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An earthquake registering 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Australia's southeast coast at 3:28 PST on Wednesday, December 27, 1989. Newcastle, Australia's fifth largest city, suffered the majority of damage as 11 were known to have died. A city of 500,000, Newcastle has the largest concentration of heavy industry in the country.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3341
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 31, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 31, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Sister City - Newcastle, Australia
Item ID
3237AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia teachers are eligible for mini-grants of $100-300 under a program being implemented by the Arcadia Rotary Club. The program will provide funds to district teachers for special projects beginning in February. All teachers, from kindergarten to 12th grade, are eligible to apply.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2112
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Organizations - Rotary Club
Item ID
2097AN
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Newspaper Index
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A building contract for a senior citizens center has been awarded to Nationwide Construction of Downey. Groundbreaking is anticipated in three months. The center will be built on the triangular piece of land at the intersection of Holly Avenue and Campus and Huntington Drives across from the Chamber of Commerce.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3266
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3170AN
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Newspaper Index
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Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1527
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1, 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1, 2
Subjects
Eskola, Theresa
Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6
Item ID
1526AN
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Newspaper Index
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Susan Clavey, the mother of Tanya Clavey (the 16-year old girl who died following a 400-foot plunge off the Santa Anita Canyon Road) asked the Arcadia City Council to close the road's gate at dusk to prevent further fatalities. The gate, normally locked at 10 PM, was unlocked when the accident occurred at 10:15 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets - Chantry Flat Road
Item ID
3282AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Commission on School District Organization voted 9-0 to deny Sierra Madre's petition to join the Arcadia School District. The matter will go to the state Board of Education, which may take 3-4 months to make a decision.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2176
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2154AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 76 members of the Arcadia Fire Department raised $14,521 for victims of the Bay Area earthquake by giving up one shift of paid vacation time each. The money will be donated to Santa Cruz County through the Arcadia chapter of the American Red Cross.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1571
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1570AN
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Newspaper Index
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About 1500 people went to a hearing before the county Commission on School District Organization to discuss the possible transfer of Sierra Madre schools from the Pasadena Unified School District to the Arcadia Unified School District. The hearing is the first step in a long process that involves approval by the state Board of Education and local voters before an area can transfer to another school district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2175
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2153AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia School Board took a neutral position on the proposed transfer of Sierra Madre students to the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2174
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2152AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1480
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1479AN
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Newspaper Index
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In essay tests given to California seniors last December, Arcadia students scored 273 on a scale of 400, compared to a national average of 250. However, when compared to similar districts such as Beverly Hills, San Marino and La Canada, Arcadia is ranked in only the 23rd percentile, meaning that 77% of the districts scored higher. This is of interest since San Marino had the highest score in the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3218
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3126AN
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Newspaper Index
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Some Sierra Madre parents want to split from the Pasadena Unified School District and join the Arcadia Unified School District because of Arcadia's high-ranking CAP scores and low dropout rate. Members of Arcadia's Board of Education question whether they could handle the influx of new students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2173
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Pasadena Unified School District
Item ID
2151AN
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Newspaper Index
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Qualified low and moderate-income homeowners may receive up to $7500 for the rehabilitation of single-family owner-occupied homes through the Arcadia Planning Dept.'s Housing Rehabilitation Program. This program is financed with Community Development Block Grant Funds, and monies are available on a first-come first-served basis through June 30, 1990.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1850
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 20, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 20, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Housing Rehabilitation Program
Item ID
1849AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency won a $495,000 settlement for removing toxic waste from 1.6 acres of downtown Arcadia land it bought from Clifford C. Bong and Co. last year. The agency sued Bong in April of 1988 to recover the money it spent to dispose of soil contaminated with high levels of lead, cadmium and hydrocarbon wastes. The agreement was reached two days before the June 27 trial was to begin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper336
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
336AN
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Newspaper Index
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An application for state funds to make $8.5 million worth of repairs in 6 Arcadia schools is moving ahead. Funds for the repairs, from the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Program, a bond measure, have been exhausted. However, another bond issue, coming up in the June 1990 election, is expected to pass and provide money to continue the program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3019
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2943AN
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Newspaper Index
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Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1526
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
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Newspaper Index
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Susan Robertson, 48, a 4th grade teacher at Hugo Reid School for 26 years, died on July 4 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Robertson graduated from USC in 1963 and worked for the Arcadia Unified School District, teaching at Hugo Reid School for her entire career.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2392
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Robertson, Susan
Item ID
2345AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Rotary Club has installed Ronald H. Huston, project manager of the Sierra Madre Main Street Program, as its 63rd president.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2111
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Organizations - Rotary Club
Item ID
2096AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Vance T. Peterson of Arcadia has been appointed vice-president for institutional advancement at Occidental College. Peterson will assume responsibility for Occidental's external relations program, including fundraising, alumni relations, public communications and community affairs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2196
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Peterson, Vance
Item ID
2171AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2332
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Lower Rancho
Item ID
2291AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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