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James Jason Stathum was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the videotaped fatal shooting of Arcadia resident Munther Farah Gharib. At the time of the shooting, Gharib was working in a La Puente convenience store.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 1996
Pages
p. A-5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 1996
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Gahrib, Munther Farah
Crime and Criminals
Stathum, James Jason
Item ID
6512AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fordyce Johnson, a former Arcadia resident, died late last month at his home in San Diego from the complications of old age. The 93 year old was former chief of staff at Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Johnson, Fordyce
Item ID
13603AN
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Newspaper Index
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Police Chief Neal Johnson, 59, will retire on December 31st after serving the city for 38 years. He plans to work for an international security management company and open an office for the firm in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Police
Johnson, Neal
Item ID
4142AN
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Neal Johnson, 59, is stepping down as Police Chief after 38 years as an Arcadia police officer. He plans to work for an international security management company and open an office for the firm in Arcadia. He is also the national chairman for law enforcement sponsored Explorer Scouts.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
Subjects
Johnson, Neal
Item ID
4242AN
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A 20-year-old Arcadia resident charged with murdering his father remained in custody. The son is charged with the strangulation death of 48-year-old Wenda Peter Liu in their Longden Avenue home.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Item ID
4784AN
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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
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Bail was set at $1 million for Arcadian Hua Jiang, charged with enslaving a 20-year old woman from China. Her husband and co-defendant, Dianyi Zhai, will remain in custody without bail for several additional charges.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9519AN
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A 12-inch steel-jaw trap was found buried in a condominium flower bed. Such traps are illegal in California. The trap was found next to a house where a smaller device crushed the toes of a cat last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4424AN
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A federal judge set bail at $100,000 Friday for Arcadia resident Po Chieng Ma, accused in a scheme to funnel graduate-school test answers from coast to coast and provide them to test-takers on coded pencils.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Ma, Po Chieng
Item ID
7978AN
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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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Funeral services will be held for Richard A. Morris of Arcadia, who died early Tuesday of injuries sustained when his car swerved off the 210 Freeway Monday and hit a tree. He was 36.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Morris, Richard A
Item ID
4380AN
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Gertrude and Bob Perkins of Arcadia celebrated their 50th anniversary on March 10, 1996.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1996
Pages
p. D4 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1996
Pages
p. D4 photo
Subjects
Perkins, Bob
Perkins, Gertrude
Item ID
5901AN
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Distinguished schools for 1996 locally are Arcadia's First Avenue, Foothills and Dana Middle schools and Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Schools - Foothills Junior High School
Schools - Dana Junior High School
Item ID
5697AN
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City Council is looking at fee increases, proposed elimination of as many as 14 full-time positions and other controversial alternatives to balance the 1996-97 budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1996
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1996
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6065AN
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A team from Arcadia High School was the regional winner in the 1996 National Science Bowl. They will join other regional winners in the finals of the competition in late April in Florida.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 1996
Pages
p. A 4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 1996
Pages
p. A 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
5552AN
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Notice of Public Hearing before the Arcadia City Council on June 20, 1995. Summary by fund for 1995/6 and 1996/7 Proposed Budget is shown in tabular form.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1995
Pages
pp. H 6-7; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 1995
Pages
pp. H 6-7; Hometown section
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
4439AN
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It has been a year-long struggle for the Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior to overcome the lingering effects of a 1996 New Year's Eve arson that all but destroyed their social hall.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Churches - Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior
Item ID
11961AN
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Five young women were chosen to ride in Arcadia's entry in the 1996 Tournament of Roses Parade. All residents of Arcadia, they are: Erica Mead, Michelle Medeiros, Nicole Mosteller, Rebecca Choi and Michelle Wilson.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Mead, Erica
Medeiros, Michelle
Mosteller, Nicole
Choi, Rebecca
Wilson, Michelle
Item ID
5267AN
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Obituary/death notice

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 1999
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 1999
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Johnson, Ole Orval
Item ID
16481AN
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1999
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1999
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Johnson, Nell Bryant
Item ID
18201AN
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