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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8017
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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23 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma was ambushed and stabbed to death October 13 in the exercise yard of San Quentin State Prison. A Superior Court judge sentenced him to die for killing two children and their mother in El Monte in 1995.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11522
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Palma, Jimmy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11720AN
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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9926
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
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Facing expulsion from Arcadia High School for striking another student with a metal pipe, 16-year old Jason Bingham testified at a school district hearing that he used the weapon only to defend himself. The three-member panel sent its recommendation to the school board, which will make a decision in the matter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12295
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 1998
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 1998
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Bingham, Jason
Item ID
12507AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7994
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 1996
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 1996
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kilroe, Frank E "Jimmy"
Item ID
7957AN
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Candidates for the April 1997 School Board election are beginning to file papers. School district statistics are highlighted.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 1997
Pages
p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 1997
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
8131AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police reported that an armed robbery occurred on February 12, 1997, at Domenico's Italian Restaurant at 251 N. Santa Anita Ave.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9169
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Restaurants, bars, etc - Domenico's Italian Restaurant
Item ID
9123AN
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More than 850 people turned out for the unveiling of "Life's Crowning Moments." The Arcadia Tournament of Roses 1997 parade float will depict a coronation in the park with palm trees, a pond, and five former Arcadia Rose Queens. Fiscal problems forced the Arcadia Tournament of Roses to cancel having a Rose Court this year. The five former Rose Queens are not named.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7395
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
7280AN
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At least 40 officers from five different agencies joined a massive search Thursday for a man suspected of robbing the California State Bank in Arcadia. Roosevelt Davis, 25, was arrested in an Arcadia neighborhood after the search.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12270
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
12460AN
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According to final campaign contribution statements for the April 18 school board election, the candidates who raised the most money got the least number of votes. Results are analyzed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4838
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
4714AN
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The School District is wrestling with the decision of whether to spend or save the last $5 million of a $28 million school repair bond.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5638
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
5489AN
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As part of a plea agreement, Jack Howard Colnot II of Arcadia pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $89,000 in soccer league funds. He will be sentenced to five years probation and ordered to repay the money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6065
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Colnot, Jack Howard II
Item ID
5898AN
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The City Council skipped over five runners-up in April's council election and instead named Planning Commissioner Gary Kovacic to replace the late Councilman Dennis Lojeski.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7325
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
7214AN
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A judge on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old Arcadia resident to 3 years probation for the strangulation killing of his father, Wenda Peter Liu.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5634
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Murder
Item ID
5485AN
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The Arcadia High School Constitution Team won the state level competition in Sacramento. They will now compete in the national finals in Washington, D.C., in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9167
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3 photos
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
9121AN
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William Woolard, 50, Arcadia Planning Director for 22 years, resigned at the recommendation of City Manager Don Duckworth and a 4-1 City Council vote, with Robert Harbicht opposed. Woolard was asked to leave because of departmental reorganization, Duckworth said.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper252
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Woolard, William " Bill"
Item ID
252AN
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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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Newspaper
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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A federal judge set bail at $100,000 Friday for Arcadia resident Po Chieng Ma, accused in a scheme to funnel graduate-school test answers from coast to coast and provide them to test-takers on coded pencils.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8018
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Ma, Po Chieng
Item ID
7978AN
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In a 5-0 decision, City Council gave Santa Anita Park the land-use designation it needs to develop movie theaters, restaurants and retail stores on its property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7310
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Santa Anita Company
Item ID
7199AN
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A team from Arcadia High School was the regional winner in the 1996 National Science Bowl. They will join other regional winners in the finals of the competition in late April in Florida.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 1996
Pages
p. A 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 1996
Pages
p. A 4
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
5552AN
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Newspaper Index
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