the tax cost to the exchanges under the revised structure would be about $8 million a year, which he described as "peanuts.	en
[ "Westinghouse", "Electric", "Corp.", "said", "it", "will", "buy", "Shaw", "-", "Walker", "Co", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0 ]	Westinghouse Electric Corp. said it will buy Shaw - Walker Co.	en
[ "Terms", "were", "n't", "disclosed", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Terms weren't disclosed.	en
[ "Shaw", "-", "Walker", ",", "based", "in", "Muskegon", ",", "Mich.", ",", "makes", "metal", "files", "and", "desks", ",", "and", "seating", "and", "office", "systems", "furniture", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Shaw - Walker, based in Muskegon, Mich., makes metal files and desks, and seating and office systems furniture.	en
[ "Israel", "has", "launched", "a", "new", "effort", "to", "prove", "the", "Palestine", "Liberation", "Organization", "continues", "to", "practice", "terrorism", ",", "and", "thus", "to", "persuade", "the", "U.S.", "to", "break", "off", "talks", "with", "the", "group", "." ]	[ 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Israel has launched a new effort to prove the Palestine Liberation Organization continues to practice terrorism, and thus to persuade the U.S. to break off talks with the group.	en
[ "U.S.", "officials", ",", "however", ",", "said", "they", "are", "n't", "buying", "the", "Israeli", "argument", "." ]	[ 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0 ]	U.S. officials, however, said they aren't buying the Israeli argument.	en
[ "Israeli", "counterterrorism", "officials", "provided", "the", "State", "Department", "with", "a", "20", "-", "page", "list", "of", "recent", "terrorist", "incidents", "they", "attribute", "directly", "to", "forces", "controlled", "by", "PLO", "Chairman", "Yasser", "Arafat", "." ]	[ 6, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 4, 5, 0 ]	Israeli counterterrorism officials provided the State Department with a 20 - page list of recent terrorist incidents they attribute directly to forces controlled by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.	en
[ "Mr.", "Arafat", "publicly", "renounced", "terrorism", "Dec.", "15", ",", "satisfying", "the", "U.S.", "precondition", "for", "a", "direct", "``", "dialogue", "''", "with", "the", "PLO", "." ]	[ 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	Mr. Arafat publicly renounced terrorism Dec. 15, satisfying the U.S. precondition for a direct "dialogue" with the PLO.	en
[ "A", "U.S.", "counterterrorism", "official", "said", "experts", "are", "studying", "the", "Israeli", "list", "." ]	[ 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0 ]	A U.S. counterterrorism official said experts are studying the Israeli list.	en
[ "``", "We", "have", "no", "independent", "evidence", "linking", "Fatah", "to", "any", "acts", "of", "terrorism", "since", "Dec.", "15", ",", "1988", ",", "''", "he", "said", ",", "referring", "to", "the", "specific", "PLO", "group", "that", "Mr.", "Arafat", "heads", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0 ]	"We have no independent evidence linking Fatah to any acts of terrorism since Dec. 15, 1988," he said, referring to the specific PLO group that Mr. Arafat heads.	en
[ "``", "So", "far", ",", "this", "list", "does", "n't", "change", "our", "view", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	"So far, this list doesn't change our view.	en
[ "Israel", "wants", "to", "end", "the", "dialogue", ",", "but", "our", "analysts", "take", "a", "different", "view", "than", "theirs", ".", "''" ]	[ 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Israel wants to end the dialogue, but our analysts take a different view than theirs."	en
[ "Israeli", "Prime", "Minister", "Yitzhak", "Shamir", "'s", "top", "adviser", "on", "counterterrorism", ",", "Yigal", "Carmon", ",", "was", "here", "Monday", "to", "present", "the", "report", "to", "members", "of", "Congress", ",", "reporters", "and", "others", "." ]	[ 6, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's top adviser on counterterrorism, Yigal Carmon, was here Monday to present the report to members of Congress, reporters and others.	en
[ "Mr.", "Carmon", "said", "he", "also", "presented", "the", "list", "last", "week", "to", "William", "Brown", ",", "U.S.", "Ambassador", "to", "Israel", "." ]	[ 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 4, 5, 0, 7, 0, 0, 7, 0 ]	Mr. Carmon said he also presented the list last week to William Brown, U.S. Ambassador to Israel.	en
