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Home burglary nets $5000 from winter home of Jimmy Jones, Calumet Farms trainer, at 314 Laurel Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 1, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 1, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Burglaries; Crime and Criminals; Jones, Jimmy

Item ID: 33233AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Crime statistics for the first half of 1979 show a 4.6% overall increase in crime in Arcadia, despite a decrease in the number of violent crimes. This compares to an overall increase of 5.2% for the larger San Gabriel area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

H. D. Cowan Co., Inc., manufacturer of fixtures for stores, banks and office buildings, will open a new manufacturing facility at 130 N. First Street. This property was formerly a furniture manufacturing facility.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 3 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 3 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Business and Industry; H. D. Cowan Co., Inc.; Manufacturing

Item ID: 33212AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article gives breakdown of Arcadia crime statistics for 1978.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1354AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Crime in Arcadia has gone up according to figures from the Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1350AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Police halt motel bandit, William Howard Hays, with bullet. Arcadia officers stop thief at Eaton's and recover cash loot. The Arcadia police officers involved were T. G. Bednark and W. L. Reddington. See hard copy in VF Crime and Criminals.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 22, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 22, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Bednark, T. G.; Crime and Criminals; Eaton's; Hays, William Howard; Reddington, W. L.

Item ID: 33191AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of crime statistics to the present date.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1352AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Profile of crime statistics for 1977 with separate figures for Fashion Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 30, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 30, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1353AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

John W. Grainger, in a Chevrolet coupe, led Arcadia police on a high speed car chase that ended in a crash. An opened wine bottle was found in his car.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 22, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 22, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Grainger, John W.

Item ID: 33192AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department, along with several company agencies, is investigating the Pat Hillings Travel Agency in Arcadia, now owned by David Pressman. The alleged fraud reportedly involved the sale of airline tickets by the agency.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Pat Hillings Travel Agency; Pressman, David

Item ID: 1355AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Murder - Kane, Rene

Item ID: 1349AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Emery Riddle has been convicted of first degree murder in the December 1976 slaying of Arcadian Rene Kane and her unborn child.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Murder - Kane, Rene; Murder - Riddle, Emery

Item ID: 1351AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will oppose attempts by El Monte to annex a strip of uninhabited Arcadia land located between Peck Road and the San Gabriel River.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Annexation (Municipal Government)

Item ID: 404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Summary of actions taken by the City Council in its role of redevelopment agency. Among these: 1. Glenn of California property on Santa Clara 2. Arrangement with Mr. and Mrs. Link who need additional land to extend their manufacturing firm on 3rd Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1260AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

H-bomb articles

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1955 p. 1 (H-bomb problems); March 10, 1955 p. 1; March 17, 1955 p. 1; September 22, 1958 p. 1 (school H-bomb shelters); June 3, 1962 p. 1 (shelters useless in big cities)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1955 p. 1 (H-bomb problems); March 10, 1955 p. 1; March 17, 1955 p. 1; September 22, 1958 p. 1 (school H-bomb shelters); June 3, 1962 p. 1 (shelters useless in big cities)

Subjects: Civil Defense

Item ID: 3869AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Surviving a bomb attack

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1955 p. 1 (National Guard preparations); March 17, 1955 p. 1; July 29, 1955 p. 1 (school survival in case of bomb); July 31, 1961 p. 1; august 21, 1961 p. 1; August 31, 1961 p. 1 (Master Plan)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1955 p. 1 (National Guard preparations); March 17, 1955 p. 1; July 29, 1955 p. 1 (school survival in case of bomb); July 31, 1961 p. 1; august 21, 1961 p. 1; August 31, 1961 p. 1 (Master Plan)

Subjects: Civil Defense

Item ID: 3870AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

100 year old resident of Arcadia

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1953

Pages: p. 3 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1953

Pages: p. 3 photo

Subjects: Marron, Juan

Item ID: 4006AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3311AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Home burglary nets $5000 from winter home of Jimmy Jones, Calumet Farms trainer, at 314 Laurel Avenue in Arcadia.

Crime statistics for the first half of 1979 show a 4.6% overall increase in crime in Arcadia, despite a decrease in the number of violent crimes. This compares to an overall increase of 5.2% for the larger San Gabriel area.

H. D. Cowan Co., Inc., manufacturer of fixtures for stores, banks and office buildings, will open a new manufacturing facility at 130 N. First Street. This property was formerly a furniture manufacturing facility.

Article gives breakdown of Arcadia crime statistics for 1978.

Crime in Arcadia has gone up according to figures from the Police Department.

Police halt motel bandit, William Howard Hays, with bullet. Arcadia officers stop thief at Eaton's and recover cash loot. The Arcadia police officers involved were T. G. Bednark and W. L. Reddington. See hard copy in VF Crime and Criminals.

Summary of crime statistics to the present date.

Profile of crime statistics for 1977 with separate figures for Fashion Park.

John W. Grainger, in a Chevrolet coupe, led Arcadia police on a high speed car chase that ended in a crash. An opened wine bottle was found in his car.

The Arcadia Police Department, along with several company agencies, is investigating the Pat Hillings Travel Agency in Arcadia, now owned by David Pressman. The alleged fraud reportedly involved the sale of airline tickets by the agency.

Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

Emery Riddle has been convicted of first degree murder in the December 1976 slaying of Arcadian Rene Kane and her unborn child.

The Arcadia City Council will oppose attempts by El Monte to annex a strip of uninhabited Arcadia land located between Peck Road and the San Gabriel River.

Summary of actions taken by the City Council in its role of redevelopment agency. Among these: 1. Glenn of California property on Santa Clara 2. Arrangement with Mr. and Mrs. Link who need additional land to extend their manufacturing firm on 3rd Avenue.

H-bomb articles

Surviving a bomb attack

100 year old resident of Arcadia

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.