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Arcadia School District enrollment is down by 100 students from last year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2895AN
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Newspaper Index
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As of January 1, 1974 Arcadia's population was 44,656. This figure showed a decrease from the April 1970 count of 45,138.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1975
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1975
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Population
Item ID
2229AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article, with chart, shows housing and population changes for local cities from April 1, 1970 to January 1, 1978.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1978
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Population
Item ID
2230AN
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Newspaper Index
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A hearing was held re the Arcadia Unified School District definition of segregation. The Board's criterion is that a school is segregated only when one minority group exceeds 50% of that school's enrollment.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 1, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 1, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Integration
Item ID
2583AN
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Newspaper Index
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The American Indian will be spotlighted on three floats in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade. Farmers Insurance Group's float will depict an Indian on horseback. Arcadia's float theme is "The First Americans" and the County of Los Angeles' float theme is "The Proud American."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Floats
Tournament of Roses Parade--1975
Item ID
32741AN
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Newspaper Index
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After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2897AN
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Newspaper Index
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Overall enrollment for the Arcadia schools was down by 470 on the first day of classes. The drop in enrollment coupled with Prop. 13 has resulted in a very small number of new teachers this year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2896AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fire Chief Bob Dick will retire February 17 after nearly 27 years with the Arcadia Fire Department.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Dick, Bob
Dick, Robert
Item ID
1591AN
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Newspaper Index
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J. C. Penny's has had a store in Arcadia for 35 years; now it has two. The new 224,491 square foot facility opened at Fashion Park July 30, 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1544AN
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Newspaper Index
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Enrollment for 1975 is down about 1200 children for local schools in the San Gabriel Valley. Though stragglers will bring this figure down, school districts are wary.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 28, 1975
Pages
p. A-5
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 28, 1975
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2894AN
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Newspaper Index
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A brief dedication ceremony for the new chamber building at City Hall was held on April 15, 1977. Total cost, including the remodeling of old quarters for new uses, was $903,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Hall
Item ID
2271AN
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Newspaper Index
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Tennyson Warren, Foothills Junior High School English teacher, has spent 6 weeks studying Indian literature and will bring this enriched background to his students.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 22, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Warren, Tennyson
Item ID
3442AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Teachers Association (ATA) as an affiliate of the California Teachers Association and the NEA was for many years considered the bulwark of professionalism in Arcadia. Now the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has gained important inroads.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2712AN
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Newspaper Index
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Library Building (1961-1989)

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Start Date
1961
End Date
1989
Contents
1. "Report and recommendations." Report from E. Castagna to Library Board on locating new library building, March 18, 1957, nine pages. 2. "A report on the future building program." Report by the Library Board and Administration, March 21, 1957, fifteen pages. 3. Letter from E. Castagna to Libra…
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Start Date
1961
End Date
1989
Contents
1. "Report and recommendations." Report from E. Castagna to Library Board on locating new library building, March 18, 1957, nine pages.
2. "A report on the future building program." Report by the Library Board and Administration, March 21, 1957, fifteen pages.
3. Letter from E. Castagna to Library Board, May 15, 1957.
4. "Arcadia Public Library second preliminary planning program." Undated, fifteen pages.
5. Schematic drawing prepared for the Arcadia Library Board, July 5, 1957.
6. "Arcadia Library plans approved by Library Board." Monrovia Daily News, November 16, 1959.
7. Information sheet on Arcadia Public Library at the time of building dedication, April 16, 1961.
8. City of Arcadia final cost and related data published at the time of building dedication, April 1961.
9. Dedication Ceremony program, April 16, 1961. Four copies.
10. "Art Exhibitions." List of exhibits at the time of building dedication, April 16, 1961.
11. "Invitation to Your New Library." Brochure for the public, April 16, 1961.
12. Invitation to the formal dedication ceremony, April 16, 1961.
13. "Arcadia Public Library history." A history and list of personnel as of opening the new building, April 16, 1961, one page.
14. List of Arcadia Public Library activities for the dedication week, April 17-22, 1961.
15. "Library dedication ceremonies." Arcadia Tribune, April 13, 1961, two parts.
