Looking Back – June 1

Around Columbus

June 1

2011

High temperatures hovered around 90 degrees but failed to break the record 98 degrees set in 1934.

1996

The New Rascals were announced as headliners for the annual free hospice concert at Mill Race Park in early September.

1971

The possibility of arson was investigated in an explosion and fire that caused an estimated $150,000 in damages at the Mahan Ford Co. on Central Avenue.