The 3 May 1973 edition of the Cayman Compass included the story ‘Kidnapped Turtle Saved’. Two American tourists swiped a young resident of Mariculture, now the Cayman Turtle Centre, while visiting the facility. Later that day, when they were driving with the turtle in the front seat in a pan of water, they picked up a man whose car had broken down. They told him they were going to put the nine-inch-long turtle in a suitcase for their departure that evening.
However, the young man worked at Mariculture and alerted the authorities. The police, who were waiting at the airport, found the turtle in a plastic bag inside the men’s luggage. Luckily, the 9-month-old turtle was “doing fine despite his few hours of discomfort” and no charges were filed.
An article on page 9 announced that ‘Cayman may be Amateur Radio Centre of the World’. Two ham radio operators from Buffalo, New York, spent seven days in Cayman, having heard that “reception was very clear over here”. In four days, the men spoke to 2,000 people in 75 countries, including King Hussein of Jordan in Amman. “Everyone wanted to talk to us,” one of the men said, adding, “They were all very happy to be able to add Grand Cayman in their log books.”
The paper also ran the story ‘School re-opens with a brand new look’, about “All the rubbish and garbage accumulated at the end of last term” being removed from the Government High School. Students also looked sharp, wearing the “official white and grey uniforms”, though “a few oddly dressed individuals… [were] sent home to find suitable garbs”.
And finally, on the ‘Women’s Page’ on page 7, was a photo called ‘A Hang-Over Breakfast’ – a poached egg. In what can only be described as a sexist comment, the caption reads: “Give your husband a nutritious breakfast after a night on the town! He’ll wake up quick with this.”
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