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Arcadian Bob Wieland, the double amputee who is walking on his hands to Washington, D.C., finds it impossible to walk in the windblown sand.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1982
Pages
"p. A-1,2"
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
3485AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Bob Wieland, a double amputee who is walking from California to Washington, D.C. on his hands to raise money for world hunger projects, has progressed 161.7 miles on his 3,400 mile journey.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 14, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
3484AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bob Wieland, Arcadia resident who lost his legs in Vietnam walked the entire Los Angeles Marathon on his hands finishing in 173 hours, 45 minutes in a weeklong journey.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 9, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Los Angeles Marathon 2003
Item ID
25494AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia people
Athletes
Sneider, Harry
War veterans
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
32700AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, a 65-year-old Vietnam veteran who lost both legs in an explosion, is currently riding a hand-powered bicycle across the country and back to raise money for charities. In the 1980s, he walked across the country on his knuckles. He is an inspirational speaker.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia people
Athletes
Sneider, Harry
War veterans
Wieland, Bob--biography
Item ID
32704AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Bob Wieland, 62, lost both legs in the Vietnam War, but that didn't stop him from majoring in physical education at California State University Los Angeles. He has walked on his hands and biked across the United States, competed in 6 marathons, completed a triathlon, and set world weight-lifting records. He will be inducted into the California Powerlifting Hall of Fame today.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 3
Subjects
Athletes
Awards - honors - recognitions
Wieland, Bob
Veterans
Item ID
31157AN
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Newspaper Index
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Vietnam veteran Bob Wieland was honored by the Arcadia City Council on Tuesday night. Wieland lost both his legs while serving in the war.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
24571AN
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Arcadia resident, Bob Wieland, who lost his legs in Vietnam will do the Los Angeles marathon using his arms to propel himself through the course.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 2, 2003
Pages
p. B4
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 2, 2003
Pages
p. B4
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Los Angeles Marathon
Item ID
25442AN
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Arcadian Bob Wieland, 37, a double amputee who lost both legs above the knee in Vietnam, was the featured speaker at a prayer breakfast in his honor.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
3486AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sports Channel America has offered Bob Wieland a chance to host his own cable talk show, in which he will present motivational stories about athletes, who, like himself, have beaten the odds. The 45 year old Arcadia resident lost his legs in the Vietnam War.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
13AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Camp Ross
U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA
World War I
Item ID
31780AN
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As part of the Veterans History Project, Bob Macy gives an interview to preserve his war stories and experiences. Bob Macy is shown in a photograph with the leather flight jacket he used as a B-24 co-pilot in the 8th Air Force based in England.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Library of Congress
Veterans History Project
Oral History
War Storie
Macy, Bob
Soldiers
Interviews
Item ID
29258AN
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Newspaper Index
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Forced into a runoff, Arcadian Bob Margett cites campaign attacks and crowded field of GOP opponents for his failure to win a majority vote in his bid for the 59th District Assembly seat.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley News section
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley News section
Date
April 13, 1995
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Item ID
4402AN
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Newspaper Index
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Phil Yeh, founder of Cartoonists Across America, took his message to Santa Anita Fashion Park this month. His group painted a colorful, dinosaur cartoon mural and handed out copies of their anti-violence comic book. The group is dedicated to promoting literacy. Photo.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 1995
Pages
p. H-3 Hometown
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
4470AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article about Arcadian Bob Elwood discusses his work with the Little League and with Goodyear as a consultant in Northern Ireland.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Elwood, Bob
Item ID
1516AN
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Bob Sanderson is the new chief of police in Arcadia now that Dave Hinig has retired. Hinig discusses his retirement plans and Sanderson discusses his new duties.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Chiefs
Hinig, Dave
Sanderson, Bob
Item ID
29765AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Extensive biographical article on City Council candidate Bob Margett. Included are his positions on various issues of city government.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1976
Margett, Bob
Item ID
1053AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Bob Harbicht invited Congressman David Dreier to be his guest on the City's informational TV program, "Speaking of Arcadia."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors - Harbicht, Bob
Dreier, David
Item ID
26030AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia council member and a former mayor of Arcadia and Duarte, Bob Harbicht, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 59th District Assembly seat.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 24, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 24, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Harbicht, Bob
Item ID
27162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly is seen standing in front of book cases in the office of the City Attorney. He is wearing a white shirt and tie and is looking down at a book in his hands. Photo was taken by Dorothy Denne of the Arcadia Weekly to be used in a display at the Library for National Library Week.

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Date
March 1997
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Date
March 1997
Subjects
Kelly, Bill
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1501
Collection
Photographs
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