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The/at-hl presidency/nn-hl :/:-hl talking/vbg and/cc listening/vbg 
Though/cs President/nn-tl John/np F./np Kennedy/np was/bedz primarily/rb concerned/vbn with/in the/at crucial/jj problems/nns of/in Berlin/np and/cc disarmament/nn adviser/nn McCloy's/np$ unexpected/jj report/nn from/in Khrushchev/np ,/, his/pp$ new/jj enthusiasm/nn and/cc reliance/nn on/in personal/jj diplomacy/nn involved/vbd him/ppo in/in other/ap key/nn problems/nns of/in U.S./np foreign/jj policy/nn last/ap week/nn ./.


	High/jj up/rp on/in the/at President's/nn$-tl priority/nn list/nn was/bedz the/at thorny/jj question/nn of/in Bizerte/np ./.
On/in this/dt issue/nn ,/, the/at President/nn-tl received/vbd a/at detailed/vbn report/nn from/in his/pp$ U.N./np-tl Ambassador/nn-tl Adlai/np Stevenson/np ,/, who/wps had/hvd just/rb returned/vbn from/in Paris/np ,/, and/cc Mr./np Kennedy/np asked/vbd Stevenson/np to/to search/vb for/in a/at face-saving/jj way/nn --/-- for/in both/abx Paris/np and/cc Tunis/np --/-- out/in of/in the/at imbroglio/nn ./.
Ideally/rb ,/, the/at President/nn-tl would/md like/vb the/at French/nps to/to agree/vb on/in a/at ``/`` status/nn quo/fw-wdt ante/rb ''/'' on/in Bizerte/np ,/, and/cc accept/vb a/at new/jj timetable/nn for/in withdrawing/vbg their/pp$ forces/nns from/in the/at Mediterranean/np base/nn ./.
To/to continue/vb their/pp$ important/jj conversations/nns about/in the/at Tunisian/jj issue/nn and/cc the/at whole/jj range/nn of/in other/ap problems/nns ,/, Mr./np Kennedy/np invited/vbd Stevenson/np to/in Cape/nn-tl Cod/nn-tl for/in the/at weekend/nn ./.


	The/at President/nn-tl also/rb discussed/vbd the/at Bizerte/np deadlock/nn with/in the/at No./nn-tl 2/cd man/nn in/in the/at Tunisian/jj Government/nn-tl ,/, Defense/nn-tl Minister/nn-tl Bahi/np Ladgham/np ,/, who/wps flew/vbd to/in Washington/np last/ap week/nn to/to seek/vb U.S./np support/nn ./.
The/at conversation/nn apparently/rb convinced/vbd Mr./np Kennedy/np that/cs the/at positions/nns of/in France/np and/cc Tunisia/np were/bed not/* irreconcilable/jj ./.
Through/in Ladgham/np ,/, Mr./np Kennedy/np sent/vbd a/at message/nn along/in those/dts lines/nns to/in Tunisian/jj President/nn-tl Habib/np Bourguiba/np ;/. ;/.
and/cc one/cd U.S./np official/nn said/vbd :/: ``/`` The/at key/jjs question/nn now/rb is/bez which/wdt side/nn picks/vbz up/rp the/at phone/nn first/rb ''/'' ./.


	On/in the/at Latin/jj American/jj front/nn ,/, the/at President/nn-tl held/vbd talks/nns with/in Secretary/nn-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Treasury/nn-tl Douglas/np Dillon/np before/cs sending/vbg him/ppo to/in Uruguay/np and/cc the/at Inter-American/jj Economic/jj-tl and/cc-tl Social/jj-tl Council/nn-tl (/( which/wdt the/at President/nn-tl himself/ppl had/hvd originally/rb hoped/vbn to/to attend/vb )/) ./.
Main/jjs purpose/nn of/in the/at meeting/nn :/: To/to discuss/vb President/nn-tl Kennedy's/np$ Alliance/nn-tl for/in-tl Progress/nn-tl ./.


