Acrobat 9 crashes on OCR

I've been trying to convert a batch of large PDF files to PDF searchable files by using the OCR of Acrobat. In the middle of a batch, a large (1000+ page) document crashes acrobat. I have narrowed it down to this image:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2418/badke2.png
59,520 bytes
When I convert it to PDF (File->Create PDF->From Single File) and then use Acrobat to "Document->OCR Text Recognize->Recognize Text using OCR", Acrobat always crashes.
Is this true for anyone else that could try it?
It kills my batch processing and is making this large conversion quite painful. Is there a way around it?

MacBook Pro (1997)
- Mac OS X 10.7.2
- 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
- 4GB RAM
Acrobat 9 Pro
- version 9.4.6
Acrobat 9 Pro OCR always crashes when using ClearScan but not when using "Searchable Image" or "Searchable Image (Exact)." I scanned several journal pages at 300 dpi (color, grayscale, bitmap) in .tiff and .png as well as screen selecting text from a browser. The results were consistent across all variations.
The last time I used the Acrobat's OCR function was last Summer before upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion. Under Snow Leopard, Acrobat did not crash during OCR (it did crash, just not while processing text for OCR). I did not attempt Acrobat OCR under Lion 10.7 or 10.7.1.
Repeatable test.
1. Open wikipedia "Crash (Computing)" page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(computing)
2. Enlarge text size, if desired.
I tried several text sizes from the default to much, much larger. Text size has no impact on the results.
3. Create a PDF
File >> Create PDF >> From Selection Capture
I selected the first paragraph:
A crash (or system crash) in computing is a condition where a computer or a program, either an application or part of the operating system, ceases to function properly, often exiting after encountering errors. Often the offending program may appear to freeze or hang until a crash reporting service documents details of the crash. If the program is a critical part of the operating system kernel, the entire computer may crash. This is different from a hang or freeze where the application or OS continues to run without obvious response to input.
4. OCR
Document >> OCR Text Recognition >> Recognize Text Using OCR
4.1 Searchable Image (Exact)
Primary OCR Language: English (US)
PDF Output Style: Searchable Image (Exact)
Downsample: None
Result: No crash — OCR successful
4.2 Searchable Image (tested for each downsample option)
Primary OCR Language: English (US)
PDF Output Style: Searchable Image
- Downsample: Lowest (600 dpi)
- Downsample: Low (300 dpi)
- Downsample: Medium (150 dpi)
- Downsample: High (72 dpi)
Result: No crash — OCR successful
4.3 ClearScan (tested for each downsample option)
Primary OCR Language: English (US)
PDF Output Style: ClearScan
- Downsample: Lowest (600 dpi)
- Downsample: Low (300 dpi)
- Downsample: Medium (150 dpi)
- Downsample: High (72 dpi)
Result: Crash — OCR not successful

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