<DALE BURDETT INC> FACES DAMAGE CLAIM Dale Burdett Inc said it faces damages claims totalling about 420,000 dlrs from the former owners of Burdett Publications Inc. The company said on February 20, 1986, its predecessor Nolex Development Inc acquired Burdett Publications Inc in an exchange of 17 mln common shares for all Burdett Publications shares, but the transaction was not qualified with the California Department of Corporations. As a result, it said, the former Burdett Publications owners have a claim for damages against Dale Burdett as successor to Nolex for one yuear starting January 21, 1987, with the damages measured by the difference in values of shares exchanged plus interest from February 20, 1986.