*************************************************************************
   73012
   We propose observations of 4 nearby galaxies, selected on the basis
   that their optical nuclear spectra is classified by Ho, Filippenko and
   Sargent (1997) as a variety of LINER or H II nucleus, a bright
   counterpart X-ray source is seen within 1' of their nuclear position in
   the ROSAT All-Sky Survey, and they are previously unobserved by ASCA.
   The main incentive for studying these nuclei is to expand our knowledge
   of the X-ray emission from LINERs by observing 3 new examples of this
   phenomenon. Complementary to this is the search for, and study of, new
   low-luminosity AGN candidates. This proposal shows that observations
   with ASCA are an excellent medium for achieving these aims.
 *************************************************************************