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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"

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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

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2390AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2897AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Annexation (Municipal Government)

Item ID: 396AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 616AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Animals

Item ID: 388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hare Krishna

Item ID: 1685AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1975

Pages: p. B-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1975

Pages: p. B-3

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2958AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia housewife and author, Sandie Chandler has written two books and is now working on her third. Her husband is the religious editor of the Los Angeles Times.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1976

Pages: p. C-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1976

Pages: p. C-1

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Chandler, Sandie

Item ID: 565AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Social Services

Item ID: 3248AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2188AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Dobson, James C.

Item ID: 569AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Thomas J. Crow died October 25. Article outlines Crow's career as a journalist who at one time owned and operated the Monrovia Journal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-10

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-10

Subjects: Crow, Thomas J.

Item ID: 1401AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. (Lucky) - Wine and Wine Making

Item ID: 591AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article gives general idea of projects and local communities in which revenue-sharing money had been used.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 17, 1978

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 17, 1978

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Finance

Item ID: 1564AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article on Egil Hopen, a native of Norway, who came here in 1924 and was responsible for the land planning and engineering for the Baldwin Stocker, The Village, The Oaks and The Highlands areas of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hopen, Egil

Item ID: 1742AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article tells of work done by Dr. Ciwa Griffiths at the H.E.A.R. Center, which Dr. Griffiths founded 25 years ago.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education Through Auditory Research)

Item ID: 1671AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Baldwin Stocker PTA sponsors "People Mover" show. In photo: Barbara Ruby, Phil Wenkler, Lia Morrow and Tracy Hutcheson.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. A6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. A6

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Hutcheson, Tracy; Morrow, Lisa; Ruby, Barbara; Wenkler, Phil

Item ID: 34116AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 17, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2319AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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.

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Arcadia housewife and author, Sandie Chandler has written two books and is now working on her third. Her husband is the religious editor of the Los Angeles Times.

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.

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.

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.

Arcadia resident Thomas J. Crow died October 25. Article outlines Crow's career as a journalist who at one time owned and operated the Monrovia Journal.

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

Article gives general idea of projects and local communities in which revenue-sharing money had been used.

Article on Egil Hopen, a native of Norway, who came here in 1924 and was responsible for the land planning and engineering for the Baldwin Stocker, The Village, The Oaks and The Highlands areas of Arcadia.

Article tells of work done by Dr. Ciwa Griffiths at the H.E.A.R. Center, which Dr. Griffiths founded 25 years ago.

Baldwin Stocker PTA sponsors "People Mover" show. In photo: Barbara Ruby, Phil Wenkler, Lia Morrow and Tracy Hutcheson.

Best Disposal was awarded the residential trash contract in Arcadia by the City Council on October 15. The action was taken despite the objections of the owner of a competing trash service as to the manner in which the contract was awarded.