All the following calculation is using 6-31G** in GAMESS:

1) H2 (this is the title card)
E(RHF)=       -1.1312843467, E(NUC)=    0.7142857143,    5 ITERS
 POPULATION ANALYSIS
H            1.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00000
H            1.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00000
 MOMENTS AT POINT    1 X,Y,Z=  0.000000  0.000000  0.700000
 DIPOLE       0.000000  0.000000  0.000000


2) CO (this is the title card)                      
E(RHF)=     -112.7373211921, E(NUC)=   22.5140712946,   11 ITERS
 POPULATION ANALYSIS
C            5.71588   0.28412   5.91622   0.08378
O            8.28412  -0.28412   8.08378  -0.08378
 MOMENTS AT POINT    1 X,Y,Z=  0.000000  0.000000  1.218120
 DIPOLE       0.000000  0.000000 -0.332277


3) N2 (this is the title card)                                 
E(RHF)=     -108.9426863885, E(NUC)=   23.6258437801,    8 ITERS
 POPULATION ANALYSIS
N            7.00000   0.00000   7.00000   0.00000
N            7.00000   0.00000   7.00000   0.00000
 MOMENTS AT POINT    1 X,Y,Z=  0.000000  0.000000  1.037000
 DIPOLE       0.000000  0.000000  0.000000


There had been misunderstanding in my former calculations of the
ensuing molecules: since Szabo and Ostlund's book provided standard
geometry for these molecules, I thought that the properties (energy,
dipole moment) tabled on the book under 6-31G** basis set would be all
for this standard geometry, i.e, without specific geometry
optimization for each basis set. It turned out that the authors
doesn't mean that and optimization is required (The minimized geometry
would be different for different basis sets). After doing that the
results agreed with the book. It should be kept in mind from now on
that properties listed under a specific basis set are meant to be the
optimized values.


4) H2O (this is the title card)                                               

  COORDINATES OF SYMMETRY UNIQUE ATOMS (ANGS)
   ATOM   CHARGE       X              Y              Z
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 O           8.0   0.0000000000   0.0000000000  -0.2357489875
 H           1.0   0.7530039649   0.0000000000  -0.8035000122

          TOTAL ENERGY =     -76.0236150193, E(NUC)=    9.32945350371
          TOTAL MULLIKEN AND LOWDIN ATOMIC POPULATIONS
       ATOM         MULL.POP.    CHARGE          LOW.POP.     CHARGE
    1 O             8.670689   -0.670689         8.443054   -0.443054
    2 H             0.664655    0.335345         0.778473    0.221527
    3 H             0.664655    0.335345         0.778473    0.221527

          DX          DY          DZ         /D/  (DEBYE)
     0.000000    0.000000   -2.147606    2.147606


5) NH3 (this is the title card) 

          INTERNUCLEAR DISTANCES (ANGS.)
          ------------------------------
                    N              H              H              H         

  1  N               0.0000000      1.0008645 *    1.0008645 *    1.0008645 *  
  2  H               1.0008645 *    0.0000000      1.6150752 *    1.6150752 *  
  3  H               1.0008645 *    1.6150752 *    0.0000000      1.6150752 *  
  4  H               1.0008645 *    1.6150752 *    1.6150752 *    0.0000000    

  * ... LESS THAN  3.000

          NUCLEAR ENERGY    =       12.0860691590
          ELECTRONIC ENERGY =      -68.2816138101
          TOTAL ENERGY      =      -56.1955446512

          TOTAL MULLIKEN AND LOWDIN ATOMIC POPULATIONS
       ATOM         MULL.POP.    CHARGE          LOW.POP.     CHARGE
    1 N             7.792229   -0.792229         7.527206   -0.527206
    2 H             0.735924    0.264076         0.823502    0.176498
    3 H             0.735924    0.264076         0.823502    0.176498
    4 H             0.735924    0.264076         0.825790    0.174210

         DX          DY          DZ         /D/  (DEBYE)
     0.000000    0.000000    1.838417    1.838417


6)  CH4 (this is the title card)                                                    

          INTERNUCLEAR DISTANCES (ANGS.)
          ------------------------------
                    H              C              H              H              H         

  1  H               0.0000000      1.0835400 *    1.7694129 *    1.7694129 *    1.7694129 *  
  2  C               1.0835400 *    0.0000000      1.0835403 *    1.0835403 *    1.0835403 *  
  3  H               1.7694129 *    1.0835403 *    0.0000000      1.7694146 *    1.7694146 *  
  4  H               1.7694129 *    1.0835403 *    1.7694146 *    0.0000000      1.7694146 *  
  5  H               1.7694129 *    1.0835403 *    1.7694146 *    1.7694146 *    0.0000000    

  * ... LESS THAN  3.000


          NUCLEAR ENERGY    =       13.5154887550
          ELECTRONIC ENERGY =      -53.7171935424
          TOTAL ENERGY      =      -40.2017047874

          TOTAL MULLIKEN AND LOWDIN ATOMIC POPULATIONS
       ATOM         MULL.POP.    CHARGE          LOW.POP.     CHARGE
    1 H             0.881688    0.118312         0.895420    0.104580
    2 C             6.473249   -0.473249         6.426934   -0.426934
    3 H             0.881688    0.118312         0.891828    0.108172
    4 H             0.881688    0.118312         0.891828    0.108172
    5 H             0.881688    0.118312         0.893989    0.106011


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An sample input file for CH4 looks like:

 $CONTRL SCFTYP=RHF RUNTYP=OPTIMIZE COORD=ZMT UNITS=BOHR NZVAR=0 $END
 $STATPT OPTTOL=1.0E-5  $END
 $BASIS  GBASIS=N31 NGAUSS=6 NDFUNC=1 NPFUNC=1 POLAR=POPLE $END
 $GUESS GUESS=HUCKEL $END
 $DATA
CH4 (this is the title card)
CNV 3 

H
C  1  rCH
H  2  rCH  1  aHCH
H  2  rCH  1  aHCH  3 120
H  2  rCH  1  aHCH  3 240

rCH  = 2.050
aHCH = 109.47
 $END


Li Ju. Oct.23, 95