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The Noyes family may continue their fight for custody of the baby born by surrogate mother Nisa Bhimani despite the publicity over Bjorna Noyes being a transsexual. Bhimani's lawyer claimed the other would not have backed out of her deal with the Noyes had she been paid as agreed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper522
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. B-5
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. B-5
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
522AN
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Newspaper Index
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James Noyes withdrew his custody suit when it was learned that his wife is a transsexual who underwent a sex change operation. Noyes thought the publicity might harm the child. Nisa Bhimani, the surrogate mother, will keep the child.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1981
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1981
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
521An
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Arcadian Denise Lucy Thrane agreed to be a surrogate mother and was artificially inseminated in June with James Noyes' sperm. Ms. Thrane now says the baby may not be Noyes' and wants to keep it. The unprecedented dispute may have repercussions for other surrogate mothers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper518
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
518AN
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Blood tests reveal a 98.9 percent chance that James Noyes is the father of the son of Nisa Bhimani (Denise Lucy Thrane). The Pasadena courts will tackle the issues of paternity and custody. The crux of the case is whether current California law barring an artificial insemination donor from any paternity rights will be upheld.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
520AN
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Denise Lucy Thrane, an Arcadia woman who agreed to be a surrogate mother for a childless couple from New York, gave birth to a boy. Ms. Thrane now wants to keep the baby.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1981
Pages
p. D-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1981
Pages
p. D-1
Subjects
Artificial Insemination, Human
Item ID
519AN
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Brian Snoke, sentenced to life in prison for three murders, claims he was a victim of child abuse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1387
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 22, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Snoke, Brian
Item ID
1386AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council candidate Roger Chandler charged that important election material that should have been available to him was wrongly withheld by the Arcadia City Clerk's office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1116
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1986
Chandler, Roger
Item ID
1115AN
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Candidate Mary Young vows she will try to keep Arcadia a city of homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1106
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1984
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p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1984
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Young, Mary
Item ID
1105AN
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The lawsuit between Arcadia and El Monte is based on the disputed number of toilets at a Public Storage facility in South Arcadia. El Monte claims there are 5 toilets. Arcadia claims there are 3. Earlier it had been reported there was only one toilet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper327
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
327AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31553
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1350
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder - Kane, Rene
Item ID
1349AN
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Arcadia High School Booster Club paid special tribute to the memory of Syd Larkin, former club president and friend of sports. At a ceremony in the rally court, his wife, Elaine Larkin, unveiled a bronze plaque which will be placed on the wall on the North Gym.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1913
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. C-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. C-1 photo
Subjects
Larkin, Sydney A.
Item ID
1909AN
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Pamela Polagi, 37, an insurance claims adjuster for the Automobile Club of Southern California, who happens to be blind since birth, is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2204
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 2, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Polagi, Pamela
Item ID
2179AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Ex-Police Chief Charles Mitchell dies. Lung cancer claims veteran law enforcement officer at 53.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27746
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 4, 1985
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Mitchell, Charles
Police Department
Item ID
27943AN
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Arcadia teachers picketed the open house at Arcadia High School to protest the 1978-79 raise offered by the Arcadia Board of Education. The teachers claim they received a 3.5% salary adjustment (vs. the average San Gabriel Valley increase of 5.5%) while the Board claims a 5% increase retroactive to December 1, 1978.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2802
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2732AN
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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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Roy Tynes, superintendent of Vehicle Maintenance for Arcadia, claims the city saves about $2000 a month using liquid propane fuel. Of the city's 280 vehicles, about 30 are powered on propane.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 16, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Municipal Services
Item ID
1994AN
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Betty Lou Brau, who claimed that she became ill with the herpes- like cytomegalovirus after being inseminated with sperm in 1986 at the Santa Ana-based Fertility Center of California, won $450,000 in an out-of-court settlement. She did not become pregnant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper645
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 4, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Brau, Betty Lou
Item ID
645AN
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Arcadian Dick Mittner believes life as a milkman is great in Southern California. It wasn't nearly as nice back in Erie, Pa. where he began his career.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1989
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-5 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-5 photo
Subjects
Mittner, Dick
Item ID
1984AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Councilman Robert Harbicht wants some city control over the cost of cable television here, following a 33% hike in Cablevision's prices. Harbicht claims the business is a monopoly and should be regulated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1247
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1246AN
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Newspaper Index
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