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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Item ID
27156AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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The family of John Chan has filed a claim aagainst Arcadia and the police, saying officers' negligence led to his death. Chan died in a traffic accident in February.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chan, John
Item ID
17517AN
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Rung "RC" Tang, 44, is battling leukemia and preparing for a second trial against Southern California Edison Co., who she claims is responsible for exposing her to radiation while she worked at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in the mid 1980's.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2627
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tang, Rung
Item ID
2567AN
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Rung "RC" Tang, 44, settled her lawsuit against Southern California Edison Co. on the eve of a retrial for charges of causing her cancer from radiation exposure. Tang dropped all claims in exchange for an undisclosed amount of money.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tang, Rung
Item ID
3296AN
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About 60 parents, teachers, and students staged an emotional show of solidarity for teacher Gary Southworth, who began a 1-year jail sentence in connection with a car crash that killed a 21 year old La Verne woman, on December 12, 1992. He pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and 2 counts of felony drunk driving.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
239AN
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A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case of Rung Tang, 44, who claimed she developed leukemia from leaking radiation at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in 1985 and 1986.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tang, Rung
Item ID
2005AN
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5 year old Arcadian Jeff Kettle got his wish to tour the Arcadia Police Department. Jeff, who is suffering from lymphoma, has only a 5-20 percent chance of living a year.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 13, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
October 13, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Kettle, Jeff
Item ID
139AN
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Nine year old Arcadian Karen Spurney won in her age group in the 47th Annual "Search for Talent Competition."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4907
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. H4
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Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. H4
Subjects
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
4783AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte successfully blocked the parole of Richard Johnson who murdered Cathy and her boyfriend Bob Morton at Chantry Flat in 1976.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25970AN
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Arcadian John Howell led police on a chase Friday from Arcadia to the desert community of Banning.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Howell, John
Item ID
11189AN
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The family of Cathy LaCorte, who was shot in Chantry Flat on February 11, 1976, with her boyfriend, Bob Morton, is asking a parole board not to set the killer Richard Johnson free.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
LaCorte, Cathy
Morton, Bob
Johnson, Richard
Murder
Item ID
25966AN
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17 year old Arcadia High School senior Maria Zamorano, known to her friends as "Angie" was killed in a car accident on Wednesday.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Zamorano, Maria
Item ID
75AN
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Arcadian Darlis Clark, who sued the LA Police Dept. for allegedly lying to a judge and falsifying information to obtain a search warrant to search her home in June, 1987, lost her federal civil rights lawsuit in a 6-0 verdict. The LAPD had hoped to link Clark in an investigation of ZZZBest carpet cleaning whiz kid Barry Minkow and organized crime.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1221
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Clark, Darlis
Item ID
1220AN
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Suzanne Barnes is a speech pathologist who works out of her Arcadia home and is only the 106th specialist in the world to receive the COM certificate for oral facial myology. She is profiled.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 26, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 26, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
Subjects
Barnes, Suzanne
Item ID
4351AN
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Bail was set at $1 million for Arcadian Hua Jiang, charged with enslaving a 20-year old woman from China. Her husband and co-defendant, Dianyi Zhai, will remain in custody without bail for several additional charges.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9519AN
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Newspaper Index
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The family of Kelly Salomone, a 21 year old University of La Verne student who was killed when a car driven by Gary Southworth, 45, slammed into her vehicle on December 12, has started a letter writing campaign urging people to pressure the state into taking away his teaching credential. School Board members defended their decision to allow Southworth to return to the Arcadia Unified School District.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 1993
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Southworth, Gary
Item ID
209AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents Gail Marshall and John Wuo have added their names to the growing list of people who have taken out papers to file for candidacy to City Council. Photos.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 22, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 22, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
12254AN
Collection
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Rosalie Dunham, who moved to Arcadia 10 year ago, is the Senior Citizen of the Year. After the death of her husband 8 years ago, she and her friend Marilyn Morrison began Starting Over, a group for people who have suffered a loss. She also started a follow-up group called Branching Out.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1993
Dunham, Rosalie
Item ID
162AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has been hit by 4 separate claims of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment in the last year. Those making accusations include Beverly Hayden, owner of the Burger Palace; Gus and Alicia Alfavo, who claim their son was harassed because he is Latino; Deborah Piere, a former probationary officer who filed a discrimination lawsuit; and a woman cadet who claimed sexual harassment and discrimination.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 6, 1994
Pages
p. J - 3,5 photos
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Los Angeles Times
Date
October 6, 1994
Pages
p. J - 3,5 photos
Subjects
Arcadia Police Dept. - Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Item ID
4243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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