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Date: 19 December 1989
LEAD: International A3-18 The slaying of an American officer in Panama was ''an enormous outrage'' said President Bush, who would not rule out a military response. Hours later, an American officer wounded a uniformed Panamanian. Page A1
Date: 20 December 1989
LEAD: International A3-18 In a military operation in Panama, U.S. troops were ordered into the streets in an effort to topple the Government of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noreiga, the White house announced. Page A1
Date: 19 December 1989
LEAD: The Hershey Foods Corporation confirmed that it had tentatively agreed to acquire the Ronzoni Foods Corporation, an important expansion of Hershey's pasta business, which is No. 2 in the industry. Hershey, which had previously said it was negotiating the purchase, would not disclose the tentative purchase price of Ronzoni, a part of Kraft General Foods, a unit of Philip Morris Companies.
Date: 20 December 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Texas Instruments Inc. signed a letter of intent with the Toppan Printing Company of Japan to establish a jointly owned United States company that would acquire and manage Texas Instruments' photomask operation in Dallas. The company said it would receive a cash payment of $19 million and would have a minority interest in the new company.
Date: 19 December 1989
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: The Imperial Corporation of America, a savings and loan company based in San Diego, said today that it would pay $13 million and issue stock warrants to settle lawsuits filed earlier this year by disgruntled shareholders.
Date: 20 December 1989
AP
LEAD: Federal antitrust regulators have cleared the investor Carl C. Icahn to acquire a bigger stake in the USX Corporation, the Pittsburgh-based steel company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Mr. Icahn disclosed that he owned nearly 34 million, or 13.26 percent, of USX's outstanding common shares and that he might acquire as much as 25 percent.
Date: 19 December 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Mattel Inc., the toy maker, agreed to acquire Corgi Toys Ltd., a British maker of miniature model cars. Terms were not disclosed. It said the transaction is expected to be completed before the end of the year. Mattel said the acquisition fitted with its primary strategy of adding to its strong brands, which include Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Disney infant and preschool toys.
Date: 20 December 1989
Reuters
LEAD: The Circle K Corporation signed a nonbinding letter of intent for the sale of 350 stores to PC Ventures. It said the stores would continue to be operated under the Circle K name. The transaction, to be completed before April, involves stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Colorado.
Date: 20 December 1989
By James Brooke, Special To the New York Times
James Brooke
LEAD: When Fernando Collor de Mello sought to sell Brazilians on his free-market vision of less government and more growth, he conjured up the image of the maharajah.
Date: 20 December 1989
Reuters
LEAD: The Campbell Soup Company's stock soared on renewed takeover speculation a day after the family-run company disclosed that a trust holding 26.5 percent of its voting shares had been dissolved. Campbell rose $4.75 a share today, to $54.50, on the New York Stock Exchange, where its 9.6 percent gain was the fourth best of the day.
Date: 20 December 1989
LEAD: The McDonnell Douglas Corporation said yesterday that it would move the production of its T-45 Navy jet to St. Louis from its Douglas Aircraft division in Long Beach, Calif.