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The Arcadia City Council, in its role of redevelopment agency, has approved a disposition and development agreement with American Savings for the property at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city of Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Woman's Club of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Margett, Bob

Item ID: 1970AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city in Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Women's Club of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Sister City - Tripolis, Greece

Item ID: 3238AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Greathouse, MarrLin

Item ID: 32185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Item ID: 407AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979

Item ID: 999AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ray McConnell, executive editor of the Star-News and Foothill Inter-City Newspapers died October 22 at the age of 63. Article outlines McConnell's career.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: McConnell, Ray

Item ID: 1971AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A draft ordinance has been submitted to the City Council that would allow Arcadia residents to conduct businesses out of their homes if certain criteria are met and a permit is approved. According to current law, such businesses are illegal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Business and Industry

Item ID: 719AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A draft ordinance has been submitted to the City Council that would allow Arcadia residents to conduct businesses out of their homes if certain criteria are met and a permit is approved. According to current law, such businesses are illegal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2057AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan for a joint fire dispatch center to serve the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Sierra Madre was unanimously voted down by the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1579AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Scholastic Aptitude Test scores show Arcadia students taking the test have scored above the national average for several years. The SAT, used by many colleges in admissions, is a measure of verbal and mathematical skills.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3108AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A chronology of the city has been developed by the school district's Office of Elementary Instruction utilizing information from the Public Library, the Arboretum and the City Clerk's office. The 35+ page volume will be used by the third and fourth grade classes as they study the community's history.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History - Chronology

Item ID: 1726AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Long, Ralph Wendell

Item ID: 1958AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Cheney, Ron

Item ID: 931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education approved a $17 million budget for 1979-80, representing an increase of 8.2% over last year. The budget provides an 8.19% increase in salary and benefits for certificated employees. A major problem appears in special education, which the state has not fully funded.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Crime statistics for the first half of 1979 show a 4.6% overall increase in crime in Arcadia, despite a decrease in the number of violent crimes. This compares to an overall increase of 5.2% for the larger San Gabriel area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tony Walker, new director of the west San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project, is optimistic about the organization's work with juveniles. The program, whose service area includes Arcadia, deals with young, first-time offenders whose problems are still minor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Juvenile Delinquency

Item ID: 1878AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tony Walker, new director of the West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project, is optimistic about the organization's work with juveniles. The program, whose service area includes Arcadia, deals with young, first-time offenders whose problems are still minor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project

Item ID: 3493AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident "Tal" Chase is the first visually handicapped person in the phone company to achieve his particular position with the special services data test center.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1.

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1.

Subjects: Chase, Tal

Item ID: 930AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979

Item ID: 998AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Arcadia City Council, in its role of redevelopment agency, has approved a disposition and development agreement with American Savings for the property at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive.

Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city of Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Woman's Club of Arcadia.

Mayor Robert Margett described his visit to Arcadia's sister city in Tripolis, Greece when he spoke to members of the International Affairs Division of the Women's Club of Arcadia.

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.

Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

Ray McConnell, executive editor of the Star-News and Foothill Inter-City Newspapers died October 22 at the age of 63. Article outlines McConnell's career.

A draft ordinance has been submitted to the City Council that would allow Arcadia residents to conduct businesses out of their homes if certain criteria are met and a permit is approved. According to current law, such businesses are illegal.

A draft ordinance has been submitted to the City Council that would allow Arcadia residents to conduct businesses out of their homes if certain criteria are met and a permit is approved. According to current law, such businesses are illegal.

A plan for a joint fire dispatch center to serve the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Sierra Madre was unanimously voted down by the Arcadia City Council.

Scholastic Aptitude Test scores show Arcadia students taking the test have scored above the national average for several years. The SAT, used by many colleges in admissions, is a measure of verbal and mathematical skills.

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

The Board of Education approved a $17 million budget for 1979-80, representing an increase of 8.2% over last year. The budget provides an 8.19% increase in salary and benefits for certificated employees. A major problem appears in special education, which the state has not fully funded.

Crime statistics for the first half of 1979 show a 4.6% overall increase in crime in Arcadia, despite a decrease in the number of violent crimes. This compares to an overall increase of 5.2% for the larger San Gabriel area.

Tony Walker, new director of the west San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project, is optimistic about the organization's work with juveniles. The program, whose service area includes Arcadia, deals with young, first-time offenders whose problems are still minor.

Tony Walker, new director of the West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project, is optimistic about the organization's work with juveniles. The program, whose service area includes Arcadia, deals with young, first-time offenders whose problems are still minor.

Arcadia resident "Tal" Chase is the first visually handicapped person in the phone company to achieve his particular position with the special services data test center.

Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.