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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31554
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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A profile of Nichols Egg Ranch, which has been selling eggs here for 17 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper804
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Nichols Egg Ranch
Item ID
804AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is studying plans for joining the country's universal use of the telephone number 911 to cover ALL emergency calls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3447
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3334AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 35-40% of the city's single-family residences put out recyclables as part of a voluntary municipal recycling program which has been in effect about 18 months and involves 10,000 homes.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Recycling
Item ID
2312AN
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Newspaper Index
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Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2319AN
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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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The Board of Education has approved a new after-school child care program to be conducted by the Santa Anita Family branch of the YMCA at the Holly Avenue Elementary School Youth Hut. About 20 children have been enrolled in the program, which can accommodate up to 35.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Day Care Centers
Item ID
1410AN
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Background information on John Mynster, Charles Gilb, and Jerry Bernstein, who are all running for City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1044
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1974
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1974
Mynster, John C.
Gilb, Charles E.
Bernstein, Jerry
Item ID
1044AN
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New State Department of Health regulations require that all children entering first grade after July 1, 1975 have had a health check within the past year. This may be had at designated community health centers free of charge for those in need or otherwise by a family doctor at his regular fee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2661
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2597AN
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Arcadia resident Calla Lilly Brimer celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper647
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1991
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p. A-3 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1991
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Brimer, Calla Lilly
Item ID
647AN
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Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3120
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3037AN
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Plaza de las Fiestas, a new multipurpose arena in the northwest quadrant of the infield at the Santa Anita Park, has been created to accommodate Family Faire weekend outings for groups of 25 or more, as well as company picnics, concerts, trade shows, equine shows and other special occasions that can share the day with racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2493
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2438AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31553
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Arcadia resident Walter Besocke is the third son in his family to earn the Eagle Scout Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper601
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Besocke, Walter
Item ID
601AN
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Harry and Sarah Sneider, personal fitness trainers from Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc., are profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper811
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc.
Item ID
811AN
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A group of local businessmen have initiated steps to open a new bank, independently owned by other Arcadians. If all goes well, it will be the first independent bank to open in Arcadia since 1929.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper782
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1978
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Huntington Bank
Item ID
782AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, which recently persuaded Temple City, Rosemead and Garden Grove to stop restricting the use of foreign languages on business signs, has requested a change in the Arcadia city ordinance that allows only 1/3 of the area of a sign to be in a foreign language. The new ordinance is more restrictive than the law that was deemed unconstitutional in Pomona in 1989 which required at least 50% of a sign to be written in the Roman alphabet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3317
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1990
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Signs and Signboards
Item ID
3215AN
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Five members of the Slavin family were booked on November 12, 1976 on charges of false imprisonment and kidnapping.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Slavin, Madonna
Item ID
3243AN
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The Peacock Faire, an event with something for the whole family, will be held September 30 at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper885
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, Etc. - Diamond Jubilee, 1978
Item ID
885AN
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Newspaper Index
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Charles Bluth, whose personal story is outlined here, is building a home for his family atop the highest hill in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper613
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1979
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Bluth, Charles P.
Item ID
613AN
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Newspaper Index
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