MOVIES - Feb. 7, 1989
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A temporary restraining order was granted in Superior Court on Monday halting an auction today of Michael Todd’s 1956 best-picture Oscar for “Around the World in 80 Days.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sought to bar auctioneer Malcolm Willits from selling the statuette. A full hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24.
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