[ "Separately", ",", "the", "New", "York", "Times", "reported", "that", "the", "Israeli", "government", "had", "provided", "its", "correspondent", "in", "Jerusalem", "with", "different", "documents", "that", "Israel", "said", "prove", "the", "PLO", "has", "been", "conducting", "terrorism", "from", "the", "occupied", "Arab", "territories", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 23, 0 ]	Separately, the New York Times reported that the Israeli government had provided its correspondent in Jerusalem with different documents that Israel said prove the PLO has been conducting terrorism from the occupied Arab territories.	en
[ "The", "State", "Department", "said", "it", "has", "n't", "yet", "seen", "copies", "of", "those", "papers", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	The State Department said it hasn't yet seen copies of those papers.	en
[ "``", "If", "the", "dialogue", "was", "based", "on", "the", "assumption", "that", "Arafat", "or", "the", "PLO", "would", "stop", "terrorism", ",", "and", "we", "have", "evidence", "of", "continued", "terrorism", ",", "what", "would", "be", "the", "logical", "conclusion", "?", "''", "Mr.", "Carmon", "asked", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0 ]	"If the dialogue was based on the assumption that Arafat or the PLO would stop terrorism, and we have evidence of continued terrorism, what would be the logical conclusion?" Mr. Carmon asked.	en
[ "Israel", "has", "long", "claimed", "Mr.", "Arafat", "never", "meant", "to", "renounce", "terrorism", ",", "particularly", "because", "he", "and", "his", "lieutenants", "reserved", "the", "right", "to", "press", "``", "armed", "struggle", "''", "against", "the", "Jewish", "state", "." ]	[ 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0 ]	Israel has long claimed Mr. Arafat never meant to renounce terrorism, particularly because he and his lieutenants reserved the right to press "armed struggle" against the Jewish state.	en
[ "Now", ",", "Jerusalem", "says", "it", "is", "backing", "up", "its", "contention", "with", "detailed", "accounts", "of", "alleged", "terrorist", "acts", "and", "plans", "linked", "to", "Mr.", "Arafat", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0 ]	Now, Jerusalem says it is backing up its contention with detailed accounts of alleged terrorist acts and plans linked to Mr. Arafat.	en
[ "It", "blames", "most", "of", "these", "on", "Fatah", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	It blames most of these on Fatah.	en
[ "The", "new", "accusations", "come", "at", "a", "delicate", "time", "in", "U.S.", "efforts", "to", "bring", "about", "talks", "between", "Israel", "and", "Palestinian", "representatives", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 6, 0, 0 ]	The new accusations come at a delicate time in U.S. efforts to bring about talks between Israel and Palestinian representatives.	en
[ "The", "State", "Department", "said", "it", "had", "received", "a", "new", "letter", "on", "the", "subject", "from", "Israeli", "Foreign", "Minister", "Moshe", "Arens", ",", "restating", "Israel", "'s", "previous", "objection", "to", "negotiating", "with", "any", "Palestinian", "tied", "to", "the", "PLO", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	The State Department said it had received a new letter on the subject from Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Arens, restating Israel's previous objection to negotiating with any Palestinian tied to the PLO.	en
[ "Deciding", "what", "constitutes", "``", "terrorism", "''", "can", "be", "a", "legalistic", "exercise", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Deciding what constitutes "terrorism" can be a legalistic exercise.	en
[ "The", "U.S.", "defines", "it", "as", "``", "premediated", ",", "politically", "motivated", "violence", "perpetrated", "against", "noncombatant", "targets", "by", "subnational", "groups", "or", "clandestine", "state", "agents", ".", "''" ]	[ 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	The U.S. defines it as "premediated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine state agents."	en
[ "To", "meet", "the", "U.S.", "criteria", ",", "Israel", "contended", "it", "only", "listed", "incidents", "that", "involved", "civilians", "and", "occurred", "inside", "its", "pre-1967", "borders", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0 ]	To meet the U.S. criteria, Israel contended it only listed incidents that involved civilians and occurred inside its pre-1967 borders.	en
[ "At", "the", "heart", "of", "Israel", "'s", "report", "is", "a", "list", "of", "a", "dozen", "incidents", "Jerusalem", "attributes", "to", "Fatah", ",", "including", "the", "use", "of", "bombs", "and", "Molotov", "cocktails", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 7, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	At the heart of Israel's report is a list of a dozen incidents Jerusalem attributes to Fatah, including the use of bombs and Molotov cocktails.	en