16. "Library to be dedicated in Arcadia." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, April 9, 1961, with photos.
17. Area handwritten sheet with square footage, undated. (MISSING - April 1994)
18. "Arcadia changes image with carpets and music." Library Journal, December 15, 1961.
19. "Everybody loves the Library." San Francisco Sunday Chronicle, April 15, 1962.
20. Arcadia Public Library Junior Reading Room Dedication program, November 16, 1963. Two copies. (NOTE: Children's wing was not completed at the time the new library opened in 1961.)
21. Program for an Arcadia High School Music Holiday Concert to benefit the Jerry Broadwell Fund. (NOTE: The Children's room was redecorated in 1976 and dedicated to Fire Captain Jerry Broadwell.)
22. "Jerry Broadwell Children's Library." Information sheet describing memorial fund.
23. Dedication program of the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room, March 21, 1976.
24. The Memorial Fund Committee invitation to the dedication of the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room, March 21, 1976.
25. Arcadia Public Library floor plan, 1967.
26. "Book borrowers get gate." Arcadia Tribune, February 5, 1967.
27. Arcadia Public Library floor plan, pre-1972-1973.
28. "Arcadia's library violates city zoning law, planner charges." Los Angeles Times, January 31, 1971.
29. "New concepts in service seen at Arcadia Library." News clip, August, 1972.
30. "Arcadia's library violates city zoning law, planner charges." Los Angeles Times, January 31, 1971.
31. "Anti-stealing device ok'd for library." News clip, October 1974.
32. "Big bargain." News clip, June 1975.
33. "Broadwell memorial selected." News clip, undated.
34. "Patience, please." News clip, May 1975.
35. "Children's Library." News clip, February 1976.
36. "Arcadia Library using detection." News clip, June 1975.
37. "Arcadia fireman and their wives painting Children's Room of the Arcadia Public Library." News photo, February 1976.
38. Library renovation." News clip, February 1973.
39. Arcadians gather to honor Broadwell." News photos, March 1976.
40. "New children's section opens." Arcadia Tribune, October 17, 1963.
41. "Recommendations for the new library building." Study from the Library Board to the City Council, February, 18, 1958.
42. Packet of correspondence, news clips, etc. relating to development and building of the library at 20 West Duarte Road, undated.
43. "Library site selection: size, open space, parking, proximity." Arcadia Tribune, 1978.
44. "Arcadia changes the image with carpets and music." Library Journal, December 1, 1961, page 4100. Two copies.
45. "Final project cost estimate - Library Building." Published by the City of Arcadia, California, 1960, three pages.
46. Packet on the Children's and Young Adult's room, circa 1963.
47. "Recommendations for new library - location and size." February 18, 1958.
48. Packet on library furnishings with emphasis on the carpet controversy.
49. Memo from City Librarian Jim Domney to City Manager George J. Watts regarding earthquake damage to the Library building, October 2, 1987.
50. "Library built for future." Los Angeles Times, March 26, 1961.
Subjects
Library Building (1961-1989)
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
139AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Juvenile Diversion Program, a Federally funded group of which Arcadia is a part, seeks to divert students who have been in minor problems from the courts and sent them to counseling and treatment. The program has come in for heavy criticism recently due to high administrative costs.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 13, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Youth
San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Program
Item ID
3512AN
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Newspaper Index
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As it now stands, there will be no busing service for Arcadia students this fall due to Proposition 13 cutbacks. The Superintendent and School Board are still seeking a solution to the problem.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2569AN
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Newspaper Index
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While other areas are expecting dramatic jumps in assessed valuations, comparatively minor increases will take place in Foothill cities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3297AN
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Newspaper Index
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Profile of the Mentally Gifted Minors program in Arcadia Schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2586AN
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Newspaper Index
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Services were held April 10 for Harry Russell, who had devoted 35 years to community leadership. He was chosen Citizen of the Year in 1964.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Russell, Harry
Item ID
2351AN
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Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Kruger, May 27.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1974
Pages
p. C1 w/photo
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1974
Pages
p. C1 w/photo
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Kruger, Troy Jason
Item ID
24319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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