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Survivors of a bus crash on Santa Anita Avenue that happened 50 years ago, on July 14, 1959, recall the accident. The bus had been carrying a group of boys from a Catholic summer camp at Chantry Flat. Brakes failed coming down the steep grade of Santa Anita Avenue. The crash killed 3-year-old Cory Matson. The driver was Brady Bolt. Ken Kramer shares his story of the crash in a separate, related article on p. A4.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Accidents
Bolt, Brady
Fatalities
Kramer, Ken
Lynch, Jim
Matson, Cory
Item ID
31763AN
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Joshua Parra-Davis, 23, of Arcadia, was allegedly found with a bomb after visiting Foothills Middle School on January 14, 2011. He will face four felony counts of possession of a destructive or explosive device. He is being held at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, and due back at Pasadena Superior Court on June 15 to enter a plea. If convicted of all four felony counts, he could face up to 19 years in prison.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua
Item ID
32503AN
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Joshua Martin Parra-Davis, 23, of Arcadia, pleaded not guilty in Pasadena Superior Court, to charges of possessing and leaving an explosive device in a backpack near a bank on Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, on Friday, January 14, 2011. He is charged with four felony counts, including possession of a destructive device near a school. Parra-Davis, a former Foothills Middle School student, was seen opening a classroom door last Friday and then later was seen dropping the backpack into some bushes. The bag contained what appeared to be a homemade explosive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32301
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32500AN
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Jack Tseng, 17 of Arcadia, was shot to death on June 24, 2006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33205
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
June 29, 2006
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
June 29, 2006
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Tseng, Jack
Item ID
33402AN
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Arcadia High School graduate, Captain Jack Fry, 54, is Los Angeles City Firefighter of the Year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Fry, Jack
Item ID
34342AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See hard copy in VF "Deaths."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2005
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2005
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Davis, Charles
Item ID
31319AN
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Amateur golfer Jack Lee, of Arcadia, loves golf. He has played in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 33 times.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2006
Pages
p. C1, C5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2006
Pages
p. C1, C5
Subjects
Lee, Jack
Golf
Golfers
Senior Citizens
Item ID
30089AN
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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
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Jack Donnelly's vintage postcard collection of Arcadia sights is on display at the Arcadia Public Library through the end of August.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Donnelly, Jack
Postcards-vintage-historic
Arcadia Public Library-exhibits
Item ID
29774AN
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Santa Anita Park president Jack Liebau recently resigned because of disagreements with Magna Entertainment's Frank Stronach over the direction the track is headed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27465
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2004
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2004
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Liebau, Jack
Item ID
27662AN
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2008
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2008
Pages
p. A16
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kyle, Fredric Davis
Item ID
31376AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2004
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2004
Pages
p. 27
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Davis, Nancy Nelson
Item ID
31877AN
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Obituary/death notice

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2016
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2016
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Davis, William P.
Item ID
34945AN
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Arcadia realtor Tom Davis, of Coldwell Banker in Arcadia, recently got his certified distress expert certification to be able to handle short sales.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 15, 2011
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 15, 2011
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Davis, Tom
Realtors
Item ID
32800AN
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Los Angeles City Fire Captain Jack Fry, an Arcadia High School graduate, class of 1978, was named Training Officer of the Year by the Los Angeles Fire Commission.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2014
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2014
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Fry, Jack
Item ID
33963AN
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Arcadia Weekly columnists:Donna Baker reports on real estate, p. 18; John Luke writes on sports, p. 14; Billy McLellan writes movie reviews, p. 11; Dawn Mueller writes theatre reviews, p. 7; Bill Peters writes music reviews, p. 13; Vince Pirolli is the wine guy, p. 7; Jack Von Bulow, D.D.S. reports on dental news, p. 21; Kelvin Wong writes about real estate, p. 19.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Subjects
Baker, Donna
Luke, John
McLellan, Billy
Mueller, Dawn
Peters, Bill
Pirolli, Vince
Von Bulow, Jack, D.D.S.
Wong, Kelvin
Item ID
31978AN
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Bob Margett, 78, a 29th District State Senator, who started his public service on Arcadia City Council, and Jack Scott, 21st District State Senator, are leaving their positions.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Politicians
Scott, Jack
Senators
Item ID
33412AN
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Dr. Jack K. Robbins will serve as only the second president in the 32 year history of the Oak Tree Racing Association.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Oak Tree Racing Association
Robbins, Jack K.
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
27712AN
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Jack Laidlaw, a teacher of film and art at Arcadia High School, lost his home in the recent Sayre Fire that destroyed 480 or so homes at Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Educators
Fires
Laidlaw, Jack
Item ID
31503AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31169
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2008
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2008
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Massey, Ben Davis, Jr.
Item ID
31364AN
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Newspaper Index
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