VIACOM &lt;VIA>, NAT'L AMUSEMENTS SEEK FAST MERGER

  The chiefs of Viacom International Inc
  and &lt;National Amusements Inc> said they met and agreed to work
  together to complete the previously announced merger of the two
  companies "as expeditiously as possible."
      A spokeswoman for Viacom declined to say if the executives
  had set a timetable for closing the deal.
      Viacom last week agreed to be acquired by National
  Amusements for a combination of cash and stock with an
  estimated value of 53 dlrs a share, or a total of about 3.4
  billion dlrs.
  

