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Rudy Franta, building inspector with the city of Arcadia for 15 years, has been promoted to chief building official. Article outlines the office's activities and includes biographical notes on Franta.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1980
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p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1980
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p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Franta, Rudy
Item ID
1149AN
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency may sell 3.74 Acres of land on the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Second Avenue to Grand Royale Hometel for 1.3 million dollars. After the parcel is sold, the city plans to rezone the property for the developers raising the value to about 3.5 million.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1980
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p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1277AN
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50th wedding anniversary.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1980
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p. C3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1980
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p. C3
Subjects
Capranica, Rudy
Capranica, Elsie
Item ID
26180AN
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Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1376
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1375AN
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Late-night burglars made off with $154,000 worth of jewelry and neckties from the May Co.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Department stores
May Co.
May Company
Item ID
1377AN
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Assemblyman Richard Mountjoy's staff is trying to obtain a special waiver to save the Arcadia School District much of the $250,000 it was allotted to rectify old violations of state law.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2940AN
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Two Arcadia High School students were served with warrants and arrested at their homes early Wednesday morning on suspicion of selling drugs on the high school campus.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1983
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p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1468AN
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Immediately after passing a balanced budget of $25.4 million, the Arcadia Board of Education eliminated another $265,854 worth of jobs from the district payroll to help provide pay hikes for district employees.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 23, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Budget
Item ID
2648AN
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Since beginning its scrip program citywide in September, the Arcadia Educational Foundation is now selling (indirectly) about $25,000 worth of groceries a week and thereby raising $1500 weekly for the Arcadia School District.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1987
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
488AN
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East Pasadena Water Company has positive development to report. Company has commitment from State Dept. of Water Resources for a $1.5 million low-interest loan, funded from state bonds.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1982
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p. A-1
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Water - East Pasadena Water Company
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3474AN
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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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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
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p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2290AN
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Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1986
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p. A-1
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Drug Trafficking
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1471AN
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It appears residents will have an opportunity to vote in June on whether the city should help the school district with its financial problems. They are trying to reduce the budget by $1.2 million.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2922AN
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Vatar Kilbashian, of Huntington Jewelers, and his family have vanished. They left, supposedly on vacation, stating their intention to return on January 5. They did not return. A half million dollars in jewelry in missing. Kilbashian also left behind thousands of dollars in bad checks.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1981
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p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kilbashian, Vatar
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1362AN
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An application for state funds to make $8.5 million worth of repairs in 6 Arcadia schools is moving ahead. Funds for the repairs, from the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Program, a bond measure, have been exhausted. However, another bond issue, coming up in the June 1990 election, is expected to pass and provide money to continue the program.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2943AN
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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Bob Low has decided to sell his Huntington Drive property, present site of his Arcadia Datsun agency. Asking price is $5.9 million. The sales package will include plans already drawn up for a 7-story office complex. Low is negotiating with both Arcadia and Monrovia for a new location for the auto agency.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Datsun
Item ID
735AN
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In a significant move to redevelop the east end of town, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency voted to take 6 landowners to court to obtain their property by condemnation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1986
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p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1327AN
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Work is proceeding in the Arcadia School District to clear up problems caused by the district's failure years ago to obtain approval on construction by the office of the State Architect.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2619AN
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Arcadian Andy Morehead, who won a first place award at at the California State Fair for his homemade wine, talks about his hobby.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1988
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p. B-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1988
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p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Morehead, Andy
Item ID
1987AN
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