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Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.

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Newspaper: Los Angeles Times

Date: March 9, 2003

Pages: p. B3

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times

Date: March 9, 2003

Pages: p. B3

Subjects: Wieland, Bob; Los Angeles Marathon 2003

Item ID: 25494AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bob Wieland, 37, a double amputee who lost both legs above the knee in Vietnam, was the featured speaker at a prayer breakfast in his honor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 7, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3486AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sports Channel America has offered Bob Wieland a chance to host his own cable talk show, in which he will present motivational stories about athletes, who, like himself, have beaten the odds. The 45 year old Arcadia resident lost his legs in the Vietnam War.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 13AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bob Wieland, the double amputee who is walking on his hands to Washington, D.C., finds it impossible to walk in the windblown sand.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1982

Pages: "p. A-1,2"

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1982

Pages: "p. A-1,2"

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3485AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bob Wieland, a double amputee who is walking from California to Washington, D.C. on his hands to raise money for world hunger projects, has progressed 161.7 miles on his 3,400 mile journey.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Wieland continues epic 'walk' into history books --- across the U.S. on his hands.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 12, 1984

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 12, 1984

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Wieland, Bob

Item ID: 3487AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article about Arcadian Bob Elwood discusses his work with the Little League and with Goodyear as a consultant in Northern Ireland.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Elwood, Bob

Item ID: 1516AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Extensive biographical article on City Council candidate Bob Margett. Included are his positions on various issues of city government.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1976; Margett, Bob

Item ID: 1053AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Convicted rapist Steven Wu, the Arcadia deacon who drugged his two sisters-in-law and videotaped himself sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to 79 years in prison Friday.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Wu, Steven

Item ID: 1398AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Since Gerald Woods, Jr. accidentally shot himself above his right eye, he has made a recovery undreamed of by his friends and family.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 15, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Woods, Gerald Jr.

Item ID: 3507AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Defeated City Council candidate Roy Seirs urged newly elected Councilman Bob Margett to step down because of his behavior during the latter days of the campaign. This included tearing down other candidates signs and then telling lies about the incident.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1976; Margett, Bob; Seirs, Roy

Item ID: 1058AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Huddy, who has served eight years on the Planning Commission and two terms as president of the Arcadia Business Association, has decided to try for a seat on the City Council. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1980; Huddy, Bob

Item ID: 1074AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Rudolph C. Shosted, now 79, recalls his time spent at the Army's observation balloon school, located where the Los Angeles County Park golf course now is.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Balloon School

Item ID: 594AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Los Angeles Turf Club

Item ID: 2426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Arn, Win

Item ID: 562AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Kladifko campaigns for seat on school board. Includes short biographical sketch and his views on issues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: School Board - Elections; Kladifko, Robert

Item ID: 2535AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A dozen city management officials attended the California Specialized Training Institute's five-day course on earthquake preparedness. Plans call for all of the city's 46 management employees to complete the course by the end of the year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Earthquake Preparedness

Item ID: 1483AN

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

Officer Bob Bolduc, 28, won a Bronze medal in the boxing competition at this year's California Police Summer Games in Sacramento.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Police - Bolduc, Bob

Item ID: 2210AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Whitmore, a retired banker from Arcadia, was elected by a landslide vote of 123 to 73 as the new Central Committee Chairman for the Republican Party of L.A. County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Whitmore, Bob

Item ID: 3497AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.

Arcadian Bob Wieland, 37, a double amputee who lost both legs above the knee in Vietnam, was the featured speaker at a prayer breakfast in his honor.

Sports Channel America has offered Bob Wieland a chance to host his own cable talk show, in which he will present motivational stories about athletes, who, like himself, have beaten the odds. The 45 year old Arcadia resident lost his legs in the Vietnam War.

Arcadian Bob Wieland, the double amputee who is walking on his hands to Washington, D.C., finds it impossible to walk in the windblown sand.

Arcadian Bob Wieland, a double amputee who is walking from California to Washington, D.C. on his hands to raise money for world hunger projects, has progressed 161.7 miles on his 3,400 mile journey.

Bob Wieland continues epic 'walk' into history books --- across the U.S. on his hands.

Article about Arcadian Bob Elwood discusses his work with the Little League and with Goodyear as a consultant in Northern Ireland.

Extensive biographical article on City Council candidate Bob Margett. Included are his positions on various issues of city government.

Convicted rapist Steven Wu, the Arcadia deacon who drugged his two sisters-in-law and videotaped himself sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to 79 years in prison Friday.

Since Gerald Woods, Jr. accidentally shot himself above his right eye, he has made a recovery undreamed of by his friends and family.

Defeated City Council candidate Roy Seirs urged newly elected Councilman Bob Margett to step down because of his behavior during the latter days of the campaign. This included tearing down other candidates signs and then telling lies about the incident.

Bob Huddy, who has served eight years on the Planning Commission and two terms as president of the Arcadia Business Association, has decided to try for a seat on the City Council. Biographical notes included.

Rudolph C. Shosted, now 79, recalls his time spent at the Army's observation balloon school, located where the Los Angeles County Park golf course now is.

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

Bob Kladifko campaigns for seat on school board. Includes short biographical sketch and his views on issues.

A dozen city management officials attended the California Specialized Training Institute's five-day course on earthquake preparedness. Plans call for all of the city's 46 management employees to complete the course by the end of the year.

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.

Officer Bob Bolduc, 28, won a Bronze medal in the boxing competition at this year's California Police Summer Games in Sacramento.

Bob Whitmore, a retired banker from Arcadia, was elected by a landslide vote of 123 to 73 as the new Central Committee Chairman for the Republican Party of L.A. County.