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Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Garr, Karen
Item ID
22AN
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Jockey Christine Davenport describes her experiences as a woman jockey.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1992
Pages
p. A-5 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1992
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p. A-5 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Davenport, Christine
Item ID
25AN
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Collectors of old horse drawn buggies. She is the daughter of Carl Kophaner, who had a corn stand at the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Live Oak.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. C-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. C-1
Subjects
Barton, Arly and Bill.
Item ID
597AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
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 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"

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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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17 year old Arcadia High School senior Maria Zamorano, known to her friends as "Angie" was killed in a car accident on Wednesday.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
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p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Zamorano, Maria
Item ID
75AN
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Arcadia High School student Asha Jayasinghe is known for her astonishing speed. She won the National Jesse Owens Championship in the 400 meters and was inducted into the Jesse Owens Hall of Fame as a junior athlete. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1992
Pages
p. A-8 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1992
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p. A-8 photo
Subjects
Jayasinghe, Asha
Item ID
53AN
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Deco Van Horn, owner of Van Horn Insurance Agency for the past 31 years, died July 2, 1977.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Van Horn, Deco
Item ID
3429AN
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Firemen pay last respect to Capt. Jerry Broadwell.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1, 1976
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1, 1976
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry (Capt.)
Item ID
24852AN
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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".

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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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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The hearing by the Planning Commission on the Anoakia property has been put off until a later date. Some specifics of what Mr. McCaslin will seek when the hearing is scheduled are given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 21, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
421AN
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The 50,000 square foot property on the northeast corner of Wheeler and First has been sold for $215,000. The former owners were Robert and Phyllis Walker. The site will be used for the corporate headquarters for HTL Industries and a two story office building to be built by Jeff Jons and Jim Kuhn. Hoy an Kehler's Arcadia Van Lives, presently on the site, will relocate.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
692AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James Van Horn, Apr. 13.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1972
Pages
p. 10
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1972
Pages
p. 10
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Van Horn, Kristi Lyn
Item ID
23576AN
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Arcadia resident Christine Simmons, a senior at Arroyo High School, represented the school at Girls' State this summer.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 12, 1991 photo
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 12, 1991 photo
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Simmons, Christine
Item ID
3218AN
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Henry Amparan and David "Casey" Jones are being hailed as local heroes for their quick thinking in using a ladder to lead three people to safety when a fire swept through a second-story apartment at the San Souci complex at 501 East Live Oak Ave.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
1607AN
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The 134 - employee Dowty Avionics has been purchased by West Los Angeles based Whittaker Electronics and will close up shop this month when it is consolidated with Whittaker's Simi Valley division. It was formerly known as Resdel Engineering from 1958 - 1989.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Dowty Avionics - Resdel Engineering
Item ID
66AN
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80 year old Ruth Lubin of Arcadia has been selected to read the first poem she ever wrote at the World of Poetry convention in New York in September.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Lubin, Ruth
Item ID
573AN
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The City Council has turned down Bob Margett's request to build a skate board park with 60 person capacity on Live Oak Avenue. Noise and congestion were the reasons given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Item ID
716AN
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Chic Anderson, one of the finest thoroughbred racing announcers known for his work at the Kentucky Derby and other major races, has been named to be the announcer at Santa Anita Park for 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1974
Pages
p. A-9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1974
Pages
p. A-9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Item ID
2406AN
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The newest park in the Arcadia area is the Peck Road Water Conservation Park at Live Oak and Peck Road. There will be fishing in the spreading basin of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. This is a Los Angeles County Regional Park. Supervisor Peter Schabarum was on hand for the opening on June 23, 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 26, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2124AN
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