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A 5.0 aftershock from last October's earthquake did little damage but rattled the nerves of local residents. Three people were treated for minor injuries as a result of the aftershock.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1490
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Earthquakes
Item ID
1489AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 7th annual Quinceanera Parade, hosted by Los Angeles County Children and Family Services, took place at Los Angeles County Arboretum, for the first time. It was celebrated with a car parade.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Los Angeles County Children and Family Services
Parades
Quinceaneras
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.

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Date
Probably 1975
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Date
Probably 1975
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Children's Chorale
Pirigyi, Adele
Pirigyi, William
Singers
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1886
Collection
Photographs
Images
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A 21-year-old woman was the third person raped at gunpoint this year, and police suspect that they may be by the same person. All three women were accosted by an African American man in his 20's or 30's wearing a black cap. They were accosted in the early morning with a gun while alone in their cars.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals - Rape
Item ID
4384AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 24-year-old Arcadia man, Brian Lawrence Snoke, was found guilty of three murders, including that of Arcadian Scott Hutson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28206
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Snoke, Brian Lawrence
Crime and Criminals
Hutson, Scott
Item ID
28400AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 29th annual "Twice Sold Tales" used book sale by the Friends of the Arcadia Library took place Saturday, May 2, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1987
Pages
p. B-1 photo
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
1644AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 38-year-old Los Angeles man, accused of setting four arson fires in Arcadia and of carjacking a woman trying to move her car away from one of the fires, is arrested. The first fire was in a rear corridor on the second floor of The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue at 11:40 A.M. on Friday. The other three fires were in the vicinity of the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arson
Crime and Criminals
Fires
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 47-page pamphlet on teen-age topics such as substance abuse, adolescent suicide and gangs was mailed last month to every Arcadia parent. "The Small Book of Big Issues for Arcadia Parents" was spearheaded by Foothills Middle School parent Carol Eifert.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
5662AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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50th wedding anniversary.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1965
Pages
p. 15 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1965
Pages
p. 15 w/photo
Subjects
Earl, Joseph E.
Earl, Patricia C.
Item ID
20225AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 23, 1991
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 23, 1991
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Arn, Win
Item ID
562AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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81 percent of area schools met their growth targets on the California state Academic Performance Index (API). However, 35 percent of West San Gabriel Valley schools failed to meet the federal accountability targets determined by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. See chart on page A6 for Arcadia Unified School District progress.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools
Test Scores
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2005
Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) - 2005
West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29853AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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82-year-old Art Powers was named Arcadia Senior Citizen of the Year by the City Council.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Weekly Section
Date
July 25, 1997
Pages
p. 3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Weekly Section
Date
July 25, 1997
Pages
p. 3 w/photo
Subjects
Powers, Art
Item ID
10026AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 300-pound bear was seen rummaging through a trash can in Wilderness Park, and authorities feel it may be the same bear that was captured in the same place 10 months ago, then released 50 miles away in Angeles National Forest near Pyramid Lake.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
3995AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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626 Night Market, an Asia-inspired market event returns for its ninth season at Santa Anita Park Friday through Sunday, with a phased reopening and reduced capacity. Admission is $5 plus fees.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 626 Night Market is the brainchild of 3 Taiwanese-Americans who were heavily inspired by their experiences at night markets in Taiwan. The 626 Night Market will continue at Santa Anita Park next summer.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Asian-Americans
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33868AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 760-acre wildfire that authorities called "suspicious" was close to being stamped out Wednesday. Now officials worry about the stability of the hillsides.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18260AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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1954 Arcadia Police Department with Pontiac patrol cars and three motorcycles. Thirteen officers in uniform and four men in suits are standing in this photo, none are identified.

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Date
1954
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Date
1954
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia police officers
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
2267
Collection
Photographs
Images
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The 1999 Tournament of Roses Royal Court includes three Arcadia High School students: Christina Farrell, Chaitali Gala and Olivia Wilson.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Tournament of Roses, 1999
Farrell, Christina
Gala, Chaitali
Wilson, Olivia
Item ID
16254AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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