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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
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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"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
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
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p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. 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 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 VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
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Tabulation of returns from a planning survey questionnaire sent to every 4th home in Arcadia shows that crime prevention is the #1 priority of Arcadia citizens. Next in line was street lighting. About 700 of the mailed questionnaires have been returned.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 19, 1975
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
994AN
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Charles Bluth, whose personal story is outlined here, is building a home for his family atop the highest hill in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 20, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Bluth, Charles P.
Item ID
613AN
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Arcadia School District enrollment is down by 100 students from last year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1976
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2895AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education turned down a recommendation to shorten the last week of school at the high school. The recommendation was that for the last week, Monday would be a full day, while Tuesday through Thursday would be half days.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1979
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2966An
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New library facilities were opened last week at Holy Angels School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1975
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Holy Angels School
Item ID
3068AN
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Curtailment and changes in the Five Year Capital Improvements program as adopted by the City Council last week have drawn disapproval of some Arcadians.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1973
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1172AN
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The Otto Winkler home, built in the early 1920's at the corner of Fairview and Baldwin, has been demolished. The history of the era and that of West Arcadia are also given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1975
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1975
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Historic houses
Item ID
1702AN
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Arcadia resident James Dobson has written a number of best selling books, all of which deal with problems encountered in family life. Other authors in the family are Dobson's wife Shirley and daughter Danae. Article enumerates Dobson's other activities and responsibilities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Dobson, James C.
Item ID
569AN
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Five members of the Slavin family were booked on November 12, 1976 on charges of false imprisonment and kidnapping.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Slavin, Madonna
Item ID
3243AN
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Description of the newly formed Crime Impact Team, which consists of representtatives of 8 cities: Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monrovia, Monterey Park, San Gabriel and Temple City Station of LA County Sheriff's Dept. The Team is an outgrowth of the West San Gabriel Valley Burglary Investigation Unit, which ran out of federal funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2217
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2191AN
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The Peacock Faire, an event with something for the whole family, will be held September 30 at Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, Etc. - Diamond Jubilee, 1978
Item ID
885AN
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Under the new Federal Family Educational Rights Act of 1974, parents have complete rights to students' cumulative folders.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1975
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p. A-6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1975
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2601AN
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Anoakia property annexation papers drawn up. The City Council has instructed its staff to file an annexation application and environmental impact report. It would be in essence a re-annexation, as the area was once part of the city and was de-annexed in 1904. The proposed area also encompasses 16 single family homes.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
395AN
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The Los Angeles County Department of Health gave H.O.Y. a high rating for the services it has rendered.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
H.O.Y. (Help Our Youth)
Item ID
1854AN
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Summary of crime statistics to the present date.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 27, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1352AN
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California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Library is open to the public and has official charts detailing the performance of every horse in every race for thoroughbreds run on the North American continent for the last 100 years; breeding and racing records of every thoroughbred produced in Great Britain and America for over 200 years; extensive, but incomplete, records from Australia, France, Chile and others.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1977
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p. B-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1977
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Library
Item ID
1923AN
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Crime statistics for the first half of 1979 show a 4.6% overall increase in crime in Arcadia, despite a decrease in the number of violent crimes. This compares to an overall increase of 5.2% for the larger San Gabriel area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1356AN
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Newspaper Index
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