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	East/jj-tl Providence/np-tl should/md organize/vb its/pp$ civil/jj defense/nn setup/nn and/cc begin/vb by/in appointing/vbg a/at full-time/jj director/nn ,/, Raymond/np H./np Hawksley/np ,/, the/at present/jj city/nn CD/nn head/nn ,/, believes/vbz ./.


	Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd yesterday/nr he/pps would/md be/be willing/jj to/to go/vb before/in the/at city/nn council/nn ``/`` or/cc anyone/pn else/rb locally/rb ''/'' to/to outline/vb his/pp$ proposal/nn at/in the/at earliest/jjt possible/jj time/nn ./.


	East/jj-tl Providence/np-tl now/rb has/hvz no/rb civil/jj defense/nn program/nn ./.
Mr./np Hawksley/np ,/, the/at state's/nn$ general/jj treasurer/nn ,/, has/hvz been/ben a/at part-time/jj CD/nn director/nn in/in the/at city/nn for/in the/at last/ap nine/cd years/nns ./.
He/pps is/bez not/* interested/vbn in/in being/beg named/vbn a/at full-time/jj director/nn ./.


	Noting/vbg that/cs President/nn-tl Kennedy/np has/hvz handed/vbn the/at Defense/nn-tl Department/nn-tl the/at major/jj responsibility/nn for/in the/at nation's/nn$ civil/jj defense/nn program/nn ,/, Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd the/at federal/jj government/nn would/md pay/vb half/abn the/at salary/nn of/in a/at full-time/jj local/jj director/nn ./.


	He/pps expressed/vbd the/at opinion/nn the/at city/nn could/md hire/vb a/at CD/nn director/nn for/in about/rb $3,500/nns a/at year/nn and/cc would/md only/rb have/hv to/to put/vb up/rp half/abn that/dt amount/nn on/in a/at matching/vbg fund/nn basis/nn to/to defray/vb the/at salary/nn costs/nns ./.


	Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd he/pps believed/vbd there/ex are/ber a/at number/nn of/in qualified/vbn city/nn residents/nns who/wps would/md be/be willing/jj to/to take/vb the/at full-time/jj CD/nn job/nn ./.
One/cd of/in these/dts men/nns is/bez former/ap Fire/nn-tl Chief/nn-tl John/np A./np Laughlin/np ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./.


	Along/rb with/in a/at director/nn ,/, the/at city/nn should/md provide/vb a/at CD/nn headquarters/nn so/cs that/cs pertinent/jj information/nn about/in the/at local/jj organization/nn would/md be/be centralized/vbn ./.
Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd ./.


	One/cd advantage/nn that/wps would/md come/vb to/in the/at city/nn in/in having/hvg a/at full-time/jj director/nn ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, is/bez that/cs East/jj-tl Providence/np-tl would/md become/vb eligible/jj to/to apply/vb to/in the/at federal/jj government/nn for/in financial/jj aid/nn in/in purchasing/vbg equipment/nn needed/vbn for/in a/at sound/jj civil/jj defense/nn program/nn ./.


	Matching/vbg funds/nns also/rb can/md be/be obtained/vbn for/in procurement/nn of/in such/jj items/nns as/cs radios/nns ,/, sirens/nns and/cc rescue/nn trucks/nns ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./.


	Mr./np Hawksley/np believes/vbz that/cs East/jj-tl Providence/np-tl could/md use/vb two/cd more/ap rescue/nn trucks/nns ,/, similar/jj to/in the/at CD/nn vehicle/nn obtained/vbn several/ap years/nns ago/rb and/cc now/rb detailed/vbn to/in the/at Central/jj-tl Fire/nn-tl Station/nn-tl ./.


	He/pps would/md assign/vb one/cd of/in the/at rescue/nn trucks/nns to/in the/at Riverside/np section/nn of/in the/at city/nn and/cc the/at other/ap to/in the/at Rumford/np area/nn ./.


	Speaking/vbg of/in the/at present/jj status/nn of/in civil/jj defense/nn in/in the/at city/nn ,/, Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd he/pps would/md be/be willing/jj to/to bet/vb that/cs not/* more/ap than/in one/cd person/nn in/in a/at hundred/cd would/md know/vb what/wdt to/to do/do or/cc where/wrb to/to go/vb in/in the/at event/nn of/in an/at enemy/nn attack/nn ./.


