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Councilwoman Mary Young talks about her life during World War II. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Young, Mary
Young, Dick
Item ID
11190AN
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A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
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Newspaper Index
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Though Arcadia's 1968 term limit rule forces council members to step down after two four-year terms, it allows them to come back two years later. Robert Harbicht is the latest former council member planning to make the two-year rebound.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
5492AN
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Newspaper Index
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Corey Nakatani, the only Japanese American riding professionally as a jockey in southern California, often races at Santa Anita Park, the same place where his grandparents were detained during World War II in the then Santa Anita Assembly Center. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
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Los Angeles Times
Date
February 16, 1995
Pages
p. J-12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4360AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two young men from Arcadia, Clyde Dietrich and George R. Summers, were among hundreds of American soldiers interned in a Japanese prison camp.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1942
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1942
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Dietrich, Clyde
Summers, George R.
Item ID
6516AN
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James Val, 39, an elementary school teacher, has received two Emmy nominations for his documentary work and is currently working on a film script with two other writers.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 28, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Val, James
Item ID
2885AN
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Newspaper Index
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Chinh Nguyen, 29, of Arcadia was in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by her former boyfriend at First Design Nails in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
9124AN
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Newspaper Index
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Esther Levy, 86, turned her Jolly Jug Restaurant over to new owners after serving kosher dill garlic pickles to her customers for 47 years. In 1953, Levy moved from Detroit and became a partner with her brother-in-law at the current Peck Rd. restaurant in El Monte.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1994
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p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 1994
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Levy, Esther
Item ID
4346AN
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Alton Everett Scott, former mayor of Arcadia died on March 21, 1995 at the age of 87. He is profiled

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
March 30, 1995
Pages
p. 13
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Sierra Madre News
Date
March 30, 1995
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Scott, Alton Everett
Item ID
4373AN
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Memorial services will be held today for former Mayor Alton Everett Scott. He died at Methodist Hospital at age 87.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1995
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Mayors
Scott, Alton Everett
Item ID
4381AN
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Paula Alexander, 48, was killed in a traffic accident in South Pasadena in a shuttle bus from the Los Angeles International (LAX) airport. She was returning from Spain after a vacation with her husband Stanley Alexander, an Arcadia physician.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 9, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Alexander, Paula
Item ID
192AN
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Two plans will be proposed to the Arcadia Beautiful Committee for a living war memorial.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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The Journal
Date
December 21, 1949
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
War memorial Arcadia Beautiful Committee
Item ID
29882AN
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Current mayor Dennis Lojeski and former Councilman Bob Harbicht appear to have finished ahead of five other candidates Tuesday in the race for two City Council seats. Propositions A and B passed; Propositions C and D did not pass. Final tally is not expected until Thursday.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1996
Lojeski, Dennis
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
5649AN
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Profile of Robert Elliot Paradise, 87, a pioneer in oil and gas law, who died at his Arcadia home after a long illness.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1994
Pages
p. A-4 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1994
Pages
p. A-4 photo
Subjects
Paradise, Robert
Item ID
4046AN
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Groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled this morning at 135 Colorado Place, where construction of a new first-run theater was set to begin next week. This comes one week after a disastrous fire which gutted the Arcadia Theatre.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1942
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1942
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Moving Picture Theaters - Arcadia Theatre
Item ID
6513AN
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The bodies of two Arcadia servicemen killed in Pacific battles during the late war were returned at the request of relatives.

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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 12, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
October 12, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bidgood, Claude E.
Carlson, John A.
Item ID
8709AN
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Methodist Hospital's emergency room was closed for three hours early Saturday morning after an x-ray film processor malfunctioned and emitted toxic fumes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Item ID
5699AN
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Jack Howard Colnot II, the former treasurer of the Sierra Madre- Arcadia-Monrovia Youth Soccer League has pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand theft involving the misuse of $43,000 in league money.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
5810AN
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Arcadia resident Chris Marrone competed in the International Jet Sports Boating Association Jet Ski world finals at Lake Havasu, where he placed second.

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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. 12
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Marrone, Chris
Item ID
16719AN
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Arcadia City Council approved Ordinance #2081, which precludes camping and storage on public property.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 6, 1997
Pages
p. 11
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 6, 1997
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
11199AN
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Newspaper Index
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