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Community Dec 7, 2022 Local history 50 years ago 1972 Robert Karn, chronic disease representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, oversaw...
Community Dec 7, 2022 Local history 50 years ago 1972 Robert Karn, chronic disease representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, oversaw a program in Altoona where almost 900 people were tested for diabetes, conducted by the Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania, which had members at the Altoona and Mercy Hospital Schools of Nursing. 25 years ago 1997 The Rail Kings professional baseball team that played in Altoona at Vet's Field for two years left, owing the Central Blair Recreation Commission $6,715.