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Families of 13 Alzheimer's disease patients filed a class action law suit to order the government to approve the drug THA. Dr. William Summers of Arcadia was the first to report that THA was effective against Alzheimer's disease 5 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3401
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
Pages
p. B-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Summers, William K.
Item ID
3290AN
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way Monday for expanded testing of the drug THA, a promising drug to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Arcadia resident Dr. William Summers first reported that THA was beneficial to Alzheimer's patients in 1986 in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3402
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Summers, William K.
Item ID
3291AN
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Clara Baldwin Stocker offers assisted living for people with Alzheimer's Disease. This ad describes services provided and accompanies an article on the same page. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4591
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-12 Hometown
Subjects
Clara Baldwin Stocker Home for Women
Item ID
4467AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia resident David Thornton has been involved in fundraising for kidney research ever since a rare kidney disease began tormenting him five years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper57
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Thornton, David
Fundraisers
Item ID
57AN
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Obituary/death notice. Former Chief of Staff of Arcadia Methodist Hospital Dr. William E. White has died.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36345
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 15, 2022
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 15, 2022
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
White, William E. (Dr.)
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Services are scheduled today for Rick Fessenden, 47, of Camarillo, a former Arcadia resident who was killed Saturday demonstrating an experimental aircraft in the Santa Paula Airshow. Article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4835
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1995
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1995
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Fessenden, Rick
Item ID
4711AN
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Two months ago, Ed Derweesh started Arcadia-based A La Carte Delivery, delivering hot or cold restaurant food to houses or offices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4845
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - A La Carte Delivery
Derweesh, Ed
Item ID
4721AN
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Newspaper Index
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Artistry in horse bronzes and on horseback have proved a potent combination in the life of Arcadian T. K. Heller, whose work is currently on show at Descanso Gardens Gallery.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 24, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
August 24, 1992
Pages
p. A-7 photo
Subjects
Arcadia artists
Heller, T. K.
Item ID
122AN
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Dr. William A. Stark, 84, a retired dentist who had several medical issues, died after he and his wife endured months of pandemic visitation restrictions at his Arcadia nursing home.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing homes
Pandemics
Stark, Melody Taylor
Stark, William A.
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William Kelly, with 22 years of city government experience in Burbank, Brea, Baldwin Park and San Bruno, has been hired as Arcadia's first community development director and assistant to the city manager. This new position replaces the planning director job that had been vacant for several months.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
City Employees - Kelly, William
Item ID
526AN
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William Kelly has been appointed Arcadia City Manager after holding the Acting City Manager position for 7 months following the resignation of Donald Duckworth. Kelly began working for the city as a community development director in November, 1993.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4093
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Employees - Kelly, William
Item ID
3969AN
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The votes are in! We have a name for our newest Arcadia Police Department K-9 Officer (canine): Kaiser. Students and staff at Arcadia Unified School District selected the name. Kaiser and Officer Cvetkovich are training to work together in both apprehension and narcotics detection.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 8, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 8, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9
Canine Unit
Police Dogs
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David Thornton, 24, who suffers from angio-dysplasia, a rare disease that affects the blood vessels, has founded the Thornton Kidney Research Foundation with the USC School of Medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3453
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 29, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Thornton, David
Item ID
3340AN
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Marriage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28718
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1990
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1990
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Nash, Kathryn Jane
Summers, William Lee
Item ID
28905AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education voted to begin a districtwide grade level restructuring plan, choosing a fall 1994 date for the change. The new school arrangement would be K-5, 6-8, 9-12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper300
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
300AN
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Olga Budds, 62, an anesthesiologist at Methodist Hospital for 32 years, is now the hospital's first female chief of staff, acting as a liaison between the 425 physicians and the administration.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper232
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 1993
Pages
p. 2 photo; Highlander section
Subjects
Budds, Olga
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
232AN
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Every 10 minutes, someone in Los Angeles County dies from the effects of COVID-19. Melody Stark of Monrovia is shown in photo displaying a photo of her husband Dr. William Stark who was a resident of Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. He died on November 22, 2020. Since March, 2020, 10,056 people have died from the coronavirus.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Pandemics
Public Health
Stark, Melody
Stark, William (Dr.)
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Work at Santa Anita Park race track originally scheduled to start has been delayed and the luxury skyboxes will not be built at this time.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Construction
Renovations
Santa Anita Park -- 1991-2000
Item ID
27143AN
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Taste of Arcadia Has Been Canceled. Last Thursday afternoon, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce announced the cancellation of Taste of Arcadia 2020, which would have been held on Sept. 28. The Taste of Arcadia is an annual event which showcases local food vendors and other businesses in a festive atmosphere at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Normally, the event sees over 1,500 members of the public attend to sip and sample food, wine and distilled liquors. This might be the first time the event has been canceled in its nearly 40 year history.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Taste of Arcadia
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A profile of Dr. Mildred Burgdorf-Hennessy who has been named Superintendent designee for the Arcadia Unified School District and will replace current Superintendent Dr. Terrence M. Towner on his retirement August 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26885
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 25, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Burgdorf-Hennessy, Mildred
Towner, Terrence M.
Arcadia Unified School District
Schools
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
27085AN
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Newspaper Index
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