	And/cc that/dt was/bedz not/* all/abn ./.
In/in conferences/nns with/in Nationalist/jj-tl China's/np$ dapper/jj ,/, diminutive/jj Vice/jj-tl President/nn-tl Chen/np Cheng/np ,/, Mr./np Kennedy/np assured/vbd Chiang/np Kai-shek's/np$ emissary/nn that/cs the/at U.S./np is/bez as/ql firmly/rb opposed/vbn as/cs ever/rb to/in the/at admission/nn of/in Red/jj-tl China/np to/in the/at United/vbn-tl Nations/nns-tl ./.
Chen/np was/bedz equally/ql adamant/jj in/in his/pp$ opposition/nn to/in the/at admission/nn of/in Outer/jj-tl Mongolia/np-tl ;/. ;/.
however/wrb the/at President/nn-tl ,/, who/wps would/md like/vb to/to woo/vb the/at former/ap Chinese/jj province/nn away/rb from/in both/abx Peking/np and/cc Moscow/np ,/, would/md promise/vb Chen/np nothing/pn more/ap than/in an/at abstention/nn by/in the/at U.S./np if/cs Outer/jj-tl Mongolia's/np$ admission/nn comes/vbz to/in a/at vote/nn ./.


	The/at President/nn-tl also/rb conferred/vbd with/in emissaries/nns from/in Guatemala/np and/cc Nepal/np who/wps are/ber seeking/vbg more/ap foreign/jj aid/nn ./.
To/in Africa/np ,/, he/pps sent/vbd his/pp$ most/ql trusted/vbn adviser/nn ,/, his/pp$ brother/nn ,/, Attorney/nn-tl General/jj-tl Robert/np Kennedy/np ,/, on/in a/at good-will/nn mission/nn to/in the/at Ivory/nn-tl Coast/nn-tl ./.
All/abn week/nn long/jj the/at President/nn-tl clearly/rb was/bedz playing/vbg a/at larger/jjr personal/jj role/nn in/in foreign/jj affairs/nns ;/. ;/.
in/in effect/nn ,/, he/pps was/bedz practicing/vbg what/wdt he/pps preached/vbd in/in his/pp$ Berlin/np message/nn two/cd weeks/nns ago/rb when/wrb he/pps declared/vbd :/: ``/`` We/ppss shall/md always/rb be/be prepared/vbn to/to discuss/vb international/jj problems/nns with/in any/dti and/cc all/abn nations/nns that/wps are/ber willing/jj to/to talk/vb ,/, and/cc listen/vb ,/, with/in reason/nn ''/'' ./.



Crime/nn-hl :/:-hl '/' skyjacked/vbn '/' 
From/in International/jj-tl Airport/nn-tl in/in Los/np Angeles/np to/in International/jj-tl Airport/nn-tl in/in Houston/np ,/, as/cs the/at great/jj four-jet/jj Boeing/np-tl 707/cd-tl flies/vbz ,/, is/bez a/at routine/jj five/cd hours/nns and/cc 25/cd minutes/nns ,/, including/in stopovers/nns at/in Phoenix/np ,/, El/np Paso/np ,/, and/cc San/np Antonio/np ./.
When/wrb Continental/jj-tl Airlines/nns-tl night-coach/nn Flight/nn-tl 54/cd-tl took/vbd off/rp at/in 11:30/cd one/cd night/nn last/ap week/nn ,/, there/ex was/bedz no/at reason/nn to/to think/vb it/pps would/md take/vb any/dti longer/jjr ./.


