50 Years Ago

Herald of Jan. 31, 1974

An Air National Guard pilot ejected and parachuted to safety near Imler. His jet fighter plane crashed southeast of Windber. The pilot was on a training mission at the time of the crash, but officials would not comment on what caused the accident.

The Martinsburg Community Housing Corp. received tentative approval for a $200 federal loan that would fund construction of two apartment buildings in the southwest corner of the borough. John K. Hite, chairman of the corporation, said that he was “90 percent certain” that the project would go forward after the Farmer’s Home A...