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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
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Greathouse, MarrLin
Item ID
32185AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
Item ID
407AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
999AN
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Newspaper Index
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Scholastic Aptitude Test scores show Arcadia students taking the test have scored above the national average for several years. The SAT, used by many colleges in admissions, is a measure of verbal and mathematical skills.

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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
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3108AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article outlines regulation and inspection procedures governing school buses and their drivers in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - School Buses
Item ID
2566AN
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A chronology of the city has been developed by the school district's Office of Elementary Instruction utilizing information from the Public Library, the Arboretum and the City Clerk's office. The 35+ page volume will be used by the third and fourth grade classes as they study the community's history.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia (City) - History - Chronology
Item ID
1726AN
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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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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
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Bluth, Charles P.
Item ID
613AN
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The Board of Education approved a $17 million budget for 1979-80, representing an increase of 8.2% over last year. The budget provides an 8.19% increase in salary and benefits for certificated employees. A major problem appears in special education, which the state has not fully funded.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
2459AN
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Arcadia resident "Tal" Chase is the first visually handicapped person in the phone company to achieve his particular position with the special services data test center.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
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p. A-1.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
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p. A-1.
Subjects
Chase, Tal
Item ID
930AN
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Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
998AN
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Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 19, 1979
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p. A-1
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Wagener, Bertha Mae
Item ID
3439AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
2608AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenues so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Engineering
Item ID
3405AN
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The Board of Education has decided that the First Avenue Junior High School will be rebuilt following the present basic configuration. Article indicates possibilities for interior plans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3121
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3038AN
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Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3037AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education made firm its plans for the Junior High pupils. First Avenue 8th and 9th graders will attend classes on their own campus, while incoming 7th graders will be divided between Dana and Foothills junior high schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Junior High Schools
Item ID
3030AN
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Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Engineering
Item ID
3404AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education approved a tentative $16.7 million budget. Included was an increase in special education programs. The figures are only estimates and will depend in part on any state school finance formulas to be decided.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 28, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
2458AN
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The legislative committee of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce will meet with the Board of Education to work together to bring state-wide pressure on the State Legislature to fund state-mandated programs & regulations. Support has been offered by Sen. H. L. Richardson's office should Arcadia proceed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce.
Item ID
901AN
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The Republic Development Co. made a report to the City Council concerning redevelopment of the area around Fifth Avenue, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Wash. Proposals include 3 five-story office buildings and expansion of retail stores into the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1270
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1269AN
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Newspaper Index
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