	The/at Narragansett/np-tl Race/nn-tl Track/nn-tl grounds/nns is/bez one/cd assembly/nn point/nn ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, and/cc a/at drive-in/nn theater/nn in/in Seekonk/np would/md be/be another/dt ./.
Riverside/np residents/nns would/md go/vb to/in the/at Seekonk/np assembly/nn point/nn ./.


	Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd he/pps was/bedz not/* critical/jj of/in city/nn residents/nns for/in not/* knowing/vbg what/wdt to/to do/do or/cc where/wrb to/to assemble/vb in/in case/nn of/in an/at air/nn attack/nn ./.


	Such/jj vital/jj information/nn ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, has/hvz to/to be/be made/vbn available/jj to/in the/at public/nn frequently/rb and/cc at/in regular/jj intervals/nns for/cs residents/nns to/to know/vb ./.


	If/cs the/at city/nn council/nn fails/vbz to/to consider/vb appointment/nn of/in a/at full-time/jj CD/nn director/nn ,/, Mr./np Hawksley/np said/vbd ,/, then/rb he/pps plans/vbz to/to call/vb a/at meeting/nn early/rb in/in September/np so/cs that/cs a/at civil/jj defense/nn organization/nn will/md be/be developed/vbn locally/rb ./.


	One/cd of/in the/at first/od things/nns he/pps would/md do/do ,/, he/pps said/vbd ,/, would/md be/be to/to organize/vb classes/nns in/in first/od aid/nn ./.
Other/ap steps/nns would/md be/be developed/vbn after/cs information/nn drifts/vbz down/rp to/in the/at local/jj level/nn from/in the/at federal/jj government/nn ./.


	Rhode/np-tl Island/nn-tl is/bez going/vbg to/to examine/vb its/pp$ Sunday/nr sales/nns law/nn with/in possible/jj revisions/nns in/in mind/nn ./.


	Governor/nn-tl Notte/np said/vbd last/ap night/nn he/pps plans/vbz to/to name/vb a/at committee/nn to/to make/vb the/at study/nn and/cc come/vb up/rp with/in recommendations/nns for/in possible/jj changes/nns in/in time/nn for/in the/at next/ap session/nn of/in the/at General/jj-tl Assembly/nn-tl ./.


	The/at governor's/nn$ move/nn into/in the/at so-called/jj ``/`` blue/jj law/nn ''/'' controversy/nn came/vbd in/in the/at form/nn of/in a/at letter/nn to/in Miss/np Mary/np R./np Grant/np ,/, deputy/jj city/nn clerk/nn of/in Central/jj-tl Falls/nns-tl ./.
A/at copy/nn was/bedz released/vbn to/in the/at press/nn ./.


	Mr./np Notte/np was/bedz responding/vbg to/in a/at resolution/nn adopted/vbn by/in the/at Central/jj-tl Falls/nns-tl City/nn-tl Council/nn-tl on/in July/np 10/cd and/cc sent/vbn to/in the/at state/nn house/nn by/in Miss/np Grant/np ./.
The/at resolution/nn urges/vbz the/at governor/nn to/to have/hv a/at complete/jj study/nn of/in the/at Sunday/nr sales/nns laws/nns made/vbn with/in an/at eye/nn to/in their/pp$ revision/nn at/in the/at next/ap session/nn of/in the/at legislature/nn ./.


	While/cs the/at city/nn council/nn suggested/vbd that/cs the/at Legislative/jj-tl Council/nn-tl might/md perform/vb the/at review/nn ,/, Mr./np Notte/np said/vbd that/ql instead/rb he/pps will/md take/vb up/rp the/at matter/nn with/in Atty./nn-tl Gen./jj-tl J./np Joseph/np Nugent/np to/to get/vb ``/`` the/at benefit/nn of/in his/pp$ views/vbz ''/'' ./.
He/pps will/md then/rb appoint/vb the/at study/nn committee/nn with/in Mr./np Nugent's/np$ cooperation/nn ,/, the/at governor/nn said/vbd ./.


