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Kay Okamoto, 73, a former World War II intern in a Wyoming relocation camp, relived the experience after seeing the current film "Come See the Paradise", which features two of her grandsons, Brian and Scott, working as extras in two scenes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos p

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos p

Subjects: Okamoto, Kay

Item ID: 2028AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 1, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Balloon School; World War I

Item ID: 595AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Famed track has infamous past. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51 and in VF.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26 , 1978

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26 , 1978

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese

Item ID: 34129AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General information

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1942 p. 1 (evacuation base rising at track); April 2, 1942 p. 1 (closure of Huntington Drive denied); April 8, 1942 p. 1 (race track converted into "Little Tokyo"); October 8, 1942 p. 1 (Japanese almost gone); October 29, 1942 p. 1 (barricades on Huntington Drive removed); October 29, 1942 West Arcadia Section, section 2, p. 1 (Final Japanese evacuation completed)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1942 p. 1 (evacuation base rising at track); April 2, 1942 p. 1 (closure of Huntington Drive denied); April 8, 1942 p. 1 (race track converted into "Little Tokyo"); October 8, 1942 p. 1 (Japanese almost gone); October 29, 1942 p. 1 (barricades on Huntington Drive removed); October 29, 1942 West Arcadia Section, section 2, p. 1 (Final Japanese evacuation completed)

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese

Item ID: 4174AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A memorial trust fund is being set up to finance the education of the children of Steven and Cathy Jones, an Arcadia couple who were killed in and auto accident August 17 near Val Verde.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Jones, Steven & Cathy

Item ID: 1876AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Balabanoff, Luben

Item ID: 588AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A "real" Youth Hut will be built at Longley Way School to replace the old World War II barracks buildings. It will be built be the Arcadia Rotary Club and named in honor of long time member H. T. Michlen.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Longley Way

Item ID: 2707AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

23 "heroes and heroines" in the Arcadia Unified School District were honored by the Board of Education in the first "Profiles in Excellence" awards. The awards were presented to "individuals who maintain a standard of excellence in their work and who represent those values and qualities which make Arcadia a special place for students." Names and positions of winners are given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 29, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2480AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The trend toward development of mini parks in Arcadia will continue. Summarizes the complaints of those who live adjacent to them and also the praises of those who find them a real pleasure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 45, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 45, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2118AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two young men from Arcadia, Clyde Dietrich and George R. Summers, were among hundreds of American soldiers interned in a Japanese prison camp.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1942

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1942

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Dietrich, Clyde; Summers, George R.

Item ID: 6516AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A college diploma dated February 13, 1942 from the University of California at Berkeley will be awarded to Arcadia resident Edward Tokshi. Tokshi was sent to a Japanese-American detainment camp in 1942 during his senior year at Berkeley. Forced to relocate away from the West Coast after the war, Tokshi completed degree requirements in Chicago.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1980

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1980

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Tokshi, Edward

Item ID: 3342AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The State-administered Federal program which helped supplement reading and math skills for those youngsters with the lowest performances was rejected by a 3-2 vote of the School Board. Voting against were Board members May, Horstman and Clifford; voting for were Fickas and Harvey.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 12, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2603AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

School will start September 16, 1975 and end June 19, 1976 (Friday). The new dates were set to accommodate the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (September 15).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 7, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A group of 350-400 teachers and supporters staged a demonstration and rally before the school board meeting to express their views on the deadlocked negotiations. A mediator sent out by the Public Employees Relations Board was in the district Monday but nothing was accomplished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2740AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Camp Santa Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 21, 1943

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 21, 1943

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Camp Santa Anita (U. S. Army Ordnance Center)

Item ID: 3746AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mrs. A. L. Leigh, librarian, is heading the effort to collect books for army camps.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1942; January 22, 1942 second section p. 8; January 29, 1942 p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1942; January 22, 1942 second section p. 8; January 29, 1942 p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1930-1960; Victory Book Campaign

Item ID: 6515AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bea Chute of Arcadia was among those who traveled to Sacramento as part of her role as Library Supporter Delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. "School libraries should be an Arcadia priority."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 20, 1992

Pages: p. A-3 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 20, 1992

Pages: p. A-3 photo

Subjects: Chute, Bea

Item ID: 30AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tom Romano, president of the Arcadia Educational Foundation, presented the Arcadia Board of Education with a $20,000 check. The money was the result of a "telethon" in which residents were asked to contribute to the foundation in support of Arcadia schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Educational Foundation

Item ID: 487AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The list of groups allowed to use the community center was expanded recently, but the revised policy still limits events to those with community wide appeal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 9, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 9, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center

Item ID: 26AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If the School Board approves, 1976-77 will be the 9th year that Arcadia has participated in Title I funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Primary usage for these federal funds is on those youngsters who fall below the 50th percentile in achievement tests.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2914AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Kay Okamoto, 73, a former World War II intern in a Wyoming relocation camp, relived the experience after seeing the current film "Come See the Paradise", which features two of her grandsons, Brian and Scott, working as extras in two scenes.

John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

Famed track has infamous past. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51 and in VF.

General information

A memorial trust fund is being set up to finance the education of the children of Steven and Cathy Jones, an Arcadia couple who were killed in and auto accident August 17 near Val Verde.

Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

A "real" Youth Hut will be built at Longley Way School to replace the old World War II barracks buildings. It will be built be the Arcadia Rotary Club and named in honor of long time member H. T. Michlen.

The trend toward development of mini parks in Arcadia will continue. Summarizes the complaints of those who live adjacent to them and also the praises of those who find them a real pleasure.

Two young men from Arcadia, Clyde Dietrich and George R. Summers, were among hundreds of American soldiers interned in a Japanese prison camp.

The State-administered Federal program which helped supplement reading and math skills for those youngsters with the lowest performances was rejected by a 3-2 vote of the School Board. Voting against were Board members May, Horstman and Clifford; voting for were Fickas and Harvey.

School will start September 16, 1975 and end June 19, 1976 (Friday). The new dates were set to accommodate the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (September 15).

A group of 350-400 teachers and supporters staged a demonstration and rally before the school board meeting to express their views on the deadlocked negotiations. A mediator sent out by the Public Employees Relations Board was in the district Monday but nothing was accomplished.

Camp Santa Anita

Mrs. A. L. Leigh, librarian, is heading the effort to collect books for army camps.

Bea Chute of Arcadia was among those who traveled to Sacramento as part of her role as Library Supporter Delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. "School libraries should be an Arcadia priority."

Tom Romano, president of the Arcadia Educational Foundation, presented the Arcadia Board of Education with a $20,000 check. The money was the result of a "telethon" in which residents were asked to contribute to the foundation in support of Arcadia schools.

The list of groups allowed to use the community center was expanded recently, but the revised policy still limits events to those with community wide appeal.

If the School Board approves, 1976-77 will be the 9th year that Arcadia has participated in Title I funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Primary usage for these federal funds is on those youngsters who fall below the 50th percentile in achievement tests.