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Seven months after Chantry Flat Road was closed at night, the noise that bothered residents and the injuries from auto accidents have virtually ceased.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Chantry Flat Road

Item ID: 3281AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Suzanne Gilstrap, who was paralyzed for life when a 20-foot-long tree limb fell on her at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on July 25, 1977, has won a $1,625,000 settlement from the County. Miss Gilstrap, now 16, has appeared as a paraplegic in a recent television movie, "Skyward," with Bette Davis.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 458AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A popular fishing lake in Arcadia (Peck Road Water Conservation Park) was closed Thursday when 1,000 gallons of a gooey asphalt and water mixture oozed into it after 15,000 gallons of the substance leaked from a nearby Irwindale Plant.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3464AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An apartment fire caused the death of a 7-year-old boy despite the efforts of bystanders. The boy's mother and sister escaped injuries. The fire apparently started with a Christmas tree.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1598AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a request for a variation in the distance between buildings for a proposed 20-unit condominium project at 412-422 California St. and 417-421 Diamond St. The variance would allow a 10-18 foot distance between buildings, instead of the standard 20-foot requirement.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 636AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

James Noyes withdrew his custody suit when it was learned that his wife is a transsexual who underwent a sex change operation. Noyes thought the publicity might harm the child. Nisa Bhimani, the surrogate mother, will keep the child.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1981

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1981

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Artificial Insemination, Human

Item ID: 521An

Collection: Newspaper Index

Advocates and opponents of a proposed Target Department Store are having their arguments for what should be a lively discussion before the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency on December 4. The most controversial aspect of the proposed project is that, if approved, the city would buy property in the development area for $16-18 a square foot and resell it to the developer, Beech and Associates, as $12 a square foot.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Target Department Store

Item ID: 821AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A proposed ranch house called a "a monstrosity" by one Arcadia neighbor and a "a hay barn" by another will not be built, the Arcadia City Council decided. The 2-story house with a 3-car garage attached was proposed for the lot at 400 Columbia Road.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1210AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police arrested a 15-year-old boy for storing a .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol in his locker.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Criminal Behavior

Item ID: 2675AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth/adoption. Baby girl, born June 21, 1966, welcomed by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Knoll and 5 year old brother, Robert Paul Knoll.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1966

Pages: p. 17

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1966

Pages: p. 17

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Knoll, Pamela Powell; Knoll, Robert (Dr. and Mrs.); Knoll, Robert Paul

Item ID: 20854AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Barring the passage of Measure B on the June 16 ballot, Bonita Park and Santa Anita elementary schools will be closed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 14, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 14, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2673AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School students had the highest math scores in 15 years on the SAT, 61 points above the national average, but verbal skills scored 16 points below the national average.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3120AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1985

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1985

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2933AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Balabanoff, Luben

Item ID: 588AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2437AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ball, Luella

Item ID: 593AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

22-year-old Miguel Fernandez of Arcadia was thrown from the back of a pickup truck and killed when the truck careened out of control and flipped upside down at the intersection of Del Mar Boulevard and Hill Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1984

Pages: p. A2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1984

Pages: p. A2

Subjects: Fernandez, Miguel; Automobile Accident

Item ID: 27515AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Michael De Pietro, 8 years old, was injured when he was struck by a car driven by Earl Hummell of Glendora, in the crosswalk at Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune,

Date: February 2, 1964

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune,

Date: February 2, 1964

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: DePietro, Michael; Hummell, Earl

Item ID: 34149AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Don's Chevron Station at the southwest corner of Duarte Road and Second Avenue was demolished by fire. Owner Don Shepherd was attempting to repair a leaking gas tank on a station wagon when a light broke and ignited the gasoline. Damage was estimated at $200,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1596AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Seven months after Chantry Flat Road was closed at night, the noise that bothered residents and the injuries from auto accidents have virtually ceased.

A popular fishing lake in Arcadia (Peck Road Water Conservation Park) was closed Thursday when 1,000 gallons of a gooey asphalt and water mixture oozed into it after 15,000 gallons of the substance leaked from a nearby Irwindale Plant.

An apartment fire caused the death of a 7-year-old boy despite the efforts of bystanders. The boy's mother and sister escaped injuries. The fire apparently started with a Christmas tree.

James Noyes withdrew his custody suit when it was learned that his wife is a transsexual who underwent a sex change operation. Noyes thought the publicity might harm the child. Nisa Bhimani, the surrogate mother, will keep the child.

A proposed ranch house called a "a monstrosity" by one Arcadia neighbor and a "a hay barn" by another will not be built, the Arcadia City Council decided. The 2-story house with a 3-car garage attached was proposed for the lot at 400 Columbia Road.

Arcadia police arrested a 15-year-old boy for storing a .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol in his locker.

Birth/adoption. Baby girl, born June 21, 1966, welcomed by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Knoll and 5 year old brother, Robert Paul Knoll.

Barring the passage of Measure B on the June 16 ballot, Bonita Park and Santa Anita elementary schools will be closed.

Arcadia High School students had the highest math scores in 15 years on the SAT, 61 points above the national average, but verbal skills scored 16 points below the national average.

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.

Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

22-year-old Miguel Fernandez of Arcadia was thrown from the back of a pickup truck and killed when the truck careened out of control and flipped upside down at the intersection of Del Mar Boulevard and Hill Avenue.

Michael De Pietro, 8 years old, was injured when he was struck by a car driven by Earl Hummell of Glendora, in the crosswalk at Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

Don's Chevron Station at the southwest corner of Duarte Road and Second Avenue was demolished by fire. Owner Don Shepherd was attempting to repair a leaking gas tank on a station wagon when a light broke and ignited the gasoline. Damage was estimated at $200,000.