	``/`` I/ppss would/md expect/vb the/at proposed/vbn committee/nn to/to hold/vb public/jj hearings/nns ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Notte/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` to/to obtain/vb the/at views/nns of/in the/at general/jj public/nn and/cc religious/jj ,/, labor/nn and/cc special-interest/nn groups/nns affected/vbn by/in these/dts laws/nns ''/'' ./.


	The/at governor/nn wrote/vbd Miss/np Grant/np that/cs he/pps has/hvz been/ben concerned/vbn for/in some/dti time/nn ``/`` with/in the/at continuous/jj problem/nn which/wdt confronts/vbz our/pp$ local/jj and/cc state/nn law/nn enforcement/nn officers/nns as/cs a/at result/nn of/in the/at laws/nns regulating/vbg Sunday/nr sales/nns ''/'' ./.


	The/at attorney/nn general/nn has/hvz advised/vbn local/jj police/nns that/cs it/pps is/bez their/pp$ duty/nn to/to enforce/vb the/at blue/jj laws/nns ./.
Should/md there/ex be/be evidence/nn they/ppss are/ber shirking/vbg ,/, he/pps has/hvz said/vbn ,/, the/at state/nn police/nns will/md step/vb into/in the/at situation/nn ./.


	There/ex has/hvz been/ben more/ap activity/nn across/in the/at state/nn line/nn in/in Massachusetts/np than/cs in/in Rhode/np-tl Island/nn-tl in/in recent/jj weeks/nns toward/in enforcement/nn of/in the/at Sunday/nr sales/nns laws/nns ./.
The/at statutes/nns ,/, similar/jj in/in both/abx the/at Bay/nn-tl State/nn-tl and/cc Rhode/np-tl Island/nn-tl and/cc dating/vbg back/rb in/in some/dti instances/nns to/in colonial/jj times/nns ,/, severely/rb limit/vb the/at types/nns of/in merchandise/nn that/wps may/md be/be sold/vbn on/in the/at Sabbath/np ./.


	The/at Central/jj-tl Falls/nns-tl City/nn-tl Council/nn-tl expressed/vbd concern/nn especially/rb that/cs more/ap foods/nns be/be placed/vbn on/in the/at eligible/jj list/nn and/cc that/dt neighborhood/nn grocery/nn and/cc variety/nn stores/nns be/be allowed/vbn to/to do/do business/nn on/in Sunday/nr ./.


	The/at only/ap day/nn they/ppss ``/`` have/hv a/at chance/nn to/to compete/vb with/in large/jj supermarkets/nns is/bez on/in Sunday/nr ''/'' ,/, the/at council's/nn$ resolution/nn said/vbd ./.
The/at small/jj shops/nns ``/`` must/md be/be retained/vbn ,/, for/cs they/ppss provide/vb essential/jj service/nn to/in the/at community/nn ''/'' ,/, according/in to/in the/at resolution/nn ,/, which/wdt added/vbd that/cs they/ppss ``/`` also/rb are/ber the/at source/nn of/in livelihood/nn for/in thousands/nns of/in our/pp$ neighbors/nns ''/'' ./.
It/pps declares/vbz that/cs Sunday/nr sales/nns licenses/nns provide/vb ``/`` great/jj revenue/nn ''/'' to/in the/at local/nn government/nn ./.


	The/at council/nn advised/vbd the/at governor/nn that/cs ``/`` large/jj supermarkets/nns ,/, factory/nn outlets/nns and/cc department/nn stores/nns not/* be/be allowed/vbn to/to do/do business/nn ''/'' on/in Sunday/nr ./.
They/ppss ``/`` operate/vb on/in a/at volume/nn basis/nn ''/'' ,/, it/pps was/bedz contended/vbn ,/, ``/`` and/cc are/ber not/* essential/nn to/to provide/vb the/at more/ql limited/vbn but/cc vital/jj shopping/vbg needs/nns of/in the/at community/nn ''/'' ./.


	Liberals/nns and/cc conservatives/nns in/in both/abx parties/nns --/-- Democratic/jj and/cc Republican/np --/-- should/md divorce/vb themselves/ppls and/cc form/vb two/cd independent/jj parties/nns ,/, George/np H./np Reama/np ,/, nationally/rb known/vbn labor-management/nn expert/nn ,/, said/vbd here/rb yesterday/nr ./.


