Looking Back – April 19

From left, Norman Thomas, Charles Galyen, Ronald Catt and James Hamilton were among those who volunteered to pick up trash during the second annual "Operation Big Broom" citywide trash event in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

According to Columbus Parks and Recreation records, vandals did $3,577.07 in damage to city park facilities in the first quarter of the year.

1995

A team of seven Parkside Elementary School students advanced to world competition by placing first in the Time Traveler Division 2 of the state Odyssey of the Mind.

1970

A fleet of more than 20 trucks and a volunteer force of some 100 workers staged the second annual “Operation Big Broom” campaign, a citywide trash pick-up drive.