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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"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31552
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2442
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2390AN
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The 50,000 square foot property on the northeast corner of Wheeler and First has been sold for $215,000. The former owners were Robert and Phyllis Walker. The site will be used for the corporate headquarters for HTL Industries and a two story office building to be built by Jeff Jons and Jim Kuhn. Hoy an Kehler's Arcadia Van Lives, presently on the site, will relocate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper692
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
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p. 1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
692AN
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Annexation by Arcadia of the unincorporated area in the northern part of the city (of which Anoakia is the largest piece) is closer to reality than at anytime in the past.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper396
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
396AN
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Approval was given by the Planning Commission to a group which wants to open Marquee West in the former bowling alley on Morlan Place. The owners plan to bring various musical groups to the facility. There will be no drugs or liquor allowed.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1977
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p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
616AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education must establish criteria to use in determining whether or not any schools in Arcadia are segregated or likely to become segregated within the next 4-5 years. Article gives summary of 1977 survey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2642
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 29, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 29, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Integration
Item ID
2579AN
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The Arcadia City Council agreed to continue its contract with Los Angeles County for animal control. In addition, Arcadia will remain in the 9 city consortium which does business with the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper388
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
388AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved an extension of the contract with Best Disposal Co. of Monrovia, with increases in refuse rates effective March 1979.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2365
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 14, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 14, 1979
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p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2320AN
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The Arcadia City Council denied the application of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness for a religious solicitation certificate. The application has been before the Council for 18 months. Public hearings were held, and the council requested financial statements which were never produced.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1686
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hare Krishna
Item ID
1685AN
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Arcadia City Council must decide how to pay the Metropolitan Water District taxes for 1979-80. Currently the city pays 50% and the property owners pay 50%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3570
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1978
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p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3449AN
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Arcadia Finance Director, Charles Reiman, announced a 10.2% increase in the operating budget of the city of Arcadia for 1979-80. This was the first of 2 public hearings on the budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper659
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
659AN
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Arcadia has lost its float theme for 1974 because the designing firm missed the deadline. "The First American" idea has been claimed by Los Angeles County, although Arcadia is still appealing through Supervisor Baxter Ward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3459
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3345AN
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Arcadia High School Apache spiders sweep Monrovia Wildcats in a coed track meet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33920
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
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p. A4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--track
Jensen, Debbie
Kern, David (photo)
Lopez, Craig
Nichols, Cheryl
Schroeder, Amaryll (photo)
Urua, Jim
Varney, Scott
Wilson, Dan
Item ID
34114AN
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Arcadia High School is instituting two P. E. classes for handicapped youngsters this fall. A survey showed the need, so a program has been worked out which will be titled Adaptive P. E. and is designed to strengthen and condition those students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3036
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
Pages
p. B-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
Pages
p. B-3
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
2958AN
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Arcadia may fall short of the recommended recreational space as established by the Los Angeles County Environmental Development Guide and the National Recreation Association. The lengthy article gives acceptable standards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1182
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 27, 1975
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p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1181AN
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Arcadia, Monrovia and Temple City will inaugurate a Tri-Community Juvenile Service Project, which is a Reach Out counseling service with a more in-depth approach. It will be partly financed by Federal revenue sharing funds administered by Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3355
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Social Services
Item ID
3248AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has decided against a strike at this time, but vowed to fight City Hall over a contract dispute. A 5% salary increase was approved, but not the extensive retirement benefits which were sought.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 14, 1977
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 14, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2188AN
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Arcadia resident James Dobson has written a number of best selling books, all of which deal with problems encountered in family life. Other authors in the family are Dobson's wife Shirley and daughter Danae. Article enumerates Dobson's other activities and responsibilities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Dobson, James C.
Item ID
569AN
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Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper998
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
998AN
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The Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association gives the Miss Arcadia crown to Gina Arobio.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32028
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Arobio, Gina
Item ID
32225AN
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