NEWS LITE : SUNKEN TREASURE KEEPS BOUQUET.

This bubbly's been chilling for 81 years.

Swedish divers have located a sailing ship with a huge treasure of cognac, champagne and red wine that was sunk off the southern tip of Finland in 1916 by a German submarine.

The Joenkoeping, an 82-foot schooner, was found 210 feet down, the Swedish news agency TT recently reported. The schooner originally was loaded with 9,500 gallons of cognac, 5,000 bottles of champagne and nearly 1,585 gallons of French red wine, but the number of intact bottles is unknown.

Claes Bergvall, of the C Star diving exploration group, predicted the intact bottles could fetch huge sums at an auction, adding that financial backing will be needed to recover the cargo. The site of the wreck was not disclosed.

The cognac and champagne were for Russia's army, and the wine was for the Finnish national bank.

Surgery saves life of deformed

`pet dinosaur'

One of Barbara Inatsugu's ``pet dinosaurs'' was dying because a malformed jaw wouldn't allow the 5-foot-long iguana to eat and caused labored breathing.

But a Florida surgeon specializing in exotic critters is changing all that with a series of operations to repair Munchiken the iguana's deformity.

``His attitude is great. He's bright eyed and bushy tailed, so to speak,'' veterinary surgeon Avery Bennett said from Gainesville, Fla.

Munchiken is just one member of Inatsugu's menagerie: She has three other iguanas, a sail fin dragon lizard, a cat named Apollo and a dog called Ayla.

Munchiken was purchased at a local pet store 10 years ago as an inches-long baby. Several years ago, Inatsugu noticed Munchiken's lower jaw stopped growing, making it hard for the lizard to eat and breathe.

Local veterinarian Frank Lavac referred Munchiken to Bennett. The jaw deformity was the result of a metabolic bone disease, a common ailment among iguanas living in captivity, he said.

The first of several surgeries was May 30, when Bennett cut Munchiken's lower jaw on both sides and affixed a horseshoe-shape device that is slowly pulling the mandible outward. Bone eventually will fill in the gap.

So far, Munchiken's jaw has been pulled out about a half-inch, a quarter-inch shy of Bennett's goal.

Bennett had hoped to do a bone graft to fill in some of the space Wednesday, but an infection in Munchiken's jaw kept him from operating. It will be weeks before the infection clears and surgery can resume.

If all goes well, Munchiken could be home within a month.

``If he weren't my baby, this would all be a little bit more exciting, with the cutting edge procedures they're doing,'' Inatsugu said. ``At least I know this is increasing his chances for long-term survival.''

Other iguanas sharing space with the Inatsugu family include Nikko, 10; Crooked Tail, 4; Mokusha, 2; and Keone, 6 months. The iguanas add a prehistoric touch to the Inatsugu's modern world.

``I think everyone dreams of having their own dinosaur,'' she said.

Broadway opens arms for Welch

Rehearsals were a . . . er, bit stressful, but the show must go on! And Thursday, Raquel Welch pulled off a glamorous debut in ``Victor/Victoria'' on Broadway.

'Twas a tough road to opening night. The cast was so fed up with Welch's reported tantrums that as she left the stage during rehearsals they chanted in a whisper, ``We want Liza! We want Liza!'' referring to Liza Minnelli, who filled in for Julie Andrews and even clashed with co-star Tony Roberts. Welch's opening was audience-pleasing; she got a standing O. But really, who can believe her as a man?

16 performers to join Hollywood fame walk

Actors, radio personalities and musicians are among 16 entertainers who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.

Film actors who will receive a star include Nicolas Cage, Mike Nichols, Joe Pesci, Stuart Whitman and Bruce Willis. Dick Enberg, Leeza Gibbons and Tony Randall are recipients in the television category.

Music and radio recipients include Kenny G, Ruben Blades, John Lee Hooker, KLOS-FM (95.5) Los Angeles personalities Mark and Brian, and KLON-FM (88.1) jazz disc jockey Chuck Niles.

Trumpeter Miles Davis and composer George Gershwin will be posthumously honored.

``It's a wonderful mixture this year,'' said Johnny Grant, chairman of the Walk of Fame Committee. ``We have young performers who have met the criteria and will continue to grow careerwise, which is essential to the continued popularity of the Walk of Fame.

``We have current headliners and, of course, the legends,'' he said.

Recipients were chosen from a list of among several hundred nominations.

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PHOTO (1) Mane attraction

Ndugu the lion majestically surveys his new habitat at Boston's Franklin Zoo, which the 8-year-old big cat will share with the lioness Mafuta.

(2) Raquel Welch takes a curtain call on her first night starring in `Victor/Victoria' on Broadway.

Associated Press