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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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Greathouse, MarrLin

Item ID: 32185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 29, 1979

Pages: p. C2

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 29, 1979

Pages: p. C2

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Morgan, Elizabeth Diane (To Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stanley Morgan, Nov. 15); Parks, Tami Louise (To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Reeves Parks, Nov. 17)

Item ID: 26306AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Thomas J. Crow died October 25. Article outlines Crow's career as a journalist who at one time owned and operated the Monrovia Journal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-10

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-10

Subjects: Crow, Thomas J.

Item ID: 1401AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Ed Honeywell has plans to build a backyard solar still to produce alcohol from lawn clippings. He intends to mix the alcohol with gasoline to produce fuel for his car. All of these plans depend on Honeywell obtaining proper licensing for the still.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Gasohol

Item ID: 1654AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ray McConnell, executive editor of the Star-News and Foothill Inter-City Newspapers died October 22 at the age of 63. Article outlines McConnell's career.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: McConnell, Ray

Item ID: 1971AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 447AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3108AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History - Chronology

Item ID: 1726AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Long, Ralph Wendell

Item ID: 1958AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Cheney, Ron

Item ID: 931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mrs. Esther L. Butterworth, mother of former Mayor Edward L Butterworth, died on August 30 at the age of 99.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Butterworth, Esther L.

Item ID: 849AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979

Item ID: 998AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ed Newman, who has been with the Arcadia Post Office since 1946, recently retired from his position as Arcadia postmaster.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Postal Service - Newman, Ed

Item ID: 2245AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Wagener, Bertha Mae

Item ID: 3439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 2608AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3405AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2265AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Description of the newly formed Crime Impact Team, which consists of representtatives of 8 cities: Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monrovia, Monterey Park, San Gabriel and Temple City Station of LA County Sheriff's Dept. The Team is an outgrowth of the West San Gabriel Valley Burglary Investigation Unit, which ran out of federal funds.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2191AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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.

Birth.

Arcadia resident Thomas J. Crow died October 25. Article outlines Crow's career as a journalist who at one time owned and operated the Monrovia Journal.

Arcadia resident Ed Honeywell has plans to build a backyard solar still to produce alcohol from lawn clippings. He intends to mix the alcohol with gasoline to produce fuel for his car. All of these plans depend on Honeywell obtaining proper licensing for the still.

Ray McConnell, executive editor of the Star-News and Foothill Inter-City Newspapers died October 22 at the age of 63. Article outlines McConnell's career.

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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.

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

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.

Mrs. Esther L. Butterworth, mother of former Mayor Edward L Butterworth, died on August 30 at the age of 99.

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.

Ed Newman, who has been with the Arcadia Post Office since 1946, recently retired from his position as Arcadia postmaster.

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

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.

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.

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

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.