[ "But", "U.S.", "officials", "say", "they", "are", "n't", "satisfied", "these", "incidents", "constitute", "terrorism", "because", "they", "may", "be", "offshoots", "of", "the", "intifadah", ",", "the", "Palestinian", "rebellion", "in", "the", "occupied", "territories", ",", "which", "the", "U.S.", "does", "n't", "classify", "as", "terrorism", "." ]	[ 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 23, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	But U.S. officials say they aren't satisfied these incidents constitute terrorism because they may be offshoots of the intifadah, the Palestinian rebellion in the occupied territories, which the U.S. doesn't classify as terrorism.	en
[ "In", "addition", ",", "the", "officials", "say", "Israel", "has", "n't", "presented", "convincing", "evidence", "these", "acts", "were", "ordered", "by", "Fatah", "or", "by", "any", "group", "Mr.", "Arafat", "controls", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0 ]	In addition, the officials say Israel hasn't presented convincing evidence these acts were ordered by Fatah or by any group Mr. Arafat controls.	en
[ "U.S.", "terrorism", "experts", "also", "say", "they", "are", "highly", "uncertain", "about", "the", "veracity", "of", "the", "separate", "documents", "leaked", "to", "the", "New", "York", "Times", "." ]	[ 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0 ]	U.S. terrorism experts also say they are highly uncertain about the veracity of the separate documents leaked to the New York Times.	en
[ "The", "papers", ",", "which", "Israel", "says", "were", "discovered", "in", "Israeli", "-", "occupied", "Gaza", ",", "refer", "to", "terrorist", "acts", "to", "be", "carried", "out", "in", "the", "name", "of", "a", "group", "called", "``", "the", "Revolutionary", "Eagles", ".", "''" ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0 ]	The papers, which Israel says were discovered in Israeli - occupied Gaza, refer to terrorist acts to be carried out in the name of a group called "the Revolutionary Eagles."	en
[ "Some", "supporters", "of", "Israel", "say", "U.S.", "policy", "on", "Palestinian", "terrorism", "is", "colored", "by", "an", "intense", "desire", "to", "maintain", "the", "dialogue", "with", "the", "PLO", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 7, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 0 ]	Some supporters of Israel say U.S. policy on Palestinian terrorism is colored by an intense desire to maintain the dialogue with the PLO.	en
[ "But", "State", "Department", "officials", "accuse", "Israel", "of", "leaking", "questionable", "claims", "to", "embarrass", "the", "U.S.", "." ]	[ 0, 11, 12, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0 ]	But State Department officials accuse Israel of leaking questionable claims to embarrass the U.S. .	en
[ "The", "dollar", "finished", "lower", "yesterday", ",", "after", "tracking", "another", "rollercoaster", "session", "on", "Wall", "Street", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	The dollar finished lower yesterday, after tracking another rollercoaster session on Wall Street.	en
[ "Concern", "about", "the", "volatile", "U.S.", "stock", "market", "had", "faded", "in", "recent", "sessions", ",", "and", "traders", "appeared", "content", "to", "let", "the", "dollar", "languish", "in", "a", "narrow", "range", "until", "tomorrow", ",", "when", "the", "preliminary", "report", "on", "third", "-", "quarter", "U.S.", "gross", "national", "product", "is", "released", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Concern about the volatile U.S. stock market had faded in recent sessions, and traders appeared content to let the dollar languish in a narrow range until tomorrow, when the preliminary report on third - quarter U.S. gross national product is released.	en
[ "But", "seesaw", "gyrations", "in", "the", "Dow", "Jones", "Industrial", "Average", "yesterday", "put", "Wall", "Street", "back", "in", "the", "spotlight", "and", "inspired", "market", "participants", "to", "bid", "the", "U.S.", "unit", "lower", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0 ]	But seesaw gyrations in the Dow Jones Industrial Average yesterday put Wall Street back in the spotlight and inspired market participants to bid the U.S. unit lower.	en
[ "UAL", "'s", "decision", "to", "remain", "an", "independent", "company", "sent", "share", "prices", "tumbling", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	UAL's decision to remain an independent company sent share prices tumbling.	en