	The/at plane/nn put/vbd down/rp on/in schedule/nn at/in 1:35/cd a.m./rb in/in Phoenix/np ./.
Thirty-one/cd minutes/nns later/rbr ,/, when/wrb it/pps took/vbd off/rp for/in El/np Paso/np ,/, hardly/rb anyone/pn of/in the/at crew/nn of/in six/cd or/cc the/at 65/cd other/ap passengers/nns paid/vbd any/dti attention/nn to/in the/at man/nn and/cc teen-age/jj boy/nn who/wps had/hvd come/vbn aboard/rb ./.
At/in 3:57/cd a.m./rb ,/, with/in the/at plane/nn about/rb twenty/cd minutes/nns out/in of/in El/np Paso/np ,/, passenger/nn Robert/np Berry/np ,/, a/at San/np Antonio/np advertising/vbg man/nn ,/, glanced/vbd up/rp and/cc saw/vbd the/at man/nn and/cc boy/nn ,/, accompanied/vbn by/in a/at stewardess/nn ,/, walking/vbg up/in the/at aisle/nn toward/in the/at cockpit/nn ./.
``/`` The/at man/nn was/bedz bent/vbn over/rp with/in his/pp$ hand/nn on/in his/pp$ stomach/nn ''/'' ,/, Berry/np said/vbd ./.
``/`` I/ppss figured/vbd he/pps was/bedz sick/jj ''/'' ./.


	John/np Salvador/np ,/, a/at farmer/nn from/in Palm/nn-tl Desert/nn-tl ,/, Calif./np ,/, was/bedz sitting/vbg up/in front/nn and/cc could/md see/vb through/in the/at door/nn as/cs the/at trio/nn entered/vbd the/at cockpit/nn ./.
``/`` The/at kid/nn had/hvd a/at automatic/jj ,/, like/cs they/ppss issue/vb in/in the/at Army/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, he/pps said/vbd ./.
``/`` The/at other/ap fellow/nn had/hvd a/at ''/'' ./.
Salvador/np saw/vbd the/at youth/nn hold/nn his/pp$ against/in the/at head/nn of/in stewardess/nn Lois/np Carnegey/np ;/. ;/.
the/at man/nn put/vbd his/pp$ at/in the/at head/nn of/in Capt./nn-tl Byron/np D./np Rickards/np ./.


	To/in Rickards/np ,/, a/at 52-year-old/jj veteran/nn 30/cd years/nns in/in the/at air/nn ,/, it/pps was/bedz an/at old/jj story/nn :/: His/pp$ plane/nn was/bedz being/beg hijacked/vbn in/in mid-flight/nn again/rb much/ap as/cs it/pps had/hvd happened/vbn in/in 1930/cd ,/, when/wrb Peruvian/jj rebels/nns made/vbd him/ppo land/vb a/at Ford/np tri-motor/nn at/in Arequipa/np ./.
But/cc last/ap week's/nn$ pirates/nns ,/, like/cs the/at Cuban-American/np who/wps recently/rb hijacked/vbd an/at Eastern/jj-tl Airlines/nns-tl Electra/np (/( Newsweek/np ,/, Aug./np 7/cd )/) ,/, wanted/vbd to/to go/vb to/in Havana/np ./.
Stalling/vbg-hl :/:-hl 
``/`` Tell/vb your/pp$ company/nn there/ex are/ber four/cd of/in us/ppo here/rb with/in guns/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at elder/jjr man/nn told/vbd Rickards/np ./.
The/at pilot/nn radioed/vbd El/np Paso/np International/jj-tl Airport/nn-tl with/in just/rb that/dt message/nn ./.
But/cc ,/, he/pps told/vbd the/at ``/`` skyjackers/nns ''/'' ,/, the/at 707/cd didn't/dod* carry/vb enough/ap fuel/nn to/to reach/vb Havana/np ;/. ;/.
they/ppss would/md have/hv to/to refuel/vb at/in El/np Paso/np ./.


	Most/ap passengers/nns didn't/dod* know/vb what/wdt had/hvd happened/vbn until/cs they/ppss got/vbd on/in the/at ground/nn ./.
Jerry/np McCauley/np of/in Sacramento/np ,/, Calif./np ,/, one/cd of/in some/dti twenty/cd Air/nn-tl Force/nn-tl recruits/nns on/in board/nn ,/, awoke/vbd from/in a/at nap/nn in/in confusion/nn ./.
``/`` The/at old/jj man/nn came/vbd from/in the/at front/nn of/in the/at plane/nn and/cc said/vbd he/pps wanted/vbd four/cd volunteers/nns to/to go/vb to/in Cuba/np ''/'' ,/, McCauley/np said/vbd ,/, ``/`` and/cc like/cs a/at nut/nn I/ppss raised/vbd my/pp$ hand/nn ./.
I/ppss thought/vbd he/pps was/bedz the/at Air/nn-tl Force/nn-tl recruiter/nn ''/'' ./.


