European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday july 11, 1991 the stabs and stripes 1 a Pago 9 him Quot it a Quot a a Quot Quot 1 Jimm Mulji Oil a Ltd r Wasatka who weighs 5,000 pounds escorts her Newborn calf baby Shamu shortly after giving birth at sea world in san world whale gives birth in san Diego san Diego up the latest baby Shamu took the stage at sea world tuesday when the 300-Pound baby killer whale was born before a crowd of 1,500 spectators. The popular killer whale shows at the Park were quickly cancelled for the Day shortly after 9 . When trainers saw that Wasatka a 5,000-Pound female had gone into labor sea world spokesman Dan Leblanc said. The calf the fifth born at sea worlds five Parks and the second born in san Diego finally emerged in a Cloud of blood Ai 12 11 . As tourists in the seats of Shamu stadium watched with Delight. A what a thrill for them a Leblanc said. A we did no to get an actual crowd count but there had to be about 1,500 to 2,000 the calf was named baby Shamu the same name Given to the calf born in August 1988 that quickly became the Star of sea worlds advertising Campaign. A she the first baby Shamu is grown up now a Leblanc said. A Shamu Namu and the other names we give the whales Are show names. Shell also get a real baby Shamu and Mother Wasatka will remain alone in the main tank at least until wednesday and the other whales in the troupe will be gradually allowed Back in. Mother and son will be monitored around the clock for at least a month. A the calf appears to be bonding with its Mother it seems Strong and Alert and we arc hopeful it is a healthy calf a general curator Jim Antrim said in a release. A the first thing Well be looking for Are signs of baby Shamu will nurse for about a year and gain about 1,000 pounds before graduating to a solid diet of squid and fish. Wasatka was found to be pregnant in March 1990 after mating with a male at the sea world in san Antonio Texas. The Normal gestation period for the mammals is 17 owners revile pair charged in burial fraud Uniondale . Up about 50 enraged pet owners cursed and spit at the father and son owners of the Long Island pet cemetery As they left Federal courthouse tuesday after pleading innocent to mail fraud charges in a spreading scandal involving mass burials of pets. The pet owners mostly in mourning Black reviled Samuel Strauss 70, and his son Alan 35, for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars for individual cremation and burials of their cats and dogs and then dumping the animals into huge mass Graves. After the Strausss got into their car some of the demonstrators rocked the Auto beat on the windows and spit on the Windshield. One woman screamed hysterically a they killed my babies they killed my babies a the Strausss could get up to five years in prison and fines of up to $5 million if they Are convicted of the charges. The mail fraud charges relate to elaborate brochures sent through the mail to prospective customers in which the Strausss promised to treat their dead pets with a dignity and pet owner Rose Sedillo said that a too trifling a penalty. A they should open the ground and throw them in a she said. A they should put them in a pit and let them a putting them in jail would be too easy a she added. A they could eat and enjoy Sedillo said she paid to have her 13-year-old Chihuahua poop sic individually cremated and his ashes returned to her. A i received the ashes but you can imagine whose they might be Quot she said. Fri agents said in Many instances there were mass cremations and the ashes returned to those who requested them were not those of their animal but a mixture of remains. Liberty Hulse of Middle Island was steadying an unidentified blonde woman who was crying and appeared in a state of near collapse. A you have to eat a Hulse said to the woman. A you have a Beautiful family and you have to take care of them Hulse explained to reporters that the woman a has no to eaten for weeks because of anxiety Over the Fate of two dogs who were ostensibly buried in the cemetery in Middle Island about 60 Miles cast of new York City. Hulse said she also paid to have her dog buried there and she expressed concern that the cemetery might be bulldozed As a health Hazard because of an estimated Quarter of a million animals buried there. A Are they going to bulldoze it a she asked. A Over my dead body because they will have to kill me holds Deportee after global hopscotch Sydney Australia apr a cuban who has spent five months being shuffled Between world airports because no country would accept him was jailed tuesday on his return to Australia. Francisco Vazquez 42, was deported from Australia in february after being convicted of assault. He has since flown to Singapore four times As Well As Moscow Rome Madrid Spain Caracas Venezuela and Melbourne. Vazquez was arrested by immigration officials when he flew into Australia from Singapore where he spent several months in Airport holding facilities while a search for a Home country went on. A immigration spokesman Gordon Benjamin said Vazquez was forced to leave Australia on feb. 18 after losing an Appeal of a departmental decision to Deport him for assaulting his wife and Mother in Law. Singapore officials sent Vazquez Back to Australia because an agreement Between the two countries expired. Australia had asked for time to try to find Vazquez a country. He will remain in custody at a Sydney jail. Benjamin said negotiations Are continuing with Cuba which once offered to accept Vazquez. A the cubans have indicated they will accept him Back if he applies for a cuban passport. In the past he has refused to do this a Benjamin said. Australian officials say the reason for Vazquez a hopscotch around the world is that he refuses to sign the citizenship papers of any country. He arrived in Australia via the United states As a cuban refugee in 1980. It is not known Why he will not sign the papers. On deportation from Australia Vazquez was booked to return to Cuba via Singapore and Moscow. Soviet authorities said he did not have the proper papers in Moscow and returned him to Singapore. Vazquez was then sent by Singapore to Cuba via Rome and Madrid. At Madrid cuban authorities refused to allow him to Fly on to Havana and he was flown Back to Rome. From Rome he was flown to Caracas in route to Cuba but Venezuela Sifft him Back to Italy. Australian officials Are not sure How but Vazquez returned to Singapore on the weekend of March 2-3. On May 23, he flew to Melbourne where he was again rejected by immigration officials and put on a return flight. Quot. He remained in Singapore until tuesday. An australian immigration spokesman said the government is discussing Vazquez a plight with the . High commissioner for refugees find a country which will take