	Mr./np Reama/np told/vbd the/at Rotary/jj-tl Club/nn-tl of/in-tl Providence/np at/in its/pp$ luncheon/nn at/in the/at Sheraton-Biltmore/np-tl Hotel/nn-tl that/cs about/rb half/abn of/in the/at people/nns in/in the/at country/nn want/vb the/at ``/`` welfare/nn ''/'' type/nn of/in government/nn and/cc the/at other/ap half/abn want/vb a/at free/jj enterprise/nn system/nn ./.
He/pps suggested/vbd that/cs a/at regrouping/nn of/in forces/nns might/md allow/vb the/at average/jj voter/nn a/at better/jjr pull/nn at/in the/at right/jj lever/nn for/in him/ppo on/in election/nn day/nn ./.


	He/pps said/vbd he/pps was/bedz ``/`` confessing/vbg that/cs I/ppss was/bedz a/at member/nn of/in the/at Socialist/jj-tl Party/nn-tl in/in 1910/cd ''/'' ./.
That/dt ,/, he/pps added/vbd ,/, was/bedz when/wrb he/pps was/bedz ``/`` a/at very/ql young/jj man/nn ,/, a/at machinist/nn and/cc toolmaker/nn by/in trade/nn ./.


	``/`` That/dt was/bedz before/cs I/ppss studied/vbd law/nn ./.
Some/dti of/in my/pp$ fellow/nn workers/nns were/bed grooming/vbg me/ppo for/in an/at office/nn in/in the/at Socialist/jj-tl Party/nn-tl ./.
The/at lawyer/nn with/in whom/wpo I/ppss studied/vbd law/nn steered/vbd me/ppo off/in the/at Socialist/jj-tl track/nn ./.
He/pps steered/vbd me/ppo to/in the/at right/jj track/nn --/-- the/at free/jj enterprise/nn track/nn ''/'' ./.


	He/pps said/vbd that/cs when/wrb he/pps was/bedz a/at Socialist/nn-tl in/in 1910/cd ,/, the/at party/nn called/vbd for/in government/nn operation/nn of/in all/abn utilities/nns and/cc the/at pooling/vbg of/in all/abn resources/nns ./.
He/pps suggested/vbd that/cs without/in the/at Socialist/jj-tl Party/nn-tl ever/rb gaining/vbg a/at national/jj victory/nn ,/, most/ap of/in its/pp$ original/jj program/nn has/hvz come/vbn to/to pass/vb under/in both/abx major/jj parties/nns ./.


	Mr./np Reama/np ,/, who/wps retired/vbd as/cs vice/nn president/nn of/in the/at American/jj-tl Screw/nn-tl Co./nn-tl in/in 1955/cd said/vbd ,/, ``/`` Both/abx parties/nns in/in the/at last/ap election/nn told/vbd us/ppo that/cs we/ppss need/vb a/at five/cd per/in cent/nn growth/nn in/in the/at gross/jj national/jj product/nn --/-- but/cc neither/dtx told/vbd us/ppo how/wrb to/to achieve/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./.


	He/pps said/vbd he/pps favors/vbz wage/nn increases/nns for/in workers/nns --/-- ``/`` but/cc manufacturers/nns are/ber caught/vbn in/in a/at profit/nn squeeze/nn ''/'' --/-- and/cc raises/nns should/md only/rb come/vb when/wrb the/at public/nn is/bez conditioned/vbn to/in higher/jjr prices/nns ,/, he/pps added/vbd ./.


	Indicating/vbg the/at way/nn in/in which/wdt he/pps has/hvz turned/vbn his/pp$ back/nn on/in his/pp$ 1910/cd philosophy/nn ,/, Mr./np Reama/np said/vbd :/: ``/`` A/at Socialist/nn-tl is/bez a/at person/nn who/wps believes/vbz in/in dividing/vbg everything/pn he/pps does/doz not/* own/vb ''/'' ./.
Mr./np Reama/np ,/, far/rb from/in really/rb being/beg retired/vbn ,/, is/bez engaged/vbn in/in industrial/jj relations/nns counseling/nn ./.


