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An earthquake registering 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Australia's southeast coast at 3:28 PST on Wednesday, December 27, 1989. Newcastle, Australia's fifth largest city, suffered the majority of damage as 11 were known to have died. A city of 500,000, Newcastle has the largest concentration of heavy industry in the country.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 31, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 31, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Sister City - Newcastle, Australia
Item ID
3237AN
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Long-time resident J. Lyle Cunningham, Arcadia Citizen of the Year in 1983 and former president of the Arcadia Rotary Club, died on December 15th at Methodist Hospital of natural causes. He was 82. Mr. Cunningham was actively involved in the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, the Arcadia Red Cross, the Church of the Good Shepherd and Arcadians for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1403
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1989
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p. A-2
Subjects
Cunningham, J. Lyle
Item ID
1402AN
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Betty Harris, 65, is retiring after 20 years of service as Arcadia's Senior Citizen Services coordinator.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Harris, Betty
Item ID
1687AN
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Five young women were chosen for the Arcadia royal court to represent Arcadia in the Tournament of Roses. All Arcadia residents, they are: Jenny Chen, 18; Elyse Douglas, 17; Kathleen Lechler, 17; Tricia Stonecipher, 17; and Jennifer Worsley, 16. One will be chosen to be Queen at the Coronation Ball on December 9.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 1, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3387AN
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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
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p. A-2
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1479AN
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Arthur Farr, 46, the band and orchestra leader at Dana Junior High School, has been named the Arcadia Unified School District's 1990 Teacher of the Year. Farr has been teaching band and orchestra at Dana for 23 years, as well as coaching the basketball team and teaching physical education. (NOTE: This article incorrectly identified him as "Allen", but the error was corrected in the issue of October 1.)

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 24, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Farr, Arthur
Item ID
2833AN
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In essay tests given to California seniors last December, Arcadia students scored 273 on a scale of 400, compared to a national average of 250. However, when compared to similar districts such as Beverly Hills, San Marino and La Canada, Arcadia is ranked in only the 23rd percentile, meaning that 77% of the districts scored higher. This is of interest since San Marino had the highest score in the state.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3126AN
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Arcadia ranks at the top among US cities with the highest-paid employees, yet charges its residents less for municipal services and receives less aid than most California cities of similar size. No other US city outside California with a population between 10,000 and 50,000 pays its employees more; the average city employee earns $32,767 per year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Economic Conditions
Item ID
1501AN
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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.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Emergency Services Coordinator
Alcorn, Don
Item ID
1525AN
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The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a request for a variation in the distance between buildings for a proposed 20-unit condominium project at 412-422 California St. and 417-421 Diamond St. The variance would allow a 10-18 foot distance between buildings, instead of the standard 20-foot requirement.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
636AN
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Susan Robertson, 48, a 4th grade teacher at Hugo Reid School for 26 years, died on July 4 after an 11-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Robertson graduated from USC in 1963 and worked for the Arcadia Unified School District, teaching at Hugo Reid School for her entire career.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
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p. A-1
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Robertson, Susan
Item ID
2345AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education swore in newly elected member Joann Steinmeier and re-elected member Mary Dougherty at an organizational meeting. Dougherty was also elected president as the board selected its new officers.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 9, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Dougherty, Mary
Steinmeier, Joann
Item ID
2557AN
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency's financial obligations and development projects prevent it from saving $294,000, or 20% of its tax increment, for low-cost housing, as required under California Assembly Bill 265. The state law, concerned with agencies formed since 1976, does not affect the ARA, formed in 1974. Starting in the 1996-97 fiscal year, however, all agencies will be required to set the money aside.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1339AN
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Five Arcadia High School baseball players have been selected for the Eagles Ambassador Baseball Team to play ball in Russia, Finland and Sweden.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
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Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2996AN
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Last of five articles about Asians discusses ways the community has responded. See hard copy in VF "Population" item #45.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Asian Americans
Asians
Immigrants
Population
Item ID
538AN
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Fourth in a series of five articles that deals with Asian immigrants in the Arcadia schools. See hard copy in VF "Population" item #44.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Asian Americans
Asians
Immigrants
Population
Item ID
537AN
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The Chinese School in Arcadia, with about 85 children, is geared to teaching Chinese children about their cultural heritage, music history, language, customs and traditions. See hard copy in VF "Schools - Private."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3147
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1989
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Schools, Private - Arcadia Chinese School
Item ID
3061AN
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Third article in a series of five about new Asian residents deals with the problems faced by the new arrivals. See hard copy in VF "Population" item #43.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 3, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Asian Americans
Asians
Immigrants
Population
Item ID
536AN
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Second of five articles about Asian immigrants concerns the differing cultural stresses that arise when East meets West. See hard copy in VF "Population" item #42.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Asian Americans
Asians
Immigrants
Population
Item ID
535AN
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Well-known automotive historian Dan R. Post died April 26. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Post, Dan R.
Item ID
2237AN
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Newspaper Index
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