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Atlantic Richfield Corporation has contributed $50,000 toward the building of the planned Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum. The contribution is in addition to a recent $25,000 ARCO grant to support ongoing programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper450
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
450AN
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Newspaper Index
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Reports on damage left by a violent windstorm. There was little damage to homes but trees were down throughout the city. The Arboretum suffered extensive damage. The Edison Company had major problems affecting 50,000 customers in the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3628
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Windstorms
Item ID
3503AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Atlantic Richfield Company has contributed $25,000 to the Arboretum to ensure resumption of several programs cut with the passage of Proposition 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper448
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
448AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia teachers are eligible for mini-grants of $100-300 under a program being implemented by the Arcadia Rotary Club. The program will provide funds to district teachers for special projects beginning in February. All teachers, from kindergarten to 12th grade, are eligible to apply.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2112
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Organizations - Rotary Club
Item ID
2097AN
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Article discusses possible uses of $218,987 in community development block grant funds that come from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1197
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 2, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1196AN
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A college diploma dated February 13, 1942 from the University of California at Berkeley will be awarded to Arcadia resident Edward Tokshi. Tokshi was sent to a Japanese-American detainment camp in 1942 during his senior year at Berkeley. Forced to relocate away from the West Coast after the war, Tokshi completed degree requirements in Chicago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3455
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1980
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p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1980
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Tokshi, Edward
Item ID
3342AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved setting aside $270,094 in Community Development Block Grant funds for fiscal year 1984-85 to be used in a continuation of the 1983-84 business revitalization project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1296
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1295AN
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Newspaper Index
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Council sets hearing on block grants. City of Arcadia is eligible for close to $260,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for 1983-84. Funds are administered by county and intended for community improvement in various categories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1290
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 27, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1289AN
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The Fire Department has a new, green $150,000 fire engine on loan from the California Office of Emergency Services. It is specially equipped to handle large brush fires.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1582
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
1581AN
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Don Alcorn, a 20-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department, has been named to the new post of Emergency Services Coordinator by the Arcadia City Council. Alcorn's job is to prepare an emergency plan that will cover any aspect of any possible disaster, from earthquake to fire to nuclear disaster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1526
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
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An application for state funds to make $8.5 million worth of repairs in 6 Arcadia schools is moving ahead. Funds for the repairs, from the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Program, a bond measure, have been exhausted. However, another bond issue, coming up in the June 1990 election, is expected to pass and provide money to continue the program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3019
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2943AN
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The Arcadia Beautiful Commission awarded 16 property owners hand-decorated plaques for their beautification of residential as well as business properties. This year the Arboretum was given a special award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper626
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1985
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1985
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
626AN
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Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital of Southern California's current major capital building project, construction of a new surgical unit and outpatient services center in Arcadia, has received a $60,000, 5-year grant from the Security Pacific Foundation. Ground breaking for the $9.2 million surgical wing and outpatient center will take place in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1794
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1984
Pages
p. C-8
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1984
Pages
p. C-8
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1793AN
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The new Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum has been completed and will open to the public shortly. The 8,000 sq. ft. auditorium in the new building accommodates nearly 1,000 people. It will be used for exhibits, classes and shows.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper453
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-9
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-9
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
453AN
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Last year the School District received $138,000 from different community groups. The District, in a financial crunch, used the funds for some of its basic expenses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3017
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2941AN
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Newspaper Index
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Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3260
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3164AN
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Arcadia voters will consider whether or not to ban "safe and sane" fireworks. The sale of fireworks has been the local American Legion Post's chief source of funds. Arcadia property owners have suffered over a quarter of a million dollars in property damage from fireworks over the past six years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1505
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Elections - Local
Item ID
1504AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Gary A. Lorden, professor of mathematics at the California Institute of Technology and a Caltech faculty member for 21 years, has been appointed the Institute's Vice President for Student Affairs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1965
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 17, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lorden, Gary A.
Item ID
1960AN
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Article discusses severe budget and staff cuts at the Arboretum. Since 1975 the staff has been cut by 40 percent. The most recent county budget cut another $250,000 from the department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper457
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
457AN
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Newspaper Index
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Compared with February 1986, felonies in Arcadia for February of this year are up by 2 incidents, from 222 to 224.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1374
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1373AN
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