50 Years Ago

Herald of April 5, 1975

The Altoona Area School Board and the Intermediate Unit 08 School Board approved the proposal for Spring Cove, Williamsburg, and Claysburg-Kimmel schools to enter the Altoona Area Vocational Technical School. At present Altoona and Bellwood-Antis are the only two districts in the jointure

Passengers at the Blair County airport were subject to a concealed weapons search beginning April 1. A “Transfrisker”, an electronic metal detection device, is passed over the passenger to check for concealed metal. Passengers are required to pay a 38 cent fee for the search th...