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DATE: SUNDAY, July 8, 1990                   TAG: 9007080167
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ATLANTA                                LENGTH: Short

SOVIET CIRCUS SEEKS U.S. BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

The Soviet circus stranded outside Atlanta since May has filed for protection from its creditors under U.S. bankruptcy laws.

The Great Circus Bim Bom filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in Bankruptcy Court in Atlanta, said lawyer Richard Keck.

The circus, named for two turn-of-the-century Russian clowns, had been stranded in Marietta, northwest of Atlanta, when its planned two-year goodwill tour of the United States was canceled after investors withdrew support.

Circus members have been forced to live on charity, unable to restart their tour because they can't pay the companies holding their performing animals, costumes and equipment. They blame a Florida company, International Showbusiness Inc., for improperly managing their tour. - Associated Press 


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