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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, candidate for City Council discusses his views on current events. Biographical details included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1074
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Fasching, George
Item ID
1073AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gordon Maddock, a local realtor running for City Council, believes redevelopment to be the biggest issue in Arcadia. Biographical details included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1078
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Maddock, Gordon
Item ID
1077AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Article details School District's policy for free and reduced-price meals for children under the National School Lunch program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2685
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2621AN
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Newspaper Index
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Charles Norm Stevens is a World War II veteran and former bombadier who shares his experiences flying in the Army Air Corps and Air Force in his two books, "The Innocent Cadet" and "An Innocent at Polebrook." Stevens, a resident of Monterey Park, signed books at a Friends of the Arcadia Public Library event last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Authors
Bombadiers
Memorial Day
Stevens, Charles Norm
War veterans
Item ID
31684AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Kline P. Barney Jr. has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Engineering-Science. Biographical notes included. Other Arcadians receiving promotions are enumerated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1981
Pages
p. A-10
Subjects
Engineering-Science Companies
Item ID
767AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Barbara Wild is the new administrator at the California Home for the Aged Deaf. Biographical details on Ms. Wild are offered. Activities at the home are outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper879
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1980
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 25, 1980
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
California Home for the Aged Deaf
Item ID
879AN
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Newspaper Index
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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Camp Ross
U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA
World War I
Item ID
31780AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Dennis Lojeski, a dentist in Arcadia, is running for City Council. Lojeski has been very active in local organizations. Biographical details included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
1076AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Article by Sandy Snider details the history of the Santa Anita Depot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Railroads - Santa Anita Station
Item ID
2283AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lou Carno has been an Arcadia resident for 53 years and is a longtime horse trainer. One of his early jobs was working as a groom for race horse Seabiscuit's owner, C.S. Howard. Carno served in the U.S. Marine Corps, earned his CA Trainers License in 1952. He trained for celebrity horse owners such as Betty Grable, Desi Arnaz, and Burt Bacharach, and others. He is 83 now and semi-retired.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Carno, Lou - biography
Horse trainers
Item ID
31792AN
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Newspaper Index
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Richard Haltom is running for City Council as a team-mate with Jeff Dring (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) The two are co-chairmen of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee. Biographical details included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Haltom, Richard
Dring, Jeff
Item ID
1075AN
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Newspaper Index
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John Blanken, newly retired 6th grade teacher from Holly Avenue, enjoyed 21 years at the school after a 20-year stint in the U.S. Navy. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2889
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Blanken, John
Item ID
2816AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, has a stronghold on illegal drug trafficking in the San Gabriel Valley. Fighting within the gang is causing violence, even as some key members are in prison.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs
La Eme
Mexican Mafia
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
31113AN
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Newspaper Index
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Last year, Foothills Junior High students raised $800 for the Peace Corps to go to Lamotrek Atoll, Micronesia, an island in the South Pacific. The Peace Corps Partnership Program allows American schools, clubs and organizations to fund small projects, typically less than $1500. The money will be used to construct a basketball court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3134
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Foothills Junior High School
Item ID
3050AN
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Newspaper Index
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Local middle school and high school students compete against JPL engineers in a contest to build elaborate machines that light a single match.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Mok, Brian
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - Invention Challenge
Contests - Strike a Match Contest
Item ID
29983AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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At the age of 94, Arcadian Ethel Stoner still believes in keeping busy. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3371
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-5 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-5 photo
Subjects
Stoner, Ethel
Item ID
3262AN
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Newspaper Index
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The first phase of the Downtown Arcadia Revitalization Study has been completed by Willdan Associates, engineers, architects and planners. A public meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. in the council chambers at City Hall to present to Arcadians in general and downtown merchants and property owners in particular the consultants' preliminary findings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1298
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune p A-1
Date
July 29, 1984
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Arcadia Tribune p A-1
Date
July 29, 1984
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1297AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marilyn Daleo has been selected Arcadia Citizen of the Year. Details of her community service are included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper964
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Citizen of the Year - 1981
Daleo, Marilyn
Item ID
964AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Art Bean has been interested in hang gliding since he was a boy. Biographical notes included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper598
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-8 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-8 photo
Subjects
Bean, Art
Item ID
598AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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