	What/wdt the/at man/nn wanted/vbd was/bedz four/cd persons/nns to/to volunteer/vb as/cs hostages/nns ,/, along/in with/in the/at crew/nn ./.
They/ppss chose/vbd four/cd :/: Jack/np Casey/np ,/, who/wps works/vbz for/in Continental/jj-tl Airlines/nns-tl in/in Houston/np ;/. ;/.
Fred/np Mullen/np from/in Mercer/np-tl Island/nn-tl ,/, Wash./np ;/. ;/.
Pfc./np Truman/np Cleveland/np of/in St./np Augustine/np ./.
Fla./np ,/, and/cc Leonard/np Gilman/np ,/, a/at former/ap college/nn boxer/nn and/cc veteran/nn of/in the/at U.S./np-tl Immigration/nn-tl Service/nn-tl Border/nn-tl Patrol/nn-tl ./.
Everybody/pn else/rb was/bedz allowed/vbn to/to file/vb off/in the/at plane/nn after/cs it/pps touched/vbd down/rp at/in El/np Paso/np at/in 4:18/cd a.m./rb ./.


	They/ppss found/vbd a/at large/jj welcoming/vbg group/nn --/-- El/np Paso/np policemen/nns ,/, Border/nn-tl Patrol/nn-tl ,/, sheriff's/nn$ deputies/nns ,/, and/cc FBI/nn men/nns ,/, who/wps surged/vbd around/in the/at plane/nn with/in rifles/nns and/cc submachine/jj guns/nns ./.
Other/ap FBI/nn men/nns ,/, talking/vbg with/in the/at pilot/nn from/in the/at tower/nn ,/, conspired/vbd with/in him/ppo to/to delay/vb the/at proposed/vbn flight/nn to/in Havana/np ./.
The/at ground/nn crew/nn ,/, which/wdt ordinarily/rb fuels/vbz a/at 707/cd in/in twenty/cd minutes/nns ,/, took/vbd fully/rb three/cd hours/nns ./.
Still/ql more/ap time/nn was/bedz consumed/vbn while/cs the/at pilot/nn ,/, at/in the/at radioed/vbn suggestion/nn of/in Continental/jj-tl president/nn Robert/np Six/np ,/, tried/vbd to/to persuade/vb the/at armed/vbn pair/nn to/to swap/vb the/at Boeing/np jet/nn for/in a/at propeller-driven/jj Douglas/np Aj/nn ./.


	Actually/rb ,/, the/at officers/nns on/in the/at ground/nn had/hvd no/at intention/nn of/in letting/vbg the/at hijackers/nns get/vb away/rb with/in any/dti kind/jj of/in an/at airplane/nn ;/. ;/.
they/ppss had/hvd orders/nns to/in that/dt effect/nn straight/rb from/in President/nn-tl Kennedy/np ,/, who/wps thought/vbd at/in first/od ,/, as/ql did/dod most/ap others/nns ,/, that/cs it/pps was/bedz four/cd followers/nns of/in Cuba's/np$ Fidel/np Castro/np who/wps had/hvd taken/vbn over/rp the/at 707/cd ./.
Mr./np Kennedy/np had/hvd been/ben informed/vbn early/rb in/in the/at day/nn of/in the/at attempt/nn to/to steal/vb the/at plane/nn ,/, kept/vbd in/in touch/nn throughout/rb by/in telephone/nn ./.
At/in one/cd time/nn ,/, while/cs still/rb under/in the/at impression/nn that/cs he/pps was/bedz dealing/vbg with/in a/at Cuban/jj plot/nn ,/, the/at President/nn-tl talked/vbd about/in invoking/vbg a/at total/nn embargo/nn on/in trade/nn with/in Cuba/np ./.


