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50 years ago: April 11, 1974
A major fire in Bellwood destroyed three businesses the previous night: Lloyd's Rexall Drug Store, Sakmar's 5 Cent to $1 Store and the K&M Restaurant. An apartment building and Mid-State Bank Office were damaged. Bellwood Excelsior, Tipton-Antis, Tyrone and Pinecroft Fire companies were needed to put out the blaze, and no injuries were reported.
25 years ago: April 11, 1999
Rep. Rick Geist proposed an $18.6 million project to flood-proof Mill Run between 31st Street and Eldorado using bridge replacements, levees, detention ponds, concrete slopes, channel relocations, stream widenings and bank reinforcements, a two-year project that was proposed before but shelved when municipalities couldn't agree on rights of way, utility relocation and money issues.
10 years ago: April 11, 2014
The Jaffa Shrine Circus was celebrating its 75th year in Altoona, currently the Royal Hanneford Circus. John Campbell was the Jaffa circus administrator.
-- Compiled by Tim Doyle