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The 29th annual "Twice Sold Tales" used book sale by the Friends of the Arcadia Library took place Saturday, May 2, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1644AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library's 30th annual book sale drew larger than usual crowds, with sales amounting to more than $9000, $1000 more than sales made in 1987.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photos

Subjects: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library

Item ID: 1648AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council granted Temple Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue the right to operate a preschool for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 5. Public debate on the matter is reviewed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Nursery Schools

Item ID: 2027AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two Charter amendments will be on the April 9th ballot: 1. Would increase from 2 to 3 the number of consecutive 4 year terms a Councilman may serve and change the residence requirement from 2 years to 1. 2. Provides for a municipal election in February with offices to be filled by those candidates who receive the highest number of votes. However, if no candidate receives at least 40% of the votes cast, a run-off election would be held in April.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1984

Pages: p. D-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1984

Pages: p. D-4

Subjects: Charter

Item ID: 925AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Louie Peterson who runs A & A Motorcycle Repair near the corner of La Porte & First Avenue has created a motorcycle museum in one part of his shop. On display are 20 mostly British motorcycles and a unique steam driven cycle. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1986

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1986

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: A & A Motorcycle of Arcadia see also A and A Motorcycle of Arcadia

Item ID: 731AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Several buildings were closed in Arcadia following a major earthquake which struck shortly before 8 A.M. October 1.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Item ID: 1487AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Alcohol - Law and Legislation

Item ID: 344AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against the proposed subdivision of a lot on South 8th Avenue into 5 separate properties, ruling it would not be suitable for the area, which is heavily populated by horse owners.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 29, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 628AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mortgage rates for senior housing rise. City has been notified by Department of Housing and Urban Development that the mortgage rates for such projects have been raised from 9 1/4 to 11 5/8 %.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens - Housing

Item ID: 3185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

James Bates of Arcadia was ordered to spend 6 months in county jail for the freeway deaths of Denise Wilson and David Hawkins. A two-year sentence was suspended. Bates is on five years probation and must abstain from use of alcoholic beverages. Though Bates had been drinking during the afternoon before, his blood alcohol level was only .03 after the 1 A.M. accident.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3399AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1473AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 6 1/2 years of court battles, Kenneth Kirkpatrick hopes to be back on the job in June as chief probation officer of the county.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.

Item ID: 1886AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to raise the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel/motel "bed tax") from 5% to 8% effective October 1.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3332AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School will hold its graduation ceremony June 17 at 5 P.M. in the school's football stadium.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 15, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2994AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a complex 4-party agreement between the city, a developer and 2 restaurants, thus paving the way for a new Souplantation Restaurant on Arcadia's east side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Souplantation

Item ID: 2341AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fashion Park shows sales increase, reports Topper Smith, general manager. Business up 7% in June and up 5% in July and August.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 8, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo of Mr. Topper

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 8, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo of Mr. Topper

Subjects: Fashion Park

Item ID: 1549AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Focus on the Family

Item ID: 1623AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1200AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will no longer permit wood roofs for new construction and replacement throughout the city. The City Council has restricted all new roofing to Class A. Final vote was 3-2, with Councilmen David Hannah and Dick Haltom against the ban on wood roofs and Mayor Don Pellegrino joining Councilman Jeff Dring and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Lojeski on the winning side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After presentations by 3 architectural firms Tuesday night, the Arcadia City Council voted 4-1 to ask one of the companies back for further discussion on doing a master plan for the city's proposed civic center project. The proposed center would probably be located on the Huntington Drive median where the city hall and police station are now located. Mayor David Hannah indicated that this could be a long-term project, perhaps lasting as long as 20 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1199AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The 29th annual "Twice Sold Tales" used book sale by the Friends of the Arcadia Library took place Saturday, May 2, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library's 30th annual book sale drew larger than usual crowds, with sales amounting to more than $9000, $1000 more than sales made in 1987.

City Council granted Temple Shaarei Tikvah Synagogue the right to operate a preschool for children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 5. Public debate on the matter is reviewed.

Louie Peterson who runs A & A Motorcycle Repair near the corner of La Porte & First Avenue has created a motorcycle museum in one part of his shop. On display are 20 mostly British motorcycles and a unique steam driven cycle. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Several buildings were closed in Arcadia following a major earthquake which struck shortly before 8 A.M. October 1.

A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

The Arcadia Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend against the proposed subdivision of a lot on South 8th Avenue into 5 separate properties, ruling it would not be suitable for the area, which is heavily populated by horse owners.

Mortgage rates for senior housing rise. City has been notified by Department of Housing and Urban Development that the mortgage rates for such projects have been raised from 9 1/4 to 11 5/8 %.

Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

After 6 1/2 years of court battles, Kenneth Kirkpatrick hopes to be back on the job in June as chief probation officer of the county.

The Arcadia City Council voted to raise the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel/motel "bed tax") from 5% to 8% effective October 1.

Arcadia High School will hold its graduation ceremony June 17 at 5 P.M. in the school's football stadium.

The Arcadia City Council approved a complex 4-party agreement between the city, a developer and 2 restaurants, thus paving the way for a new Souplantation Restaurant on Arcadia's east side.

Arcadia Fashion Park shows sales increase, reports Topper Smith, general manager. Business up 7% in June and up 5% in July and August.

Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.