	A/at petition/nn bearing/vbg the/at signatures/nns of/in more/ap than/in 1,700/cd Johnston/np taxpayers/nns was/bedz presented/vbn to/in the/at town/nn council/nn last/ap night/nn as/cs what/wdt is/bez hoped/vbn will/md be/be the/at first/od step/nn in/in obtaining/vbg a/at home/nr rule/nn charter/nn for/in the/at town/nn ./.


	William/np A./np Martinelli/np ,/, chairman/nn of/in the/at Citizens/nns-tl Group/nn-tl of/in-tl Johnston/np-tl ,/, transferred/vbd the/at petitions/nns from/in his/pp$ left/jj hand/nn to/in his/pp$ right/jj hand/nn after/cs the/at council/nn voted/vbd to/to accept/vb them/ppo at/in the/at suggestion/nn of/in Council/nn-tl President/nn-tl Raymond/np Fortin/np Sr./np ./.


	The/at law/nn which/wdt governs/vbz home/nr rule/nn charter/nn petitions/vbz states/nns that/cs they/ppss must/md be/be referred/vbn to/in the/at chairman/nn of/in the/at board/nn of/in canvassers/nns for/in verification/nn of/in the/at signatures/nns within/in 10/cd days/nns and/cc Mr./np Martinelli/np happens/vbz to/to hold/vb that/dt post/nn ./.


	Mr./np Martinelli/np explained/vbd that/cs there/ex should/md be/be more/ap than/in enough/ap signatures/nns to/to assure/vb the/at scheduling/nn of/in a/at vote/nn on/in the/at home/nr rule/nn charter/nn and/cc possible/jj election/nn of/in a/at nine/cd member/nn charter/nn commission/nn within/in 70/cd days/nns ./.
He/pps explained/vbd that/cs by/in law/nn the/at council/nn must/md establish/vb procedures/nns for/in a/at vote/nn on/in the/at issue/nn within/in 60/cd days/nns after/cs the/at board/nn of/in canvassers/nns completes/vbz its/pp$ work/nn ./.


	A/at difference/nn of/in opinion/nn arose/vbd between/in Mr./np Martinelli/np and/cc John/np P./np Bourcier/np ,/, town/nn solicitor/nn ,/, over/in the/at exact/jj manner/nn in/in which/wdt the/at vote/nn is/bez handled/vbn ./.
Mr./np Martinelli/np has/hvz ,/, in/in recent/jj weeks/nns ,/, been/ben of/in the/at opinion/nn that/cs a/at special/jj town/nn meeting/nn would/md be/be called/vbn for/in the/at vote/nn ,/, while/cs Mr./np Bourcier/np said/vbd that/cs a/at special/jj election/nn might/md be/be called/vbn instead/rb ./.


	Mr./np Bourcier/np said/vbd that/cs he/pps had/hvd consulted/vbn several/ap Superior/jj-tl Court/nn-tl justices/nns in/in the/at last/ap week/nn and/cc received/vbn opinions/nns favoring/vbg both/abx procedures/nns ./.
He/pps assured/vbd Mr./np Martinelli/np and/cc the/at council/nn that/cs he/pps would/md study/vb the/at correct/jj method/nn and/cc report/vb back/rb to/in the/at council/nn as/ql soon/rb as/cs possible/jj ./.


	Mr./np Martinelli/np said/vbd yesterday/nr that/cs the/at Citizens/nns-tl Group/nn-tl of/in-tl Johnston/np-tl will/md meet/vb again/rb July/np 24/cd to/to plan/vb further/jjr strategy/nn in/in the/at charter/nn movement/nn ./.
He/pps said/vbd that/cs the/at group/nn has/hvz no/at candidates/nns for/in the/at charter/nn commission/nn in/in mind/nn at/in present/jj ,/, but/cc that/cs it/pps will/md undoubtedly/rb endorse/vb candidates/nns when/wrb the/at time/nn comes/vbz ./.


	``/`` After/cs inspiring/vbg this/dt ,/, I/ppss think/vb we/ppss should/md certainly/rb follow/vb through/rp on/in it/ppo ''/'' ,/, he/pps declared/vbd ./.
``/`` It/pps has/hvz become/vbn our/pp$ responsibility/nn and/cc I/ppss hope/vb that/cs the/at Citizens/nns-tl Group/nn-tl will/md spearhead/vb the/at movement/nn ''/'' ./.


