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Mikki Porretta of Arcadia, has recovered her stolen car, a 2008 Cadillac CTS, and the cherished family photos that were in the trunk. The car was stolen in the 1000 block of Fairview Avenue at 6PM Wednesday last week. The car was recovered at Sunset Boulevard and Valley Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32133
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Porretta, Mikki
Thefts
Item ID
32330AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two security guards foiled an auto theft in Methodist Hospital's parking lot. Eight arrests were made and two stolen cars were recovered.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1391
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1390AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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One man in police uniform and one in suit and tie, beside a 1950s Chevrolet police car. Handwritten on back: Orr and Golds___ (illegible).

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Date
1940s or 1950s
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Date
1940s or 1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Chevrolet
Police cars
Physical Description
5 1/2 x 5 1/2 b & w
ID
1797a
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia High School freshman Francis Dean, top tennis player, is shown in photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31795
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2009
Pages
p. C3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2009
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports - girls tennis
Dean, Francis
Item ID
31992AN
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Peter Phoenix and Maria Miguel were arrested in connection with a series of scams in which elderly people had cash and jewelry stolen from their homes. They are accused of at least five burglaries since February in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Burglaries and thefts
Phoenix, Peter
Miguel, Maria
Item ID
29653AN
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Clara Baldwin Stocker's home on the north side of Foothill Blvd. between Baldwin and Santa Anita. Two stone pillars with light fixtures on top are visible on either side of the driveway. Handwritten note on bottom left of photo reads, "Oaks 1915".

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Date
1915
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Date
1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Historic houses
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1549
Collection
Photographs
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The City of Arcadia's contribution to the cost of the 2011 Mayor's Community Breakfast will total $4795. The event drew protestors upset about the mayor's choice of Reverend H. B. London, of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, as keynote speaker. London received a standing ovation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32353
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Protests
Item ID
32551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Children's Storytime Tea at la-Tea-da raised funds for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25743
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Foundation
la-Tea-da
Item ID
25943AN
Collection
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Police halt motel bandit, William Howard Hays, with bullet. Arcadia officers stop thief at Eaton's and recover cash loot. The Arcadia police officers involved were T. G. Bednark and W. L. Reddington. See hard copy in VF Crime and Criminals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32994
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Bednark, T. G.
Crime and Criminals
Eaton's
Hays, William Howard
Reddington, W. L.
Item ID
33191AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Senior Arcadia High School quarterback Garret Tuck (1,598 yards, 15 touchdowns) is on the Pasadena Star News Top 10 of high school football players.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31644
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2009
Pages
p. 1 of the Special Section "Football 2009"
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 2, 2009
Pages
p. 1 of the Special Section "Football 2009"
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports - football
Tuck, Garret
Item ID
31841AN
Collection
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California taxable sales topped all records in the 2nd quarter of 1978, totaling $28.4 billion. Arcadia taxable sales were: retail transactions $59,331,000; total: $67,076,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3435
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
Octoberb 8, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
Octoberb 8, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3323AN
Collection
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The body and car of Arcadia resident Pei-hua Tsai were recovered after his car plunged into the San Gabriel Reservoir last Saturday, March 12, 2005. He was 24 years old. A photo shows the wreckage and divers.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Tsai, Pei-Hua
Car accidents
San Gabriel Reservoir
Item ID
29636AN
Collection
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Arcadia police, working with other law enforcement agencies, uncovered a major auto theft ring operating in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Two men were arrested and four cars were recovered from a warehouse in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1390
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1389AN
Collection
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Unusual wedding gowns to be shown at Mystery-Mother tea.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20942
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1967
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1967
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Iverson, Diane
Iverson, De Forest
Iverson, Elaine
Item ID
21171AN
Collection
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Ben Bridge Jeweler in Santa Anita Fashion Park was robbed at gunpoint of watches and jewelry valued at over $165, 000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25842
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Robbery
Item ID
26042AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city government setup covers wide scope. Editorial on Arcadia's form of city government by Barbara Wilcox.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33016
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia government
Wilcox, Barbara
Item ID
33213AN
Collection
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15-year-old Richard Ung was arrested at his parents' home in Arcadia, where sheriffs recovered nine guns, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an assault pistol. Ung is being investigated for alleged involvement in the stabbing death of Boo K. Lee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30707
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guns
Lee, Boo K.
Murders - stabbings
Ung, Richard
Weapons
Item ID
30895AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Oral History Audio Tapes

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Contents
ORAL HISTORY AUDIO TAPES On ¼ inch magnet tape, 7 inch reel: Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Mrs. Claire Charles, February 13, 1963; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Floyd and Mildred Kingsley, May 17, 1968; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; Mr. Mullender an…
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ORAL HISTORY AUDIO TAPES On ¼ inch magnet tape, 7 inch reel: Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Mrs. Claire Charles, February 13, 1963; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Floyd and Mildred Kingsley, May 17, 1968; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; Mr. Mullender and his wife, 1964; Mrs. Heater and Mr. Mullender, March 11, 1964; Dr. Lawrence Powell (Dean of UCLA Library School), speech January 12, 1962. On compact cassette: Lucille Bateman, May 19, 1976; Mrs. Clara Bertolina, March 8, 1968; Jones, first mayor of Sierra Madre, November 15, 1962; Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, January 26, 1967; George McCoy, September 1978; Mr. Mullender and his wife, 1964; Mrs. Heater and Mr. Mullender, March 11, 1964; Seymour, Hortense (Music)-no date
Subjects
Oral History Audio Tapes
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 94
Shelf Number
Shelf C6
Item ID
400AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Rubik's Cube craze culminates in the U. S. Rubik's Cube Championship competition at Caltech. Local middle school student Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi clocked the fastest time but could not claim top prize because he was born in Japan. Local Frank Chang also competed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28758
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Rubik's Cube competition
CalTech
Makisumi, Shotaro ("Macky")
Students - First Avenue Middle School
Chang, Frank
Item ID
28946AN
Collection
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Recent changes in the scope of motion picture and television filming at the Arboretum has caused some residents to question the productions' use of the facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27450
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
27647AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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