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5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2492
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 31, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2437AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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After serving 17 years as a crossing guard, 83-year-old Harry Christianson is retiring. The children at Highland Oaks honored him with a special Mr. Chris Day.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Christianson, Harry
Item ID
942AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 31, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Sister City - Newcastle, Australia
Item ID
3237AN
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Newspaper Index
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An illustrated capsule history of Arcadia briefly describes the growth of the city from mission days to the present.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement p
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
"p. 4,5 photos"
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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement p
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
"p. 4,5 photos"
Subjects
Arcadia (City) - History
Item ID
1717AN
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Newspaper Index
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education ratified a new contract with the district's teachers by a 4-1 vote, but with some reservations about a binding arbitration provision (which would have district-teachers disputes resolved by a 3rd party). The contract includes a 10% salary increase for 1984/85 and an increase from a 177-day a year student school year to 180 days, along with lengthier instructional time per day.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 13, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2775AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department will observe Fire Service Day with an open house at each of the city's three fire stations. Photo and caption. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Tribune,
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Clarke, John (Battalion Chief)
Hannah, David
Pauro, Jimmy
Pauro, Mike
Item ID
34156AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia has won a round in court to force the owners of 2-deck newsracks featuring sexually orients publications to remove them. The same publications could still be sold, however, if placed in single-deck racks.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2073AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students are victorious in Decathlon. Entering for the first time this year, the Arcadia High School Decathalon Team garnered three first places among 34 Los Angeles County high schools. See hard copy in Box 51.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Academic Decathlon
Aberle, Tim
Bales, Sharlee
Gale, Margaret
Hayton, Darin
Horiuchi, Tim
Kim, John
Straghalish, Chris
Item ID
34190AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High students have fond memories of dead teacher. Ken Aberle, 42, died on June 2 at the City of Hope after a nine-month battle with leukemia. About 150 students gave blood at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 9, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Aberle, Ken
Item ID
2810AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital will keep open its maternity ward, in spite of an extremely low birth rate in the Foothills area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1794AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian John Stephens, who has been moonlighting as a high school basketball referee for 12 years, is considered one of the best referees in the state.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. D-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. D-2 photo
Subjects
Stephens, John
Item ID
3259AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Luben Balabanoff, a Bulgarian by birth, was in Dresden, Germany when it was bombed during World War II. Retired now, he has spent the last 10 years making travel films and touring with them.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Balabanoff, Luben
Item ID
588AN
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The Arcadia Planning Commission gave permission to G. Barton Payne to open a Sunshine Yogurt & Bakery at the shopping center at Duarte Road and Santa Anita Avenue, but other eating places at the same corner could be vetoed. The Commission is concerned about the impact of extra traffic at that intersection.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Sunshine Yogurt & Bakery
Item ID
813AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Planning Commission has given Reverend John Maynard of the Wesleyan Holiness Community Chapel Church one year to bring his church property up to city safety standards.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 13, 1988
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 13, 1988
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Churches - Wesleyan Holiness Community Chapel Church
Maynard, John
Item ID
955AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency won a $495,000 settlement for removing toxic waste from 1.6 acres of downtown Arcadia land it bought from Clifford C. Bong and Co. last year. The agency sued Bong in April of 1988 to recover the money it spent to dispose of soil contaminated with high levels of lead, cadmium and hydrocarbon wastes. The agreement was reached two days before the June 27 trial was to begin.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
336AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and member of the Library Board and Friends of the Library, Jeanne Saunders, died in and auto accident in New Mexico on August 27.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1647
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Saunders, Jeanne
Item ID
1646AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Harry Lauber died September 11 at the age of 69. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lauber, Harry R.
Item ID
1912AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Homer Black died January 31. Born in 1885, Black took part in the Nevada gold strike in 1906 and was a mining engineer for fifty years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 3, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Black, Homer
Item ID
612AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Norm Otell, a cab driver for 20 years, averages 20 fares a day in the area. He talks about his experiences driving a cab.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2115
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-15 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-15 photo
Subjects
Otell, Norm
Item ID
2100AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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