	As/cs the/at morning/nn wore/vbd on/rp and/cc a/at blazing/vbg West/jj-tl Texas/np-tl sun/nn wiped/vbd the/at shadows/nns off/in the/at Franklin/np-tl Mountains/nns-tl ,/, police/nns got/vbd close/rb enough/qlp to/in the/at plane/nn to/to pry/vb into/in the/at baggage/nn compartment/nn ./.
From/in the/at luggage/nn ,/, they/ppss learned/vbd that/cs the/at two/cd air/nn pirates/nns ,/, far/rb from/in being/beg Cubans/nps ,/, were/bed native/jj Americans/nps ,/, subsequently/rb identified/vbn as/cs Leon/np Bearden/np ,/, 50-year-old/jj ex-convict/nn from/in Coolidge/np ,/, Ariz./np ,/, and/cc his/pp$ son/nn ,/, Cody/np ,/, 16/cd ,/, a/at high-school/nn junior/nn ./.
Tension/nn-hl 
The/at heat/nn and/cc strain/nn began/vbd to/to tell/vb on/in the/at Beardens/nps ./.
The/at father/nn ,/, by/in accident/nn or/cc perhaps/rb to/to show/vb ,/, as/cs he/pps said/vbd ,/, ``/`` we/ppss mean/vb business/nn ''/'' ,/, took/vbd the/at and/cc fired/vbd a/at slug/nn between/in the/at legs/nns of/in Second/od-tl Officer/nn-tl Norman/np Simmons/np ./.
At/in 7:30/cd a.m./rb ,/, more/ap than/in three/cd hours/nns after/cs landing/vbg ,/, the/at Beardens/nps gave/vbd an/at ultimatum/nn :/: 

	Take/vb off/rp or/cc see/vb the/at hostages/nns killed/vbn ./.


	The/at tower/nn cleared/vbd the/at plane/nn for/in take-off/nn at/in 8/cd a.m./rb ,/, and/cc Captain/nn-tl Rickards/np began/vbd taxiing/vbg toward/in the/at runway/nn ./.


	Several/ap police/nn cars/nns ,/, loaded/vbn with/in armed/vbn officers/nns ,/, raced/vbd alongside/rb ,/, blazing/vbg away/rb at/in the/at tires/nns of/in the/at big/jj jet/nn ./.
The/at slugs/nns flattened/vbd ten/cd tires/nns and/cc silenced/vbd one/cd of/in the/at inboard/jj engines/nns ;/. ;/.
the/at plane/nn slowed/vbd to/in a/at halt/nn ./.
Ambulances/nns ,/, baggage/nn trucks/nns ,/, and/cc cars/nns surrounded/vbd it/ppo ./.


	The/at day/nn wore/vbd on/rp ./.
At/in 12:50/cd p.m./rb a/at ramp/nn was/bedz rolled/vbn up/rp to/in the/at plane/nn ./.
A/at few/ap minutes/nns later/rbr ,/, FBI/nn agent/nn Francis/np Crosby/np ,/, talking/vbg fast/rb ,/, eased/vbd up/in the/at ramp/nn to/in the/at plane/nn ,/, unarmed/jj ./.
While/cs Crosby/np distracted/vbd the/at Beardens/nps ,/, stewardesses/nns Carnegey/np and/cc Toni/np Besset/np dropped/vbd out/rp of/in a/at rear/jj door/nn ./.
So/rb did/dod hostages/nns Casey/np ,/, Cleveland/np ,/, and/cc Mullen/np ./.
That/dt left/vbd only/rb the/at four/cd crew/nn members/nns ,/, Crosby/np ,/, and/cc Border/nn-tl Patrolman/nn-tl Gilman/np ,/, all/ql unarmed/jj ,/, with/in the/at Beardens/nps ./.
The/at elder/jjr Bearden/np had/hvd one/cd pistol/nn in/in his/pp$ hand/nn ,/, the/at other/ap in/in a/at hip/nn pocket/nn ./.
Gilman/np started/vbd talking/vbg to/in him/ppo until/cs he/pps saw/vbd his/pp$ chance/nn ./.
He/pps caught/vbd officer/nn Simmons'/np$ eye/nn ,/, nodded/vbd toward/in young/jj Bearden/np ,/, and/cc --/-- ``/`` I/ppss swung/vbd my/pp$ right/nn as/ql hard/rb as/cs I/ppss could/md ./.
Simmons/np and/cc Crosby/np jumped/vbd the/at boy/nn and/cc it/pps was/bedz all/abn over/rp ''/'' ./.


