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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Collectors of old horse drawn buggies. She is the daughter of Carl Kophaner, who had a corn stand at the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Live Oak.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. C-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1974
Pages
p. C-1
Subjects
Barton, Arly and Bill.
Item ID
597AN
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Floretta Lauber has been named Mayor of the City Council. She is the first woman so named.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Mayors - Lauber, Floretta
Item ID
1001AN
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Sondra Lacey of Arcadia served on the 1978-79 Los Angeles County Grand Jury as chairman of the Social and Human Services Committee. Article outlines her activities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lacey, Sondra
Item ID
1897AN
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Mrs. Johanna Hofer has declared that she will be a write-in candidate for the April 19 School Board election. A vocal critic of the Board, she expressed her views on the issues.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 14, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 14, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Hofer, Johanna
Item ID
2500AN
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Mrs. Floretta Lauber, completing her first term as a member of the City Council, has announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election in April due to health problems in her family.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1978
Lauber, Floretta
Item ID
1062AN
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Background on Linda Nash, new student representative to the Arcadia Board of Education. She will take her seat on July 2, 1979.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
2457AN
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Summary of crime at the 72 acre shopping center: bad checks, shoplifting, theft, auto theft.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1547AN
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Arcadia Police Department is launching a campaign to educate people about what they feel is an inadequate pension system.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2189AN
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Emery Riddle has been convicted of first degree murder in the December 1976 slaying of Arcadian Rene Kane and her unborn child.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Kane, Rene
Murder - Riddle, Emery
Item ID
1351AN
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Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Kane, Rene
Item ID
1349AN
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MarrLin Greathouse, 17, of Arcadia High School, was crowned Miss Arcadia. She and her royal court will represent the city on the Arcadia float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day, 1980.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Greathouse, MarrLin
Item ID
32185AN
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Profile of Arcadian George Retzer, who went to the 1912 Olympics as a wrestler. At 92 he still exercises daily.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1975
Pages
p. C-6 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1975
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p. C-6 photo
Subjects
Retzer, George
Item ID
2343AN
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Grace Clark has retired after more than 21 years with the Arcadia Public Library. She was City Librarian for a number of years and has been head of the Technical Services Department for the past 15 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - Employees - Clark, Grace
Item ID
1932AN
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The parents of Madonna Slavin must appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 1 to answer the charges of kidnapping their 20 year old daughter from the Hare Krishna sect and forcibly "deprogramming" her.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Slavin, Madonna
Item ID
3241AN
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Care is advised as the rattlesnake season comes to the Foothills area. Do's and Dont's are given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1975
Pages
p. A-6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1975
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
381AN
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Article gives overview of services and intent of the Continuing Care Unit at the Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1979
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1979
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1761AN
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The Library Board has approved money for the installation of a book detection system to help prevent thefts.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 25, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 25, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Item ID
1939AN
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Newspaper Index
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