	harper row hpr gets expressions of interest harper and row publishers inc said its special committee of independent directors has received expressions of interest from a considerable number of domestic and foreign firms with respect to restructuring or uisition transactions with the company winthrop knowlton chairman of special committee said no determination has been made by the full board as to any transaction he said the special committee and kidder peabody and co inc intend to engage in discussions with interested parties in an effort to come to a conclusion in the near future formation of the special committee was announced early last week when harper and row said its board had taken no action on two pending uisition proposals at that time directors also indefinately postponed a planned special shareholders vote on a restructuring proposal which would have created a class b common with votes a share and limited transferability the uisition proposals had come from theodore l cross owner of about six pct of the company s stock who offered dlrs a share and harcourt brace jovanovich inc hbj which offered dlrs a share reuter 