[ "By", "midmorning", ",", "the", "DJIA", "had", "plunged", "80", "points", "and", "foreign", "-", "exchange", "dealers", "quickly", "drove", "the", "dollar", "down", "." ]	[ 0, 21, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	By midmorning, the DJIA had plunged 80 points and foreign - exchange dealers quickly drove the dollar down.	en
[ "When", "the", "DJIA", "modestly", "rebounded", ",", "the", "dollar", "bounced", "back", "in", "choppy", "dealings", "but", "ended", "the", "day", "below", "the", "levels", "of", "late", "Monday", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	When the DJIA modestly rebounded, the dollar bounced back in choppy dealings but ended the day below the levels of late Monday.	en
[ "Stock", "prices", ",", "meanwhile", ",", "posted", "significant", "gains", "in", "later", "trading", "and", "closed", "down", "by", "only", "3.69", "points", "on", "the", "day", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 22, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	Stock prices, meanwhile, posted significant gains in later trading and closed down by only 3.69 points on the day.	en
[ "Some", "dealers", "said", "that", "the", "market", "'s", "strong", "reaction", "to", "Wall", "Street", "reflects", "a", "general", "uneasiness", "about", "the", "dollar", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Some dealers said that the market's strong reaction to Wall Street reflects a general uneasiness about the dollar.	en
[ "They", "added", "that", "the", "DJIA", "'s", "swift", "drop", "proved", "an", "easy", "excuse", "for", "the", "market", "to", "drive", "the", "U.S.", "currency", "in", "the", "direction", "it", "was", "already", "headed", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	They added that the DJIA's swift drop proved an easy excuse for the market to drive the U.S. currency in the direction it was already headed.	en
[ "In", "late", "New", "York", "trading", "yesterday", ",", "the", "dollar", "was", "quoted", "at", "1.8355", "marks", ",", "down", "from", "1.8470", "marks", "Monday", ",", "and", "at", "141.45", "yen", ",", "down", "from", "141.90", "yen", "late", "Monday", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 7, 8, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 2, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 2, 3, 0 ]	In late New York trading yesterday, the dollar was quoted at 1.8355 marks, down from 1.8470 marks Monday, and at 141.45 yen, down from 141.90 yen late Monday.	en
[ "Sterling", "was", "quoted", "at", "$", "1.6055", ",", "up", "from", "$", "1.6030", "late", "Monday", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 2, 3, 0 ]	Sterling was quoted at $1.6055, up from $1.6030 late Monday.	en
[ "In", "Tokyo", "Wednesday", ",", "the", "U.S.", "currency", "opened", "for", "trading", "at", "141.57", "yen", ",", "down", "from", "Tuesday", "'s", "Tokyo", "close", "of", "142.10", "yen", "." ]	[ 0, 7, 2, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 7, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0 ]	In Tokyo Wednesday, the U.S. currency opened for trading at 141.57 yen, down from Tuesday's Tokyo close of 142.10 yen.	en
[ "Tom", "Trettien", ",", "a", "vice", "president", "with", "Banque", "Paribas", "in", "New", "York", ",", "sees", "a", "break", "in", "the", "dollar", "'s", "long", "-", "term", "upward", "trend", ",", "a", "trend", "that", "began", "in", "January", "1988", "." ]	[ 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0, 7, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	Tom Trettien, a vice president with Banque Paribas in New York, sees a break in the dollar's long - term upward trend, a trend that began in January 1988.	en
[ "He", "argues", "that", "the", "dollar", "is", "now", "``", "moving", "sideways", ",", "''", "adding", "that", "``", "the", "next", "leg", "could", "be", "the", "beginning", "of", "a", "longer", "term", "bearish", "phase", ".", "''" ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	He argues that the dollar is now "moving sideways," adding that "the next leg could be the beginning of a longer term bearish phase."	en
[ "Analysts", "peg", "the", "dollar", "'s", "recent", "weakness", "to", "an", "underlying", "slowdown", "in", "the", "U.S.", "economy", ",", "highlighted", "by", "recent", "economic", "data", ",", "particularly", "a", "surprisingly", "sharp", "widening", "in", "the", "August", "U.S.", "trade", "gap", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 7, 0, 0, 0 ]	Analysts peg the dollar's recent weakness to an underlying slowdown in the U.S. economy, highlighted by recent economic data, particularly a surprisingly sharp widening in the August U.S. trade gap.	en
