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Arcadia named a host city for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2015.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Special Olympics World Summer Games
Wuo, John (in photo)
Item ID
34035AN
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Arcadia Host Town Committee met with the Trinidad-Tobago Head of Delegation Candy Berman-Harper and Trinidad policeman and fireman Ferdinand Bibby. Arcadia is one host town for the upcoming Special Olympics, which run July 25-August 2. There will be 100 Special Olympians, coaches, and mentors from Trinidad-Tobago and Kyrgyz Republic staying in Arcadia and enjoying meals, programs, and tours around town. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 16, March 12, 2015.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 7, 2015
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 7, 2015
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Host Town Committee
Berman-Harper, Candy
Bibby, Ferdinand
Harbicht, Bob
McCallum, Bruce
Special Olympics World Games
Van Kirk, Dick
Item ID
34315AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, a host town, welcomes Special Olympics athletes from Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan). See also p. 1, 14.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2015
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Special Olympics
Item ID
34434AN
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Los Angeles makes a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The equestrian events would be held at Santa Anita Park race track, as they were in 1984.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Olympics - Summer 2016
Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Item ID
30552AN
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Local host cities ready for Special Olympics delegates. City of Arcadia will introduce its Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyz Republic delegates at its free concert at the City Hall lawn this Thursday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2015
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Special Olympics
Item ID
34449AN
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A regional office for Special Olympics has opened in Arcadia at 9 E. Foothill Boulevard.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Special Olympics
Item ID
24652AN
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Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall officially welcomed the opening of the offices in Arcadia for Special Olympics of Southern California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24973
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2003
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p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Special Olympics
Business & Industry
Organizations
Item ID
25170AN
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Arcadia police officers ran in the Special Olympics Torch Run to raise funds and awareness.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Special Olympics Torch Run
Fundraisers
Item ID
30001AN
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A photograph shows Arcadia Police Department detective Dan Crowther and other police as they run on Las Tunas Drive with the California Special Olympics torch.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2006
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crowther, Dan
California Special Olympics
Item ID
30268AN
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San Gabriel Valley police officers and firefighters, including Arcadia Police Department and Arcadia Fire Department, competed in a charity basketball tournament at Arcadia High School to benefit Special Olympics Southern California. It was organized by Arcadia Police detective Walter Ashby.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2014
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2014
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Ashby, Walter
Battle of the Badges
Special Olympics
Item ID
34040AN
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Arcadia City Council approved resolution establishing an 11-member Olympic Commission. Santa Anita Park race track will play host to equestrian events of the 1984 Olympics. Terms would expire on September 15, 1984.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 22, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Olympic Games, 1984
Item ID
2030AN
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Ex-Arcadia student Ted Hooper trying to reach Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer as a long jumper. He is trying to qualify for the Taiwanese national team.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2016
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2016
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Hooper, Ted
Summer Olympic Games
Item ID
34782AN
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Newspaper Index
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Olympic Games (1984)

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1. Arcadia, Temple City, Monrovia - Welcome visitors to the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. 1984 Olympic Souvenir edition. 2. Ready for Olympics. Highlander, p.1 June 20, 1984. 3. Countdown to Olympics. Highlander, p.1 August 3, 1983. 4. Olympic commuter traffic information for businesses. 5…
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1. Arcadia, Temple City, Monrovia - Welcome visitors to the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. 1984 Olympic Souvenir edition.
2. Ready for Olympics. Highlander, p.1 June 20, 1984.
3. Countdown to Olympics. Highlander, p.1 August 3, 1983.
4. Olympic commuter traffic information for businesses.
5. Olympic torch to pass through Arcadia this Sunday afternoon. Arcadia Tribune July 19, 1994.
6. Game tickets: Blend of agony, ecstasy. Los Angeles Times July 24, 1984.
7. Tickets still available for many Olympic events. Arcadia Tribune July 19, 1984.
8. Local law enforcement officials are ready for Olympics. Arcadia Tribune. July 19, 1984.
9. Arcadia Methodist is Olympic Hospital. Arcadia Tribune. July 1984.
10. Olympic torchbearers to jog through streets of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune July 1, 1984.
11. Olympic equestrian preview due July 27. Arcadia Tribune July 15, 1984.
12. Equestrian ticket prices take a drop. Arcadia Tribune July 19, 1984.
13. Competition schedule.
14. Assess zone definitions.
15. Paid job opportunities. 2 items.
16. Appendix B - Olympic Family vs. Support staff.
17. Memo from Emmett Ross to Gary Gossard July 5 1984 - Accreditation Procedure for Grooms. L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee.
