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After months of work, 25 Arcadia Rotarians, Rotaryanns and friends formed a Christmas caravan, carrying more than 350 gifts and better than 800 pounds of food, clothing and shoes to 227 orphans in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Organizations - Rotary Club

Item ID: 2090AN

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

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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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: Arboretum

Item ID: 447AN

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

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

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Wagener, Bertha Mae

Item ID: 3439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 2608AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3038AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3037AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education made firm its plans for the Junior High pupils. First Avenue 8th and 9th graders will attend classes on their own campus, while incoming 7th graders will be divided between Dana and Foothills junior high schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Junior High Schools

Item ID: 3030AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A continuous left turn lane will be provided in the center of Duarte Road from Lovell Ave. to Baldwin Ave., and directional left turn lights will be installed at the Baldwin and Duarte intersection. This was passed by the Council, requested by the West Arcadia Business and Professional Association.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3403AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Republic Development Co. made a report to the City Council concerning redevelopment of the area around Fifth Avenue, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Wash. Proposals include 3 five-story office buildings and expansion of retail stores into the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1269AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article is a farewell for the Cliffords, who will be leaving Arcadia to head a mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints. Dr. Clifford has been a member of the Arcadia Board of Education for the past 4 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Clifford, Kay

Item ID: 1221AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3036AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The First Avenue Junior High School sustained $1 million in damages Monday night, May 28, 1979. Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 31, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 31, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3035AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Bob Margett, in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce, suggested that the city start checking up on businesses operating out of homes within the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Business and Industry

Item ID: 717AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Margett has been elected Mayor for 1979-1980, with Don Pellegrino Mayor Pro-Tem. Article outlines Margett's concerns for the community.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979; Mayors - Margett, Bob

Item ID: 1002AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2262AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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After months of work, 25 Arcadia Rotarians, Rotaryanns and friends formed a Christmas caravan, carrying more than 350 gifts and better than 800 pounds of food, clothing and shoes to 227 orphans in Tijuana, Mexico.

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.

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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.

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

The Arcadia Board of Education made firm its plans for the Junior High pupils. First Avenue 8th and 9th graders will attend classes on their own campus, while incoming 7th graders will be divided between Dana and Foothills junior high schools.

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

A continuous left turn lane will be provided in the center of Duarte Road from Lovell Ave. to Baldwin Ave., and directional left turn lights will be installed at the Baldwin and Duarte intersection. This was passed by the Council, requested by the West Arcadia Business and Professional Association.

The Republic Development Co. made a report to the City Council concerning redevelopment of the area around Fifth Avenue, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Wash. Proposals include 3 five-story office buildings and expansion of retail stores into the area.

Article is a farewell for the Cliffords, who will be leaving Arcadia to head a mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints. Dr. Clifford has been a member of the Arcadia Board of Education for the past 4 years.

Two articles on the fire which damaged First Avenue Junior High School. The longer discusses the arson investigation, the second discusses the general fire investigation, seeking the beginning point for the fire.

The First Avenue Junior High School sustained $1 million in damages Monday night, May 28, 1979. Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.

Mayor Bob Margett, in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce, suggested that the city start checking up on businesses operating out of homes within the city.

Bob Margett has been elected Mayor for 1979-1980, with Don Pellegrino Mayor Pro-Tem. Article outlines Margett's concerns for the community.

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.