Looking Back – April 16

2007

A near-record low of 23 degrees was forecast by the National Weather Service, causing worries about winter wheat crops and early-blooming flowers.

1992

A new film, “The Babe,” opened with Brown County youngster Andy Voils, 12, starring as baseball legend Babe Ruth during his younger years at a Catholic boys school.

1967

Columbus paid $995 for a paint striping machine that used heated paint which cooled and dried instantly, eliminating the need to divert traffic away from wet paint on streets.