Looking Back – February 3

Cub Scout William D. Hooker Jr., center, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hooker of North Riverside Drive, and Boy Scout Dale Robbins, son of Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Robbins of Grove Parkway, displayed a proclamation signed by Mayor Eret Kline declaring Boy Scout Week in Columbus in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

The Toyota forklift plant near Walesboro let go about 70 employees because of continued weak market conditions.

1995

Traffic in Columbus slowed to a crawl about 8:30 a.m. as ice formed a thin sheet and snow began accumulating on city streets, with a possible 8 inches predicted.

1970

Columbus Mayor Eret Kline and State Rep. W. Calvert Brand and their wives were among honored guests in Indianapolis during a visit to Indiana by President Richard Nixon and eight cabinet members from Washington.