	Frog-marched/vbn off/in the/at airplane/nn at/in 1:48/cd p.m./rb ,/, the/at Beardens/nps were/bed held/vbn in/in bail/nn of/in $100,000/nns each/dt on/in charges/nns of/in kidnapping/vbg and/cc transporting/vbg a/at stolen/vbn plane/nn across/in state/nn lines/nns ./.
(/( Bearden/np reportedly/rb hoped/vbd to/to peddle/vb the/at plane/nn to/in Castro/np ,/, and/cc live/vb high/rb in/in Cuba/np ./.
)/) Back/rb home/nr in/in Coolidge/np ,/, Ariz./np ,/, his/pp$ 36-year-old/nn wife/nn ,/, Mary/np ,/, said/vbd :/: ``/`` I/ppss thought/vbd they/ppss were/bed going/vbg to/in Phoenix/np to/to look/vb for/in jobs/nns ''/'' ./.



Congress/np-hl :/:-hl more/ap muscle/nn 
Taking/vbg precedence/nn over/in all/abn other/ap legislation/nn on/in Capitol/nn-tl Hill/nn-tl last/ap week/nn was/bedz the/at military/nn strength/nn of/in the/at nation/nn ./.
The/at Senate/nn-tl put/vbd other/ap business/nn aside/rb as/cs it/pps moved/vbd with/in unaccustomed/jj speed/nn and/cc unanimity/nn to/to pass/vb --/-- 85/cd to/in 0/cd --/-- the/at largest/jjt peacetime/nn defense/nn budget/nn in/in U.S./np history/nn ./.


	With/in the/at money/nn all/abn but/in in/in hand/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, the/at Administration/nn-tl indicated/vbd that/cs ,/, instead/rb of/in the/at 225,000/cd more/ap men/nns in/in uniform/nn that/cs President/nn-tl Kennedy/np had/hvd requested/vbn ,/, the/at armed/vbn forces/nns would/md be/be increased/vbn by/in only/rb 160,000/cd ./.
The/at ``/`` hold-back/nn ''/'' ,/, as/cs Pentagon/nn-tl mutterers/nns labeled/vbd it/ppo ,/, apparently/rb was/bedz a/at temporary/jj expedient/nn intended/vbn to/to insure/vb that/cs the/at army/nn services/nns are/ber built/vbn up/rp gradually/rb and/cc ,/, thus/rb ,/, the/at new/jj funds/nns spent/vbn prudently/rb ./.


	In/in all/abn ,/, the/at Senate/nn-tl signed/vbd a/at check/nn for/in $46.7/nns billion/cd ,/, which/wdt not/* only/rb included/vbd the/at extra/jj $3.5/nns billion/cd requested/vbn the/at week/nn before/rb by/in President/nn-tl Kennedy/np ,/, but/cc tacked/vbd on/rp $754/nns million/cd more/ap than/cs the/at President/nn-tl had/hvd asked/vbn for/in ./.
(/( The/at Senate/nn-tl ,/, on/in its/pp$ own/jj ,/, decided/vbd to/to provide/vb additional/jj B-52/nn and/cc other/ap long-range/nn bombers/nns for/in the/at Strategic/jj-tl Air/nn-tl Command/nn-tl ./.
)/) The/at-tl House/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt had/hvd passed/vbn its/pp$ smaller/jjr appropriation/nn before/in the/at President's/nn$-tl urgent/jj call/nn for/in more/ap ,/, was/bedz expected/vbn to/to go/vb along/rb with/in the/at increased/vbn defense/nn budget/nn in/in short/jj order/nn ./.


