Friday, September 7, 2012

20 YEARS AGO

The National Marine Fisheries Service was proposing federal regulations to keep swimmers and boats away from dolphins and whales.

The lobster season opened with good catches but the price was down about $1 from the last year to about $3 a pound.

Aquarius, a home in the sea for scientists, was due to go into 65 feet of water off Tavernier in 1993.

50 YEARS AGO

General Herbert B. Powell, Commanding General U.S. Continental Army Command, was visiting the local Naval Base.

The Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission was charged with wasting money in the past by awarding insurance policies without competitive bids.

City Manager Bazel Crowe, in a fight with a city commissioner, reported that his salary was $11,373 a year and that he also received $600 a year for using his personal car.