	He/pps said/vbd he/pps would/md not/* be/be surprised/vbn if/cs some/dti of/in the/at more/ap than/in 30/cd members/nns of/in the/at group/nn are/ber interested/vbn in/in running/vbg on/in the/at required/vbn non-partisan/jj ballot/nn for/in posts/nns on/in the/at charter/nn commission/nn ./.


	``/`` Our/pp$ most/ql immediate/jj goal/nn is/bez to/to increase/vb public/nn awareness/nn of/in the/at movement/nn ''/'' ,/, he/pps indicated/vbd ,/, ``/`` and/cc to/to tell/vb them/ppo what/wdt this/dt will/md mean/vb for/in the/at town/nn ''/'' ./.
He/pps expects/vbz that/cs if/cs the/at present/jj timetable/nn is/bez followed/vbn a/at vote/nn will/md be/be scheduled/vbn during/in the/at last/ap week/nn in/in September/np ./.


	Some/dti opposition/nn to/in the/at home/nr rule/nn movement/nn started/vbd to/to be/be heard/vbn yesterday/nr ,/, with/in spokesmen/nns for/in the/at town's/nn$ insurgent/jj Democratic/jj-tl leadership/nn speaking/vbg out/rp against/in the/at home/nr rule/nn charter/nn in/in favor/nn of/in the/at model/jj municipal/jj league/nn charter/nn ./.
Increasing/vbg opposition/nn can/md be/be expected/vbn in/in coming/vbg weeks/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz indicated/vbn ./.


	Misunderstanding/vbg of/in the/at real/jj meaning/nn of/in a/at home/nr rule/nn charter/nn was/bedz cited/vbn as/cs a/at factor/nn which/wdt has/hvz caused/vbn the/at Citizens/nns-tl Group/nn-tl to/to obtain/vb signatures/nns under/in what/wdt were/bed termed/vbn ``/`` false/jj pretenses/nns ''/'' ./.
Several/ap signers/nns affixed/vbn their/pp$ names/nns ,/, it/pps was/bedz learned/vbn ,/, after/cs being/beg told/vbn that/cs no/at tax/nn increase/nn would/md be/be possible/jj without/in consent/nn of/in the/at General/jj-tl Assembly/nn-tl and/cc that/cs a/at provision/nn could/md be/be included/vbn in/in the/at charter/nn to/to have/hv the/at town/nn take/vb over/rp the/at Johnston/np-tl Sanitary/jj-tl District/nn-tl sewer/nn system/nn ./.


	Action/nn on/in a/at new/jj ordinance/nn permitting/vbg motorists/nns who/wps plead/vb guilty/jj to/in minor/nn traffic/nn offenses/nns to/to pay/vb fines/nns at/in the/at local/jj police/nn station/nn may/md be/be taken/vbn at/in Monday's/nr$ special/jj North/jj-tl Providence/np-tl Town/nn-tl Council/nn-tl meeting/nn ./.


	Council/nn president/nn Frank/np SanAntonio/np said/vbd yesterday/nr he/pps may/md ask/vb the/at council/nn to/to formally/rb request/vb Town/nn-tl Solicitor/nn-tl Michael/np A./np Abatuno/np to/to draft/vb the/at ordinance/nn ./.


	At/in the/at last/ap session/nn of/in the/at General/jj-tl Assembly/nn-tl ,/, the/at town/nn was/bedz authorized/vbn to/to adopt/vb such/abl an/at ordinance/nn as/cs a/at means/nns of/in making/vbg enforcement/nn of/in minor/jj offenses/nns more/ql effective/jj ./.
Nothing/pn has/hvz been/ben done/vbn yet/rb to/to take/vb advantage/nn of/in the/at enabling/vbg legislation/nn ./.


	At/in present/jj all/abn offenses/nns must/md be/be taken/vbn to/in Sixth/od-tl District/nn-tl Court/nn-tl for/in disposition/nn ./.
Local/jj police/nn have/hv hesitated/vbn to/to prosecute/vb them/ppo because/rb of/in the/at heavy/jj court/nn costs/nns involved/vbn even/rb for/in the/at simplest/jjt offense/nn ./.