[ "They", "also", "point", "out", "that", "narrowing", "interest", "-", "rate", "differentials", "between", "the", "U.S.", "and", "its", "major", "trading", "partners", "tend", "to", "make", "the", "U.S.", "currency", "less", "attractive", "to", "foreign", "investors", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	They also point out that narrowing interest - rate differentials between the U.S. and its major trading partners tend to make the U.S. currency less attractive to foreign investors.	en
[ "Despite", "several", "spurts", "of", "dollar", "trading", ",", "it", "was", "noted", "that", "mark", "-", "yen", "cross", "trade", "grabbed", "much", "of", "the", "market", "'s", "attention", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Despite several spurts of dollar trading, it was noted that mark - yen cross trade grabbed much of the market's attention.	en
[ "Following", "the", "dive", "in", "U.S.", "stocks", ",", "the", "mark", "has", "strengthened", "more", "than", "its", "major", "counterparts", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Following the dive in U.S. stocks, the mark has strengthened more than its major counterparts.	en
[ "Traders", "attribute", "the", "mark", "'s", "surge", "to", "a", "robust", "West", "German", "economy", "and", "higher", "rate", "differentials", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 26, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Traders attribute the mark's surge to a robust West German economy and higher rate differentials.	en
[ "But", ",", "they", "add", "that", "the", "mark", "'s", "strength", "is", "in", "part", "a", "reflection", "of", "a", "shift", "away", "from", "U.S.", "assets", "by", "Japanese", "investors", "into", "West", "German", "investments", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 6, 26, 0, 0 ]	But, they add that the mark's strength is in part a reflection of a shift away from U.S. assets by Japanese investors into West German investments.	en
[ "``", "The", "question", "remains", ":", "how", "much", "can", "the", "West", "German", "market", "absorb", "?", "''", "says", "one", "senior", "dealer", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 26, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 ]	"The question remains: how much can the West German market absorb?" says one senior dealer.	en
[ "Some", "dealers", "say", "that", "Bank", "of", "Japan", "Governor", "Satoshi", "Sumita", "'s", "reassurance", "that", "Japanese", "monetary", "policy", "wo", "n't", "be", "changed", "for", "the", "time", "being", "has", "given", "investors", "an", "added", "excuse", "to", "push", "the", "yen", "down", "even", "further", "against", "the", "mark", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Some dealers say that Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita's reassurance that Japanese monetary policy won't be changed for the time being has given investors an added excuse to push the yen down even further against the mark.	en
[ "Despite", "the", "yen", "'s", "weakness", "with", "respect", "to", "the", "mark", ",", "Tokyo", "traders", "say", "they", "do", "n't", "expect", "the", "Bank", "of", "Japan", "to", "take", "any", "action", "to", "support", "the", "Japanese", "currency", "on", "that", "front", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Despite the yen's weakness with respect to the mark, Tokyo traders say they don't expect the Bank of Japan to take any action to support the Japanese currency on that front.	en
[ "Meanwhile", ",", "sterling", "slumped", "on", "news", "that", "the", "United", "Kingdom", "posted", "a", "wider", "-", "than", "-", "expected", "trade", "deficit", "in", "September", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 8, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 ]	Meanwhile, sterling slumped on news that the United Kingdom posted a wider - than - expected trade deficit in September.	en
[ "The", "news", "also", "knocked", "the", "British", "unit", "to", "below", "2.95", "marks", "in", "London", ",", "but", "a", "bout", "of", "short", "-", "covering", "helped", "sterling", "recoup", "some", "of", "its", "earlier", "losses", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	The news also knocked the British unit to below 2.95 marks in London, but a bout of short - covering helped sterling recoup some of its earlier losses.	en
