Looking Back – October 28

John Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hill of North Gladstone Avenue, lost his grip and his seat on the teeter-totter behind St. Peter's Lutheran School in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

Forbes.com ranked Columbus 10th among 126 cities studied to be among the best small cities in the country to raise a family.

1995

Mike Phipps, Columbus High School and Purdue University football star and 11-season veteran of the NFL, was named to the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame.

1970

Seven Columbus Police officers joined 67 other city and county officials from around the state at Camp Atterbury for special training in narcotics and dangerous drug abuse and civil disorder control at Camp Atterbury.