Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002414, Thu, 2 Oct 1997 11:28:13 -0700

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Lolita (the Whale's) Homecoming (fwd)
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To: Nabokov <Nabokv-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Lolita's Homecoming



D. Barton Johnson
Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies
Phelps Hall
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone and Fax: (805) 687-1825
Home Phone: (805) 682-4618

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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 09:19:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>

This one is about Lolita the whale, who may be retiring from her
captivity in Miami Seaquarium and coming home to the Puget Sound region
where she was born 27 years ago. A letter urging her release was
truly "bipartisan," and signed by the Washington State Governor, both
US Senators, and virtually all US Representatives from the state,
including, even, Linda Smith, who usually marches to a drummer all of her
own. We just got an issue of PAWS NEWS (Progressive Animal Welfare
Society) which is all devoted to LOLITA. Here are some of the
more intriguing headlines: "LOLITA: Imagine the Joyful Reunion," "Putting
LOLITA on the Line," "LOLITA's Life Before and After Capture ," "Let Her
Go... Let Her GO," "Can LOLITA Go Home Again?" "LOLITA Loyalty," and,
finally, "LOLITA, the One and Only." If you want to find out more about
Lolita, the Captive Female Whale, you can visit PAWS website --
www.paws.org

They also say they are "eager to send additional copies" of
the Newsletter (Issue #34, Autumn Special Edition, 1997). Their Fax # is
425-742-5711, tel. 425-787-2500. Address: PAWS, 15305 44th Avenue West, PO
Box 1037, Lynnwood, WA 98046.


Galya Diment