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From: dant@tekla.tek.com (Dan Tilque;1893;92-789;LP=A;60jB)
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Subject: Ackerman collection for sale
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Date: Mon, 24-Nov-86 22:00:49 EST
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Yesterday's Sunday Oregonian had an article about a possible sale
of the Ackerman sci-fi collection to a group in Cleveland.  Except
for a period after the his middle initial, it looked like a press
release written by Ackerman himself.  (As I understand it, Ackerman
likes his name written: Forrest J(no period) Ackerman.)

I doubt if anyone's going to come close to meeting Ackerman's terms.
(They include $1 for every admission up to $2.5 million, and a fee
as museum spokesman.)  It looks to me like Ackerman is not really
interested in selling the collection, but instead just wants some
free publicity (which I have just provided).  Does anyone know if
my impression is correct?


 Dan Tilque				dant@tekla.tek.com