	In/in other/ap areas/nns ,/, Congressional/jj-tl action/nn last/ap week/nn included/vbd :/: 

	The/at Senate/nn-tl (/( by/in voice/nn vote/nn )/) and/cc the/at House/nn-tl (/( by/in 224-170/cd )/) passed/vbd and/cc sent/vbd to/in the/at White/jj-tl House/nn-tl the/at compromise/nn farm/nn bill/nn which/wdt the/at President/nn-tl is/bez expected/vbn to/to sign/vb ,/, not/* too/ql unhappily/rb ./.


	The/at Senate/nn-tl also/rb voted/vbd $5.2/nns billion/cd to/to finance/vb the/at government's/nn$ health/nn ,/, welfare/nn ,/, and/cc labor/nn activities/nns ./.


	Debate/nn on/in the/at all-important/jj foreign-aid/nn bill/nn ,/, with/in its/pp$ controversial/jj long-range/nn proposals/nns ,/, had/hvd just/rb begun/vbn on/in the/at Senate/nn-tl floor/nn at/in the/at weekend/nn ./.
White/jj-tl House/nn-tl legislative/jj aides/nns were/bed still/rb confident/jj the/at bill/nn would/md pass/vb intact/jj ./.



Food/nn-hl :/:-hl stew/nn a/fw-in la/fw-at Mulligatawny/np-hl 
Most/ap members/nns of/in the/at U.S./np-tl Senate/nn-tl ,/, because/cs they/ppss are/ber human/jj ,/, like/vb to/to eat/vb as/ql high/rb on/in the/at hog/nn as/cs they/ppss can/md ./.
But/cc ,/, because/cs they/ppss are/ber politicians/nns ,/, they/ppss like/vb to/to talk/vb as/ql poor-mouth/rb as/cs the/at lowliest/jjt voter/nn ./.
As/cs a/at result/nn ,/, ever/rb since/in 1851/cd when/wrb the/at Senate/nn-tl restaurant/nn opened/vbd in/in the/at new/jj wing/nn of/in the/at Capitol/nn-tl Building/nn-tl ,/, the/at senators/nns have/hv never/rb ceased/vbn to/to grumble/vb about/in the/at food/nn --/-- even/rb while/cs they/ppss opposed/vbd every/at move/nn that/wps might/md improve/vb it/ppo ./.


	Over/in the/at years/nns ,/, enlivened/vbn chiefly/rb by/in disputes/nns about/in the/at relative/jj merits/nns of/in Maine/np and/cc Idaho/np potatoes/nns ,/, the/at menu/nn has/hvz pursued/vbn its/pp$ drab/jj all-American/jj course/nn ./.
Individual/jj senators/nns ,/, with/in an/at eye/nn to/in the/at voters/nns back/rb home/nr ,/, occasionally/rb introduced/vbd smelts/nns from/in Michigan/np ,/, soft-shell/nn crabs/nns from/in Maryland/np ,/, oysters/nns from/in Washington/np ,/, grapefruit/nn from/in Florida/np ./.
But/cc plain/jj old/jj bean/nn soup/nn ,/, served/vbn daily/rb since/in the/at turn/nn of/in the/at century/nn (/( at/in the/at insistence/nn of/in the/at late/jj Sen./nn-tl Fred/np Dubois/np of/in Idaho/np )/) ,/, made/vbd clear/jj to/in the/at citizenry/nn that/cs the/at Senate's/np$ stomach/nn was/bedz in/in the/at right/jj place/nn ./.


	In/in a/at daring/vbg stroke/nn ,/, the/at Senate/nn-tl ventured/vbd forth/rb last/ap week/nn into/in the/at world/nn of/in haute/fw-jj cuisine/fw-nn and/cc hired/vbd a/at $10,000-per-year/nns French-born/jj maitre/fw-nn d'hotel/fw-in+nn ./.