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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1970
Pages
p. 21 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1970
Pages
p. 21 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Gragg, Sandra Katherine
Sherman, Craig Barton
Item ID
22855AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1970
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1970
Pages
p. 18
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Barton, Lillian
Fortner, Ray
Item ID
22892AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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"

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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".

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mrs. Irene Wiley was freed on the charge that she was wilfully cruel to her 13-year-old daughter Susan Wiley, aka "Genie." The article was written by Lucie Lowery. 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 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 VF "Wiley, Susan" for hard copy.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 16, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31750AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 29, 1971
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 29, 1971
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bill, Harold
Caminetti, John A.
Amann, Barbara K.
Item ID
23335AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1972
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1972
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Decker, Bill
Item ID
23467AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 14, 1972
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 14, 1972
Pages
p. 7 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Bochte, Barbara Lynn
Maly, Bill R.
Item ID
23579AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1972
Pages
p. 22
Announcement Type
Birth

Highland Oaks area rezoning map and article

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Real estate - Highlands
Item ID
4157AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Curtailment and changes in the Five Year Capital Improvements program as adopted by the City Council last week have drawn disapproval of some Arcadians.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1172AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1973
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1973
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
McManus, Jamie
Mayhew, Bill
Item ID
23954AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1973
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1973
Pages
p. C3 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Oetersukge, Nancy Lynn
Bills, Richard
Item ID
24157AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Five tennis courts have been proposed for the top of two water reservoirs at the corner of Baldwin and Orange Grove. The Parks and Recreation Department has set aside $25,000 for the project. The City Council must approve.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 13, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Recreation
Item ID
2297AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A proposed sidewalk expansion program has drawn public ire at a City Council meeting.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets
Item ID
3265AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bill De Muth, local journalist and writer for the Arcadia Tribune, died January 30, 1974.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
De Muth, Bill
Item ID
1412AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1974
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1974
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
DeMuth, Bill
Item ID
24232AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Background information on John Mynster, Charles Gilb, and Jerry Bernstein, who are all running for City Council.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1974
Mynster, John C.
Gilb, Charles E.
Bernstein, Jerry
Item ID
1044AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The George Elkins Company has acquired the Hitchcock Realty Company, which had been in business in the area for 47 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1974
Pages
p. D-3
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1974
Pages
p. D-3
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2284AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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