LEAD: A plan by the space agency to greatly increase the amount it pays Morton Thiokol Inc. to build the space shuttle's booster rockets has drawn criticism in Congress and from rival manufacturers.

CRITICS SAY THIOKOL WOULD PROFIT FROM NASA PLAN ON SHUTTLE COST

LEAD: High-ranking American and Japanese envoys today prepared for talks on the new United States trade sanctions, while Japan's foreign minister appealed for increased dialogue and understanding.

U.S., JAPAN PREPARE FOR TARIFF TALKS

LEAD: The crowd wore fake grass and bunny ears, purple eggs and lots of lace.

FASHION, SERMONS AND RALLIES: IT'S EASTER

LEAD: These are the times that swell the hearts and fill the pockets of gold bugs, that hardy band of investors in precious metals who thrive on economic misery. While Wall Street may mock gold as a ''sterile investment'' or ''barbaric relic,'' the recent sharp rise in gold and silver prices has given investors in stocks and bonds much to worry about.

PRICES OF METALS RISE AMID FEARS OF INFLATION

LEAD: A political storm developed in Canada today after debt-ridden Dome Petroleum Ltd. announced its acceptance of a takeover bid by the Amoco Corporation of Chicago. The transaction, worth $5.1 billion Canadian ($3.85 billion United States), would increase the already dominant position of American companies in the

AMOCO BID FOR DOME IS ACCEPTED

LEAD: Two Israeli soldiers and three Palestinian guerrillas were killed today in a shootout after the Palestinians cut through a Lebanon border fence and crossed into northern Israel, an Israeli Army spokesman said.

2 ISRAELI SOLDIERS AND 3 GUERRILLAS DIE IN A SHOOTOUT

LEAD: What V. B. Jayasuriya remembers most clearly was the cool, businesslike way the massacre happened.

SURVIVORS OF ATTACK IN SRI LANKA TELL OF 'CALM, DISCIPLINED' KILLERS

LEAD: The Exxon Corporation's petrochemicals business is enjoying good times. Profits are rising, demand is brisk and most of its plants are operating nearly flat out.

INDUSTRY RELUCTANT TO SPEND

LEAD: Rob Deer hit a three-run home run to tie the score and Dale Sveum won the game with a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for five runs in the ninth inning today to beat the Texas Rangers, 6-4, and set an American League record with their 12th straight victory to start the season.

BREWERS BELT OUT RECORD

LEAD: Less than three weeks before strict new antismoking rules are to go into effect, offices, restaurants and other businesses throughout New York State are grappling with a change that could have a profound effect on both those who smoke and those who don't.

SMOKING CURBS POSE CHALLENGE FOR BUSINESSES

INSIDE

LEAD: Whether shipbuilder or baseball club owner, George Steinbrenner has obviously been involved in the wrong line of work all these years. The efforts of the Yankees' starting pitchers in yesterday's doubleheader attest to the idea that Steinbrenner should be a baseball scout.

METS FALL AGAIN; SHUTOUTS STOP ROYALS

LEAD: Scientists have succeeded for the first time in photographing the individual atoms in a newly discovered superconducting material, revealing a surprising host of tiny flaws that may be a key to its extraordinary electrical properties.

SUPERCONDUCTORS: TINY FLAWS MAY BE THE KEY

LEAD: Talk about the unthinkable: The Mets, who arrived here this weekend in first place with a three-game winning streak, left today in second place with a three-game losing streak.

METS FALL AGAIN; CARDINALS IN SWEEP

LEAD: Proposals for social action and challenges by powerful institutional investors to anti-takeover plans are on a record number of annual meeting agendas this year, according to organizations that monitor shareholder resolutions.

FOR STOCKHOLDERS: MORE RESOLUTIONS

LEAD: The number of refugees fleeing Cuba to Florida by water in makeshift rafts has picked up in recent weeks, leading to speculation that pressure for another major exodus may be building up on the island.

SOME SEE SEEDS OF NEW EXODUS IN CUBANS FLOATING TO FLORIDA

LEAD: IT was hockey, but as the skaters skimmed slowly into quadruple overtime, the scene resembled the gradual disintegration of a marathon dance contest. The pace slowed, and the progression up and down the ice toward goals that suddenly loomed imposing as brick walls looked almost surreal. Even the ice seemed to respire, as if in weariness, and long glaring puddles formed at random on its surface.

THE SEVENTH, THE EIGHT AND THE DECIDING GAME

LEAD: Five of the nation's largest investment banking firms have joined forces in an effort to persuade the Government to bar the Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, from the newest and one of the most lucrative mortgage underwriting markets.

WALL STREET FIGHTS FANNIE MAE PLAN

LEAD: More than 200 years ago, Columbia College proclaimed its independence from England, putting an end to the problems of crown and gown. This month, as it celebrates the bicentennial of its charter, Columbia finds itself once again in an uneasy relationship - brought about this time by problems of town and gown.

TROUBLED TIE: NEIGHBORHOOD AND COLUMBIA

LEAD: Boss Tweed had an enduring ring to his name, but mention Tammany protege Robert Van Wyck nowadays and what comes to mind is the Queens expressway dedicated to his distant relative, Abraham Van Wyck.

Metro Matters; Now the Debate Begins to Boil Over City Charter

LEAD: The newsstand at the busy Lewites Market in Managua offers a limited selection of periodicals, and even the proprietor, Ramon Ramirez, says he cannot find much that he wants to read.

IN NICARAGUA, THE CYNICISM OF CENSORSHIP

LEAD: After seven days of talking and listening to hundreds of constituents in 15 towns across western New York State, Daniel Patrick Moynihan might have shown a trace of flagging energy or interest.

MOYNIHAN WORKING ON IMAGE

LEAD: A gunman opened fire last night in a crowded plaza just inside the main gate of the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson, N.J., wounding a 23-year-old man and sending dozens of other people running for safety, the police and Great Adventure officials said.

GUNMAN FIRES INTO A CROWD AT JERSEY PARK

LEAD: COMPANIES  Dome Petroleum said it had accepted a bid by Amoco, prompting a political storm in Canada over how such a move would increase the already dominant position of U.S. companies in the Canadian oil and gas industry. [ Page D1. ] NASA's renewal of a Morton Thiokol contract was criticized by Congress and rival rocket manufacturers.

BUSINESS DIGEST: MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1987

LEAD: President Raul Alfonsin went to an army base this afternoon and persuaded rebellious officers there to surrender, ending a four-day mutiny.

VISIT BY ALFONSIN PEACEFULLY ENDS ARGENTINE MUTINY

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April 20, 1987

Headlines from April 20, 1987

CRITICS SAY THIOKOL WOULD PROFIT FROM NASA PLAN ON SHUTTLE COST

U.S., JAPAN PREPARE FOR TARIFF TALKS

FASHION, SERMONS AND RALLIES: IT'S EASTER

PRICES OF METALS RISE AMID FEARS OF INFLATION

AMOCO BID FOR DOME IS ACCEPTED

Billboard 200

Licensed To Ill

The Joshua Tree

Slippery When Wet

Graceland

The Way It Is

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 20, 1987