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50 years ago: Jan. 23, 1974
The Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge, Tenn., loaned a mobile radioisotope laboratory to the Penn State Altoona nuclear engineering technology program. Dr. Lawrence Phlione was assistant professor of physics.
25 years ago: Jan. 23, 1999
A Philadelphia company that shared space at the Conrail Juniata Rail Shops called American Track Systems International had come out of bankruptcy protection and was being evicted by Conrail, to which it owed $170,000 in back rent.
10 years ago: Jan. 23, 2014
The Altoona Firefighters union, Bryson Peterman president, approved a contract that had a wage freeze, limited overtime, reduced vacation pay for new employees and other concessions due to the city's Act 47 distressed recovery program.
-- Compiled by Tim Doyle