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Long-time resident J. Lyle Cunningham, Arcadia Citizen of the Year in 1983 and former president of the Arcadia Rotary Club, died on December 15th at Methodist Hospital of natural causes. He was 82. Mr. Cunningham was actively involved in the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, the Arcadia Red Cross, the Church of the Good Shepherd and Arcadians for Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Cunningham, J. Lyle

Item ID: 1402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Subjects: Eskola, Theresa; Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6

Item ID: 1526AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Chantry Flat Road

Item ID: 3282AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1570AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department's non-emergency business telephone numbers have been changed to the following: Front desk, 570-5150; Administrative offices, 574-5178; Investigation division, 574-5160. The change is due to the switch to Pacific Bell Centrex System which gives priority to emergency services in the event of an emergency.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2205AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Marriage.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1989

Pages: p. A6

Announcement Type: Marriage

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 10, 1989

Pages: p. A6

Announcement Type: Marriage

Subjects: Cork, Wendy sue; Koon, Erik Colin

Item ID: 28769AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia ranks at the top among US cities with the highest-paid employees, yet charges its residents less for municipal services and receives less aid than most California cities of similar size. No other US city outside California with a population between 10,000 and 50,000 pays its employees more; the average city employee earns $32,767 per year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Economic Conditions

Item ID: 1501AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a 5% tax on interstate and international telephone calls over the strong objections of residents. The tax, which will cost about $.40 per person per month, is expected to generate $225,000 in city revenues, which will help close the gap between the city's general fund expenditures and revenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Telephone

Item ID: 3337AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council unanimously supports a 5% utility tax on interstate and international telephone calls. The proposed tax will cost about $.40 per person per month.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Telephone

Item ID: 3336AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 2, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 2, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Postal Service

Item ID: 2241AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 40 members of the Arcadia Chinese Association protested in front of the Chinese Consulate General offices, condemning the Chinese government for killing unarmed students in Beijing.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 14, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 14, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Organizations - Arcadia Chinese Association

Item ID: 469AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article reports Arcadia's crime rates for the year. Burglary down, theft up.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1392AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Presbyterian Church will be observing its 75th birthday in May. Article gives history of the church.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 16, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 16, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Churches - Arcadia Presbyterian Church

Item ID: 945AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Terrance McGowan of Santa Barbara donated 65 koi, Japanese carp that resemble giant goldfish, to the Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 460AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Stuart Hamblen, a country-gospel singer and former Arcadia resident who raced his horses at Santa Anita Park has died at the age of 80.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hamblen, Stuart

Item ID: 1679AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a meeting of about 200 Anoakia School parents, directors of the school, which has operated on the former estate of Anita Baldwin for 48 years, explained the reasons the school wants to relocate after June 1990. Lowry McCaslin, who owns the property, wants to develop the 20 acre estate.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools, Private - Anoakia School

Item ID: 3055AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1556AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2436AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2435AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department has stationed three officers in a special trailer outside the Santa Anita Fashion Park mall. They anticipate and increase in shoplifting incidents as Christmas approaches.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1388AN

Collection: 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.

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.

Marriage.

The Arcadia City Council unanimously supports a 5% utility tax on interstate and international telephone calls. The proposed tax will cost about $.40 per person per month.

New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

About 40 members of the Arcadia Chinese Association protested in front of the Chinese Consulate General offices, condemning the Chinese government for killing unarmed students in Beijing.

Article reports Arcadia's crime rates for the year. Burglary down, theft up.

The Arcadia Presbyterian Church will be observing its 75th birthday in May. Article gives history of the church.

Terrance McGowan of Santa Barbara donated 65 koi, Japanese carp that resemble giant goldfish, to the Arboretum.

Stuart Hamblen, a country-gospel singer and former Arcadia resident who raced his horses at Santa Anita Park has died at the age of 80.

At a meeting of about 200 Anoakia School parents, directors of the school, which has operated on the former estate of Anita Baldwin for 48 years, explained the reasons the school wants to relocate after June 1990. Lowry McCaslin, who owns the property, wants to develop the 20 acre estate.

A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

The Arcadia Police Department has stationed three officers in a special trailer outside the Santa Anita Fashion Park mall. They anticipate and increase in shoplifting incidents as Christmas approaches.