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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 18, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Child Abuse; Feral children; "Genie"; Wiley, Clark; Wiley, Irene; Wiley, Susan

Item ID: 31748AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Child Abuse; Feral children; "Genie"; Suicides; Wiley, Clark; Wiley, Irene; Wiley, Susan

Item ID: 31749AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Clark, Darlis

Item ID: 1220AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

50th wedding anniversary.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1974

Pages: p. A8 w/photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1974

Pages: p. A8 w/photo

Subjects: Jones, Wiley M.; Jones, Helen Purinton

Item ID: 24389AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Grace Clark has retired after more than 21 years with the Arcadia Public Library. She was City Librarian for a number of years and has been head of the Technical Services Department for the past 15 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 3, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 3, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Employees - Clark, Grace

Item ID: 1932AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new playground at Rio Hondo School was dedicated to the memory of 13 year old Trina Benson, who died suddenly last summer.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Benson, Trina

Item ID: 599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Zamorano, Maria

Item ID: 75AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Margaret "Peg" von Bauer, 76, a 37-year resident of Arcadia, died suddenly at her home in Yorba Linda on June 11.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: von Bauer, Margaret

Item ID: 91AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

80 year old Ruth Lubin of Arcadia has been selected to read the first poem she ever wrote at the World of Poetry convention in New York in September.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Lubin, Ruth

Item ID: 573AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

MarrLin Greathouse, 17, of Arcadia High School, was crowned Miss Arcadia. She and her royal court will represent the city on the Arcadia float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day, 1980.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Greathouse, MarrLin

Item ID: 32185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Deborah Maxson's career as a banker spans 18 years. She now works in the loan department of the Arcadia office of First Federal Bank. Maxson talks about her job.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1992

Pages: p. A-5 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 5, 1992

Pages: p. A-5 photo

Subjects: Maxson, Deborah

Item ID: 9AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sondra Lacey of Arcadia served on the 1978-79 Los Angeles County Grand Jury as chairman of the Social and Human Services Committee. Article outlines her activities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Lacey, Sondra

Item ID: 1897AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The parents of Madonna Slavin must appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 1 to answer the charges of kidnapping their 20 year old daughter from the Hare Krishna sect and forcibly "deprogramming" her.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Slavin, Madonna

Item ID: 3241AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo and caption. Susan Johnston shows Tim Simmers of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce fabric samples at her new store, California Design Associates at 302 N. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: California Design Associates; Johnston, Susan; Simmers, Tim

Item ID: 32744AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mrs. Johanna Hofer has declared that she will be a write-in candidate for the April 19 School Board election. A vocal critic of the Board, she expressed her views on the issues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board - Elections; Hofer, Johanna

Item ID: 2500AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new principal of Arcadia High School is Dorothy Schneider. She assumes her post on October 22, 1991.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School; Schneider, Dorothy

Item ID: 3006AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new principal of Arcadia High School is Dorothy Schneider. She assumes her post on October 22, 1991.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Huntington High School

Item ID: 3023AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Richard Jarnagin, who created and directed the Los Angeles Co. Parks and Recreation's tax assessment districts. The 63 year old Arcadia resident died April 15 in his home after a struggle with cancer.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1992

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1992

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Jarnagin, Richard

Item ID: 44AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mrs. Floretta Lauber, completing her first term as a member of the City Council, has announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election in April due to health problems in her family.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1978; Lauber, Floretta

Item ID: 1062AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1992

Pages: p. B-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1992

Pages: p. B-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People; Garr, Karen

Item ID: 22AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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50th wedding anniversary.

Grace Clark has retired after more than 21 years with the Arcadia Public Library. She was City Librarian for a number of years and has been head of the Technical Services Department for the past 15 years.

A new playground at Rio Hondo School was dedicated to the memory of 13 year old Trina Benson, who died suddenly last summer.

17 year old Arcadia High School senior Maria Zamorano, known to her friends as "Angie" was killed in a car accident on Wednesday.

Margaret "Peg" von Bauer, 76, a 37-year resident of Arcadia, died suddenly at her home in Yorba Linda on June 11.

80 year old Ruth Lubin of Arcadia has been selected to read the first poem she ever wrote at the World of Poetry convention in New York in September.

MarrLin Greathouse, 17, of Arcadia High School, was crowned Miss Arcadia. She and her royal court will represent the city on the Arcadia float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day, 1980.

Deborah Maxson's career as a banker spans 18 years. She now works in the loan department of the Arcadia office of First Federal Bank. Maxson talks about her job.

Sondra Lacey of Arcadia served on the 1978-79 Los Angeles County Grand Jury as chairman of the Social and Human Services Committee. Article outlines her activities.

The parents of Madonna Slavin must appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on November 1 to answer the charges of kidnapping their 20 year old daughter from the Hare Krishna sect and forcibly "deprogramming" her.

Photo and caption. Susan Johnston shows Tim Simmers of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce fabric samples at her new store, California Design Associates at 302 N. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA.

Mrs. Johanna Hofer has declared that she will be a write-in candidate for the April 19 School Board election. A vocal critic of the Board, she expressed her views on the issues.

The new principal of Arcadia High School is Dorothy Schneider. She assumes her post on October 22, 1991.

The new principal of Arcadia High School is Dorothy Schneider. She assumes her post on October 22, 1991.

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Richard Jarnagin, who created and directed the Los Angeles Co. Parks and Recreation's tax assessment districts. The 63 year old Arcadia resident died April 15 in his home after a struggle with cancer.

Mrs. Floretta Lauber, completing her first term as a member of the City Council, has announced that she will not be a candidate for re-election in April due to health problems in her family.

Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.