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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday april 1, 1989 Disney says Betty Blooper Hurt Snow White s image los Angeles a Wall Disney co. Is singing length animated cartoon. Critics praised inc film Call a new tune Over a portrayal of Snow White during the Academy awards i to i to it s off to court we go. Disney is suing the Academy of motion picture arts and sciences contending the Wing and dance routine by a Snow while look alike looked Well Dopey. Corporate spokesman Erwin Okun said the performance was unflattering to the beloved character and the Academy lacked permission to use , talc character. V the trademark infringement lawsuit was filed in Federal court thursday. Okun said anyone watching would reasonably con clude that Disney had sanctioned the routine adding. We though ii was extremely unrepresentative of our creative work and of the Quality of   the broadcast seen in an Lesii match 27 million Ameri can Homes began wednesday night with actress Eileen Bowman dressed As Snow White following a chorus line  auditorium. Lowman s Snow while in a squeaky belly Boop voice then launched into a rendition of we Only have stars for you to the tune of the 1959 hit "1 Only have eyes for  Disney which has a Rcpt Ilion for zealously protecting its trademark characters files dozens of suits each year against individuals and companies thai copy its characters especially on consumer products we sue All  Okun said. -. Snow White and the seven dwarfs was released by Disney in. 1937 and was  s first feature ing to a turning Point in Dincy s career and a mile Stone in movie history. No monetary damages Wen specified in the suit. Disney is seeking a court order prohibiting the facade my s future use of Disney characters without authorization Okun said. It was a total misappropriation of our copyright characters and those copyright characters Are the heart. And soul of our business said Okun. The american Public saw Snow while portrayed As she. Never is portrayed in our  the suit alleges copyright infringement unfair com petition and violation of California s anti dilution Law which protects the value of trademarks. Disney filed suit Only after the Academy refused us request for a Public apology said Frank Wells Disney president and chief operating officer. Allan Carr who produced the Oscar show declined to comment through spokeswoman Linda Dozoretz Bruce Davis the Academy s executive administrator also declined to comment saying Only this is kind of a Down Day at the Academy. We re not very organized inc Day after the Academy  Davis said he was unaware of details about Disney s request for a Public apology. ,. Disney had heard rumours about an unauthorized and unflattering production number two Days before the awards program Okun said but the Academy did not respond to Disney inquiries until wednesday afternoon hours before the show began. Stateside breast cancer study says therapy not helping Washington a survival rates re main unchanged for some women in an advanced stage of breast cancer despite increased use of an intensive treatment combining surgery and chemotherapy inc general accounting of fice says there has been no detectable Iha Easo in sur Vival for patients who should have benefited most from he Advent of this therapy the government watchdog Agency said thursday in. A report on chemotherapy. Though agreeing with the Gao s recommendation Tor More study the department of health and human services criticized the Gao study for relying on too Small a statistical Sample to support such a sweeping   votes to keep adultery statute on books Concord. . A modern society May turn a Blind Eye to adultery hut not new Hampshire s Senate which Lias decided to keep a 200-year-old Law making in a crime punishable by up to a year in jail. Minority Leader Robert Preston a Democrat thursday said he did t care if other states look at new Hampshire As Guys and gals in Orange glow hats. We do cherish Inge traditional values up  burning question Wiik flume Anil Skukr billow up in the background. My Dent Irreg uhlers pose in front of a House they Deli Binkly it in fire ass str vat lit the co Nunu. Oily. Itic firemen say the Legal torching of useless houses on request is a fairly common practice but now they Bate a flaming problem on their hands a Man with a quit claim did told them to Burn Down tills House in Talla Haiby Ful but an ii mtg citizen Bunij Shinn it warranty deed  too late and said no Legal permission had been Given for destruction of Itie building my roses submit claim against . For is Honolulu a Ferdinand Marcos attorney is demanding that the . Government pay $100.000 in medi Cal Bills for the former philippine presi Dent claiming his client is being held Here against his will " the Marcoss did not come i arc on their own. They were abducted and the United states government has responsibility for them As Long As they re forced to remain Here attorney Ronald Olden Burg said thursday. Mrs. Marcos has borrowed from All the friends she  he said. The Bills must be paid and she can t do  Oldenburg delivered a letter thursday to the immigration and natural Alio service demanding the . Government pay 1202,000 in medical Bills incurred since Jan. 15. Besides the claim that Marcos was tricked into hawaiian exile Oldenburg said Marcos deserved Veteran benefits because he served for the  during world War ii. Roy Hendricks Deputy District director of he ins in Honolulu called Olden Burg s demand an action of sensation  he should know the proper Way to state a claim against the ins and you Don t do it with a Little  Hendicks said. I just Don t see How the ins could be liable for any of these medical sex  Hendricks refused to detail the proper Way to make such a  said Oldenburg s request would be evaluated. He said he did not know when the ins would make a decision in the claim. Oldenburg said the urgency  re quest meant Normal channels would be Loo slow adding thai he would take further Legal action if idea que Cal is de  Marcos 71. Remained in guarded condition at is. Francis. Medical Center for treatment of Respirator and heart ail men is. His latest Hospital i action began Jan. 15. Old Cabure said Marcos  Hills exceeded. $500,000, but some., had been paid by friends. " although not All of the Marcois reportedly vast assets Art Frozen in Liti gation san Francisco attorney Holmbar to said the couple has trouble withdrawing Cash because once assets Are identified they could he seized by the . Or philippine   town damning Yankee for suds slinging Artic to i. Tanin. A Kiil a vial if  t Lih nf1-. Dalton mass a the town chairman is dismayed by a Magazine Imi Csc he claims portrayed Dalian As having 11 bars tilled with Beery paper Mill work ers " he says his bar is one of Only three in town an Cairs to upscale swinging sin-., file  icon s eight other liquor licenses Are held by pizza Parlours and other restaurants he says. -. " we had looked Forward to this for two years and we came out looking like a Dunchof hired hand Mil workers hanging around Honky Onk bars John of Boole claim Ian of the Board of selectmen said of the article i Yankee Maga inc. Donna Buryla. Thu selectmen s Secre tary said town Hall telephones have been ringing with complaints from Many of the  s 7,000 residents since the april edition of the Magazine appeared. It is certainly nol a proper reflection of our employees who Are outstanding citizens and outmost important and valuable asset said James d. Manning spokesman for Crane & co. The firm has made stationery and the paper for . Currency at its Dallo Mills since the Early Soos  
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