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A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia (City) - History; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; McAdam, Pat; Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 1716AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadian Bobbie La Rue was the only woman hydrologic engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles district, for 29 years. Includes biographical details.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. B-6 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. B-6 photo

Subjects: La Rue, Roberta

Item ID: 1910AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary/death notice. Former Star News publisher.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1983

Pages: "p. A1, A2"

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1983

Pages: "p. A1, A2"

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Ridder, Bernard J.

Item ID: 27457AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy

Item ID: 575AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Area librarians agree that recessionary periods create a greater demand for library services. It is ironic that this comes at a time when libraries are hurting from budget cuts. Arcadia and Monrovia have suffered most in this regard, cutting down on personnel and new book purchases and, in Arcadia's case, closing it's audio-visual department and reducing hours.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1949AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

John Bunton is a reporter for The Star, a weekly paper published in Arcadia's sister city, Newcastle, Australia. Bunton has been visiting in the U.S. with his family.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Sister City - Newcastle, Australia

Item ID: 3223AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former FICN, Star-News publisher B.J. Ridder died of cancer at his Pasadena home. He was 70. Biographical information and photo.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Ridder, Bernard J.

Item ID: 2344AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2328AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Crime report for first six months of the year. The burglary rate continues to rise. The most dramatic changes have occurred in traffic control.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1363AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

200 people turned out to honor retired Arcadia Tribune editor, Helen Schrader. The retirement party included mayors and public officials from surrounding communities served by the Foothill Inter-City newspapers which were edited by Mrs. Schrader.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 30, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 30, 1984

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Tribune - Schrader, Helen

Item ID: 508AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gerald Shuster, former Whittier city controller, has been appointed director of finance for the City of Arcadia. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Employees - Shuster, Gerald

Item ID: 1168AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2195AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Library Board approved a budget of $5000 to purchase more Asian reading materials. Rose Hwang, the librarian in charge of the Asian language collection said the money will buy at least 600 new books.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Collection

Item ID: 1931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. C-1 photo

Subjects: Larkin, Sydney A.

Item ID: 1909AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 334AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new $340,000 computer system will be installed in the library. using Inlex software and Hewlet Packard hardware, the library will automate the card catalog and the circulation desk providing better control of the library's 150,000 books and 240 periodicals.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1951AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia novelist Jack Cummings' recently published hard-cover novel, "Dead Man's Medal," is being will received as an exciting adventure story of the posthumous award of a Medal of Honor, set against a cavalry background in Arizona and Mexico of 1888.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Cummings, Jack

Item ID: 567AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3331AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ten former mayors, representing 70 years of service to the city, have joined forces in backing three candidates for office (Dave Hannah, Dennis Lojeski and Don Pellegrino) and castigating two others (Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1982

Item ID: 1092AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Focus on the Family

Item ID: 1623AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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A pictorial history entitled "Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet" is being published by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library. The book is written and compiled by Pat McAdam of the Arcadia Public Library and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.

Arcadian Bobbie La Rue was the only woman hydrologic engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles district, for 29 years. Includes biographical details.

Obituary/death notice. Former Star News publisher.

Sandy Snider, a historian at the L. A. County Arboretum, has published a biography of Lucky Baldwin, entitled "Lucky Baldwin -- California Visionary."

John Bunton is a reporter for The Star, a weekly paper published in Arcadia's sister city, Newcastle, Australia. Bunton has been visiting in the U.S. with his family.

Former FICN, Star-News publisher B.J. Ridder died of cancer at his Pasadena home. He was 70. Biographical information and photo.

Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

Crime report for first six months of the year. The burglary rate continues to rise. The most dramatic changes have occurred in traffic control.

200 people turned out to honor retired Arcadia Tribune editor, Helen Schrader. The retirement party included mayors and public officials from surrounding communities served by the Foothill Inter-City newspapers which were edited by Mrs. Schrader.

Gerald Shuster, former Whittier city controller, has been appointed director of finance for the City of Arcadia. Biographical notes included.

The police department has been authorized to employ four new officers which will increase sworn personnel to 73. The department is purchasing three vehicles for parking control. Also authorized was the purchase of two narcotic sniffing dogs trained for the full range of police dog work.

The Library Board approved a budget of $5000 to purchase more Asian reading materials. Rose Hwang, the librarian in charge of the Asian language collection said the money will buy at least 600 new books.

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.

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

A new $340,000 computer system will be installed in the library. using Inlex software and Hewlet Packard hardware, the library will automate the card catalog and the circulation desk providing better control of the library's 150,000 books and 240 periodicals.

Arcadia novelist Jack Cummings' recently published hard-cover novel, "Dead Man's Medal," is being will received as an exciting adventure story of the posthumous award of a Medal of Honor, set against a cavalry background in Arizona and Mexico of 1888.

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

Ten former mayors, representing 70 years of service to the city, have joined forces in backing three candidates for office (Dave Hannah, Dennis Lojeski and Don Pellegrino) and castigating two others (Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley).

Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.