18. Owners Policy (A and B) draft,
19. Commemorative Book. 2 items
20. Credentials and badges. 3 items
21. Maps (Facility - stables - parking lot) 4 items.
22. Misc. correspondence 3 items.
23. U.S. team wins gold in three-day event. Los Angeles Times August 4, 1984.
24. A serious spill didn't deter Stives. Los Angeles Times August 5, 1984.
25. Olympic horses are up for sale at the Los Angeles Games. Los Angeles Times August 4, 1984 p.20.
26. Only show in jumping: spectacular U.S. riders. Los Angeles Times August 8, 1984.
27. See America's cavalcade of horses at the Olympic Equestrian Stadium. Advertisement of Santa Anita in Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1984 p.24.
28. Picture of a horse clearing a jump winning a gold medal for the U.S. Team. Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1984 p.1
29. Jensen gets early lead, as expected. Los Angeles Times August 9, 1984.
30. West Germany's Reiner Klimke realizes a dream after 20 years. Los Angeles Times August 11, 1984 p.32.
31. Perfect finish by Gargis has a touch of class. Los Angeles Times August 13, 1984 p.2.
32. All decked out in its Sunday best, Santa Anita impresses the world. Los Angeles Times August 13, 1984. p.2
33. Sad goodbye to green horses of the world. Los Angeles Times August 14, 1984.
34. small flag
35. law enforcement materials.
36. pilot information
37. parking passes
38. photos and ephemera.
39. Santa Anita '84, Site of the Equestrian Sports July 28-August 12 - commemorative book published on the events held at Santa Anita Park.
40. Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles June 1-August 12, 1984.
Subjects
Olympic Games (1984)
Item ID
158AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia resident Rena Wang will compete in the summer Olympic Games in London, in singles badminton.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012--London, UK
Wang, Rena
Item ID
33308AN
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Santa Anita Park race track will be the site of a preview of equestrian events for the 1984 Olympics on Friday, July 27, 1984. The Community Olympic Preview Open House will be held just prior to the opening of the Equestrian Olympic Games at the race track. The public will witness the layout of the venue as well as demonstrations of Olympic equestrian events.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2054
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Olympic Games, 1984
Item ID
2042AN
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Newspaper Index
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After competing in the Olympics in London, 16-year-old table tennis star, Erica Wu, an Arcadia resident, returns to Westridge School to start her junior year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012
Wu, Erica
Item ID
33340AN
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Soviet Olympic boycott brings mixed reactions from local games officials. Many Olympic events are scheduled for Santa Anita Park. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Olympic Games
Penharlow, Gordon
Item ID
34155AN
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Axel-ent Nagasu gives U.S. Bronze medal in Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Arcadia native Mirai Nagasu becomes first American woman to hit triple jump in Olympics in figure skating event. See hard copy in VF.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2018
Pages
p. B5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2018
Pages
p. B5
Subjects
Athletes
Figure skating
Ice skaters
Nagasu, Mirai
Olympic Games-2018 Winter Olympics
Item ID
35271AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park prepares for equestrian events for 1984 Olympics.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2046
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Olympic Games, 1984
Item ID
2034AN
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Newspaper Index
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Local Arcadia woman Rena Wang plays against China's Xin Wang at 12:30 AM in women's singles badminton at the summer Olympics in London.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33115
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2012
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2012
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Olympians
Olympic Games--Summer 2012--London, UK
Wang, Rena
Item ID
33312AN
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Newspaper Index
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