IDEA Inc said it signed aletter of intent to buy privately-held Structural
Instrumentation Inc.
    The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, will be made mostly
with IDEA common stock, the company said.
    IDEA said the purchase will add about 32 cts per share to
its fiscal 1988 earnings.
    IDEA reported earnings of four cts per share for the
quarter ended October 31, 1986.
 Reuter