[ "On", "the", "Commodity", "Exchange", "in", "New", "York", ",", "gold", "for", "current", "delivery", "jumped", "$", "3.20", "to", "$", "370.20", "an", "ounce", "." ]	[ 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 7, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 0, 0, 0 ]	On the Commodity Exchange in New York, gold for current delivery jumped $3.20 to $370.20 an ounce.	en
[ "The", "close", "was", "the", "highest", "since", "Aug.", "15", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	The close was the highest since Aug. 15.	en
[ "Estimated", "volume", "was", "a", "light", "two", "million", "ounces", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 24, 25, 25, 25, 25, 0 ]	Estimated volume was a light two million ounces.	en
[ "In", "early", "trading", "in", "Hong", "Kong", "Wednesday", ",", "gold", "was", "quoted", "at", "$", "368.25", "an", "ounce", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 8, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 0 ]	In early trading in Hong Kong Wednesday, gold was quoted at $368.25 an ounce.	en
[ "Boston", "Co.", ",", "the", "upper", "-", "crust", "financial", "services", "concern", "that", "was", "rocked", "by", "a", "management", "scandal", "late", "last", "year", ",", "has", "had", "a", "sharp", "drop", "in", "profitability", "--", "mainly", "because", "a", "high", "-", "risk", "bet", "on", "interest", "rates", "backfired", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Boston Co., the upper - crust financial services concern that was rocked by a management scandal late last year, has had a sharp drop in profitability--mainly because a high - risk bet on interest rates backfired.	en
[ "Boston", "Co.", "'s", "fall", "from", "grace", "is", "bad", "news", "for", "its", "parent", ",", "Shearson", "Lehman", "Hutton", "Holdings", "Inc.", ",", "which", "has", "relied", "heavily", "on", "the", "banking", "and", "money", "management", "unit", "'s", "contributions", "in", "recent", "years", "." ]	[ 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0 ]	Boston Co.'s fall from grace is bad news for its parent, Shearson Lehman Hutton Holdings Inc., which has relied heavily on the banking and money management unit's contributions in recent years.	en
[ "In", "1988", ",", "for", "example", ",", "Boston", "Co.", "had", "an", "estimated", "pretax", "profit", "of", "at", "least", "$", "110", "million", ",", "while", "Shearson", "managed", "net", "income", "of", "just", "$", "96", "million", "." ]	[ 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 0 ]	In 1988, for example, Boston Co. had an estimated pretax profit of at least $110 million, while Shearson managed net income of just $96 million.	en
[ "Shearson", "does", "n't", "break", "out", "the", "earnings", "of", "its", "subsidiaries", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	Shearson doesn't break out the earnings of its subsidiaries.	en
[ "But", "people", "familiar", "with", "Boston", "Co.", "'s", "performance", "say", "the", "unit", "had", "profit", "of", "around", "$", "17", "million", "for", "the", "third", "quarter", ",", "after", "barely", "breaking", "even", "for", "the", "first", "six", "months", "." ]	[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 17, 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 3, 0 ]	But people familiar with Boston Co.'s performance say the unit had profit of around $17 million for the third quarter, after barely breaking even for the first six months.	en
[ "Shearson", ",", "meanwhile", ",", "posted", "net", "income", "of", "$", "106", "million", "for", "the", "first", "nine", "months", "of", "the", "year", ",", "down", "slightly", "from", "$", "110", "million", "for", "the", "year", "-", "ago", "period", "." ]	[ 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 0, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 17, 17, 0, 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 0 ]	Shearson, meanwhile, posted net income of $106 million for the first nine months of the year, down slightly from $110 million for the year - ago period.	en
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[ "John", "Kriz", ",", "a", "Moody", "'s", "vice", "president", ",", "said", "Boston", "Safe", "Deposit", "'s", "performance", "has", "been", "hurt", "this", "year", "by", "a", "mismatch", "in", "the", "maturities", "of", "its", "assets", "and", "liabilities", "." ]	[ 4, 5, 0, 0, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12, 12, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ]	John Kriz, a Moody's vice president, said Boston Safe Deposit's performance has been hurt this year by a mismatch in the maturities of its assets and liabilities.	en
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The company's quarterly dividend had been 10 cents a share since April 30, 1988.

