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Article reviews surrogate mother case. The father's wife Bjorna Noyes claims she was wrongly labeled a transsexual Noyes' lawyer claims Bhimani (the child's mother) decided to keep the child because she wasn't being paid.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
523AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gordon Kirk, a senior pastor of Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, has resigned abruptly. Some concerns have been raised by Pasadena attorney Wiley Bunn. One concern involves the sale of Kirk's home in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Kirk, Gordon
Pastors
Lake Avenue Church
Churches
Item ID
29842AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Lillian Lehman, 90, was found dead in her home. She may have been a murder victim.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28183
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Lehman, Lillian
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
28377AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A suspect, described as a Chinese woman in her mid-50s, 5 feet tall and 100 pounds, may have attempted to kidnap a 7-year old girl from Holly Avenue Elementary School. She was unsuccessful and may have mental health issues.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kidnap
Item ID
30585AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Brown, Robert
Brown, Virginia - biography
Chandler, Delia
Lee, Scott
Item ID
32007AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Janet S. Maynard was arrested for trying to raffle off her $250,000 home for $25 a ticket. She organized the raffle because she has been unable to sell the house and was facing foreclosure.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2290AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tamara Kato owned the Arcadia franchise of Comfort Keepers, an in-home care service. She celebrated her business' one year anniversary this week. She employed about 30 caregivers that visit and live in clients' homes to help clients enjoy some company and maintain their independence.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2009
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2009
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Business owners
Kato, Tamara
Item ID
31916AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Werner Kirchner, a pioneer of the aerospace industry, died of natural causes March 6, 2008, at his Arcadia home. He was 89.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kirchner, Werner
Item ID
31150AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bernice "Bee" Siemens, prominent in Arcadia civic affairs died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. She and her family have been residents of Arcadia since 1952. Article has biographical sketch and her activities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Siemens, Bernice "Bee"
Item ID
3212AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article summarizes the case of Darlis Clark which will go to trial November 17. Clark's home was the target of a 1987 police raid.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Clark, Darlis
Item ID
1219AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Weekly columnists: Susan Motander writes general news, p. 1; Mary K. Riherd writes music news, p. 14; Kevin Awakuni writes general news, p. 19.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 23, 2003
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 23, 2003
Subjects
Awakuni, Kevin
Motander, Susan
Riherd, Mary K.
Item ID
31984AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based Dr. Monique Williams has agreed to plead guilty to the unlawful distribution of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, aka Oxycodone. She admitted to writing prescriptions for people she did not examine and people that did not need it.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Drugs
OxyContin aka Oxycodone
Trials
Williams, Dr. Monique
Item ID
31475AN
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Newspaper Index
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With help from the Adoptees Liberty Movement Association, Arcadian Sue Cook was able to locate her natural father.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Cook, Sue
Item ID
1348AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia family was terrorized and victimized at gunpoint in a home invasion robbery. The robbers choked the father of the family until he gave them cash and threatened to return to kill the family if they called police. The robbery occurred in the 100 block of West Forest Avenue. It is not known if this crime is related to the robbery of an elderly couple in Arcadia last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32026AN
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Newspaper Index
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Brian Snoke, sentenced to life in prison for three murders, claims he was a victim of child abuse.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Snoke, Brian
Item ID
1386AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A jury hears defendant Richard Robert Russo's conversation with Arcadia policeman Bruce Smith as he says, "I killed my wife." Russo's wife Carmen had about 18 bullet holes in her body. Russo is charged with murder and two counts of child abuse. They lived in the exclusive Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30366AN
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Newspaper Index
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The preliminary hearing for accused murderer Isaac Campbell has begun in Alhambra. He is charged in the death of Liya "Jessie" Lu, who went missing August 11, 2007. Her body was found more than 1 month later, stuffed in a trash can at a home in Arcadia. The victim's last text message was scrutinized in court. So far, the proceedings have consisted solely of testimony by Lu's coworker and friend George Molina.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Molina, George
Murder
Trials
Item ID
31638AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. In Loving Memory of Jean Irwin Lewis, Aug. 21, 1914 - Nov. 7, 2006. Jean was born in El Monte, California. She was the school nurse at Rosemead High School for 26 years. After retirement in 1976, Jean enjoyed traveling and her second home in Mexico. She has been active with the Arcadia Senior Friendship Club and the Arcadia Presbyterian Church. Jean always had a zest for living and enjoyed new experiences. Her husband, Jim Lewis, and daughter, Sally Lash, survive her. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or the Vitas Innovative Hospice Care, Covina, in her name.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2006
Pages
p. News 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2006
Pages
p. News 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Lewis, Jean Irwin
Item ID
30458AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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7-year-old Maria Lugo Rocha of Sinaloa, Mexico, is recovering after a surgery to remove a bone tumor from her chin, performed last week at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. LIGA International, a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers, helped to bring the girl to Arcadia to have the surgery.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
Subjects
LIGA International
Non-profit organizations
Rocha, Maria Lugo
Surgeries
Item ID
31194AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christmas trees set up by Nordstrom at Westfield Shopping Mall will have tags listing a child's name and requested gifts.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2001
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2001
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Sugar Plum Tree
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
22628AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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