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1 •i Friday, Mai COMICS Jay, May 5, 2000 THE BATTALION Page 7 HE'5 F(?OM Trek... You RE BV R. DELUNA Marionette sparks legal battle Hev, Xvf gEE/O COOKiaJG For 'loo 6uys This Xs/o't l The ^gDT UlH/iT'E) u(TH The Si/kk UEFtTriEg ? : vl goes online and opens jrmalion — a scout that running Gnutella. lionairi HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Say, kids, what time is it? It’s federal law suit time! Representatives from a Detroit muse um and the family of the Connecticut pup peteer who created Howdy Doody — the freckled-faced marionette that entertained millions of American children in the 1950s — are set to meet Friday in court in Hartford to try to resolve an ownership dispute over the Doodyville cowboy. Both sides have asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Droney to decide the case without a trial. The Detroit Institute of Arts contends NBC and puppeteer Rufus Rose intend ed to donate the original marionette to the museum’s puppet collection. The Rose family argues that Rose did think about leaving the doll to the muse um but was not legally obligated to do so and left no such provision in his will. In any case, the Rose family says, the Howdy it has is not even the original. It says the original’s whereabouts are unknown. The Howdy in dispute is stored in a bank safe deposit box in the meantime, but the Rose family won’t say where. Museum attorney Stuart Rosen warned that the Rose family is planning to sell the doll, which has been appraised at $50,000. At the Detroit museum, which contains more than 85 puppets from around the world, “they know how to deal with puppets of this vintage,” Rosen said. From 1947 to 1960, NBC aired more than 2,500 live episodes of the show. Buf falo Bob Smith, Howdy, Clarabell the mute clown and other characters from Doodyville, U.S.A., were a regular part of the lives of millions of baby boomers. Buffalo Bob would shout, “Say, kids, what time is it?” and the Peanut Gallery — the kiddie studio audience — would scream: “It’s Howdy Doody time!” Rufus Rose and his wife, Margaret, created the original Howdy Doody pup pet and replicas of it at their design stu dio in Waterford. 2 BEDROOM 2 BATH AVAILABLE ★ 6ALL 764-8999 Furnished 2 & 4 bedroom apartments Individual leases/private bedrooms Close to campus on bus route Full size washer & dryer Computer, copier, fax available Swimming pool Pool tables, fitness center Volleyball & tennis courts UNIVERSITY ^IflTOCTirCTi * APARTMENTS COME VISIT OUR LEASING OFFICE AT: 950 COLGATE DR. Locations also at. 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