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The Waterbury, Conn., maker of industrial fasteners and metal stampings has 2.3 million shares outstanding.

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Claude Bebear, chairman and chief executive officer, of Axa - Midi Assurances, pledged to retain employees and management of Farmers Group Inc., including Leo E. Denlea Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, if Axa succeeds in acquiring Farmers.

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Mr. Bebear added that the French insurer would keep Farmers' headquarters in Los Angeles and "will not send French people to run the company."

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Axa would also maintain Farmers' relationships with the insurance exchanges that it manages.

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Any acquisition of Farmers needs the approval of insurance commissioners in the nine states where Farmers operates, and Mr. Bebear's trip will take him to Idaho, Arizona and New York after his stay here; he will meet with insurance regulators, legislators, industry excutives and the press.

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Hearings on Axa's acquisition application have been set for Nov. 13 in Idaho; Nov. 20 in Illinois; Nov. 24 and Dec. 4 in Arizona; Dec. 11 in Washington state; and Jan. 8 in Oregon.

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He said Mr. Denlea would be a member of the top management team of the Axa - Midi group of companies, and would "help define policies and strategies of the group."

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Farmers was quick yesterday to point out the many negative aspects it sees in having Axa as its parent.

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For one, Axa plans to do away with certain tax credits that have resulted in more than $600 million paid to the Farmers exchanges during the past few years to offset underwriting losses.

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Those credits result because of taxes that Farmers, as the management company, has paid, and have "proved to be very important for the exchanges," a Farmers spokesman said.

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Mr. Bebear contended that the tax cost to the exchanges under the revised structure would be about $8 million a year, which he described as "peanuts.

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Westinghouse Electric Corp. said it will buy Shaw - Walker Co.

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Shaw - Walker, based in Muskegon, Mich., makes metal files and desks, and seating and office systems furniture.

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U.S. officials, however, said they aren't buying the Israeli argument.

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Israeli counterterrorism officials provided the State Department with a 20 - page list of recent terrorist incidents they attribute directly to forces controlled by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.

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Mr. Arafat publicly renounced terrorism Dec. 15, satisfying the U.S. precondition for a direct "dialogue" with the PLO.

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A U.S. counterterrorism official said experts are studying the Israeli list.

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"We have no independent evidence linking Fatah to any acts of terrorism since Dec. 15, 1988," he said, referring to the specific PLO group that Mr. Arafat heads.

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The new accusations come at a delicate time in U.S. efforts to bring about talks between Israel and Palestinian representatives.

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The State Department said it had received a new letter on the subject from Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Arens, restating Israel's previous objection to negotiating with any Palestinian tied to the PLO.

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U.S. terrorism experts also say they are highly uncertain about the veracity of the separate documents leaked to the New York Times.

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The papers, which Israel says were discovered in Israeli - occupied Gaza, refer to terrorist acts to be carried out in the name of a group called "the Revolutionary Eagles."

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But State Department officials accuse Israel of leaking questionable claims to embarrass the U.S. .

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UAL's decision to remain an independent company sent share prices tumbling.

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By midmorning, the DJIA had plunged 80 points and foreign - exchange dealers quickly drove the dollar down.

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"The question remains: how much can the West German market absorb?" says one senior dealer.

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The news also knocked the British unit to below 2.95 marks in London, but a bout of short - covering helped sterling recoup some of its earlier losses.

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On the Commodity Exchange in New York, gold for current delivery jumped $3.20 to $370.20 an ounce.

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Boston Co., the upper - crust financial services concern that was rocked by a management scandal late last year, has had a sharp drop in profitability--mainly because a high - risk bet on interest rates backfired.

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Boston Co.'s fall from grace is bad news for its parent, Shearson Lehman Hutton Holdings Inc., which has relied heavily on the banking and money management unit's contributions in recent years.

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But people familiar with Boston Co.'s performance say the unit had profit of around $17 million for the third quarter, after barely breaking even for the first six months.

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Shearson, meanwhile, posted net income of $106 million for the first nine months of the year, down slightly from $110 million for the year - ago period.

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Moody's Investors Service Inc. last week downgraded the long - term deposit rating of Boston Co.'s Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. subsidiary, to single - A - 1 from double - A - 3, citing problems in the company's "aggressively managed securities portfolio."

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John Kriz, a Moody's vice president, said Boston Safe Deposit's performance has been hurt this year by a mismatch in the maturities of its assets and liabilities.

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The mismatch exposed the company to a high degree of interest - rate risk, and when rates moved unfavorably--beginning late last year and continuing into this year--"it cost them," Mr. Kriz said.

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Mr. Kriz noted that Boston Safe Deposit "has taken some actions to better control asset - liability management and improve controls in general, and we think these will serve to improve credit quality."

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But he also cited concerns over the company's mortgage exposure in the troubled New England real estate market.

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Boston Co. officials declined to comment on Moody's action or on the unit's financial performance this year--except to deny a published report that outside accountants had discovered evidence of significant accounting errors in the first three quarters' results.

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The resulting scandal led to the firing of James N. von Germeten as Boston Co.'s president and to the resignations of the company's chief financial officer and treasurer.

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