Looking Back, Nov. 5, 2023

Frieda Crawford, left, and Janis Stillinger, members of Sigma Phi Gamma International Service Sorority, attended the dedication of new playground equipment at Garfield School on Cottage Avenue in 1973.

From The Republic archives

Nov. 5

2013

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing at Woodside Industrial Park celebrated the company’s new flagship forklift and the production of the 450,000th forklift made in Columbus.

1998

Firefighters fought a fire at Smith’s Wrecker Service in Clifford made especially dangerous by exploding acetylene tanks and large amounts of motor oil stored in the building.

1973

Area residents surveyed were sharply split on whether President Richard Nixon should remain in office in light of recent national controversies.