NEWS SUMMARY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1987
Date: 29 December 1987
LEAD: International A2-9
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Date: 28 December 1987
By Barbara Crossette, Special To the New York Times
Barbara Crossette
LEAD: The Government of Singapore this weekend restricted the circulation of one of Asia's most influential publications, the weekly Far Eastern Economic Review.
Date: 29 December 1987
By Thomas L. Friedman, Special To the New York Times
Thomas Friedman
LEAD: Tucked away at the end of a narrow winding staircase atop a candy store in a back alley of East Jerusalem is probably the best source of information on the Palestinian rioting of the last few weeks.
Date: 29 December 1987
By John Kifner, Special To the New York Times
John Kifner
LEAD: Israeli leaders are openly upset at the news coverage they received abroad, particularly in the United States, during more than two weeks of Palestinian disturbances in which at least 21 protesters were shot to death by the army.
Date: 28 December 1987
By Bill Keller, Special To the New York Times
Bill Keller
LEAD: Every Wednesday at one of Moscow's most fearsome addresses, 38 Petrovka St., the local police meet the Soviet press to report the latest incidents of exploding television sets, snatchings of fur hats, vodka moonshining and other constabulary notes from all over Moscow.
Date: 29 December 1987
By Jonathan P. Hicks
Jonathan Hicks
LEAD: The Computervision Corporation said yesterday that it was considering a $390 million takeover offer from its rival, Prime Computer Inc.
Date: 29 December 1987
LEAD: All the news is not bad these days for Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. True, he failed to win elevation to the United States Supreme Court as President Reagan had proposed. True, he is under investigation by the Justice Department for possible conflicts of interest while working on cable television cases and serving as an assistant attorney general.
Date: 29 December 1987
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: Computer Memories Inc. said today that it planned to merge with DIC Animation City Inc., the producer of such television cartoon shows as ''Alf'' and ''Real Ghostbusters,'' in a $75 million stock deal.
Date: 29 December 1987
Reuters
LEAD: Thousands of people flocked today to the Hypermart, a huge superstore offering everything from furniture to bananas at bargain prices. Hypermart is a venture of