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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

300 teachers and 200 more supporters came out to picket before the school board's meeting due to an impasse in labor negotiations.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2798AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

1978 will mark the 75th year since Arcadia's founding and a group headed by James Helms met recently to begin planning for this celebration.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Centennial Celebrations, Etc. - Diamond Jubilee, 1978

Item ID: 883AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 90 Arcadia teachers held a rally in front of the school district administration building to support their bargaining team during an impasse in contract negotiations.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2789AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 800 Arcadia High School students walked out of classes and gathered on the library lawn to demonstrate support for their teachers and to protest the cancellation of the senior assembly, an annual high school tradition.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 27, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2993AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

According to El Monte City Attorney Sidney Malek, El Monte's suit against Arcadia is a dispute over a major landfill, pollution of the water table, spheres of influence of various cities, and the industrialization of Southeast Arcadia. But Arcadia City Attorney Michael Miller claims its real purpose is political.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 7AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actress and Arcadia resident

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 4, 1960

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 4, 1960

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Crane, Susan

Item ID: 3884AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Administration building and Gateway dedication.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1956 p. 1; December 13, 1956 p. 1; December 20, 1956 p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1956 p. 1; December 13, 1956 p. 1; December 20, 1956 p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 3582AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

All-city picnic will be held October 12 to fete the Bicentennial. Music, games, etc. are being planned by the Special Events Committee of the Arcadia Bicentennial Commission.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial

Item ID: 372AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An anonymous donor apparently has withdrawn $225,000 in support of county botanical programs because of concerns about a proposed merger between the L.A. County Natural History Museum and the county Dept. of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 461AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An application to construct a Burger King Restaurant on South Santa Anita Avenue at Alice Street was turned down by the Arcadia Planning Commission on a 4-1 vote. Commission members said they were concerned with noise and traffic problems. Residents also objected to the possibility that students from Arcadia High would congregate and make noise at the restaurant following evening sporting events.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Burger King Restaurant

Item ID: 712AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An Arcadia man with a rare neurological condition, David Ireland has authored a book entitled "Letter to an Unborn Child." These reflect compassion and understanding and were written to his child in the event he did not live.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Ireland, David

Item ID: 571AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 447AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 9, 1980

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 452AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia artist, Dorothy Schmit, won first place in oil painting in the eighth annual "Landmarks Exhibition."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 27, 1958

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 27, 1958

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Arcadia artists - Schmit, Dorothy

Item ID: 16343AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia attorneys Joyce Pearson and Susan Hough use alternative dispute resolution to solve disputes and spare clients the trials of the court system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Pearson and Hough Dispute Resolution & Legal Services

Item ID: 807AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission awarded 16 property owners hand-decorated plaques for their beautification of residential as well as business properties. This year the Arboretum was given a special award.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 626AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education has offered the California School Employees Association and the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association a 4.7% raise for 1985-86. The Employees Association is made up of secretaries, custodians and non-teaching personnel while the Services Association is made up of psychologists, nurses, counselors, reading teachers, etc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2780AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education will ratify a contract with the Arcadia Teachers Association. Still to be settled are contracts with classified employees and with the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2733AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia-born Ruth Reeder, author of the recently published book, "Lemon-Twist: No Salt Added," will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum on June 10, 1991.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 30, 1991

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 30, 1991

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Reeder, Ruth

Item ID: 574AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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300 teachers and 200 more supporters came out to picket before the school board's meeting due to an impasse in labor negotiations.

1978 will mark the 75th year since Arcadia's founding and a group headed by James Helms met recently to begin planning for this celebration.

About 90 Arcadia teachers held a rally in front of the school district administration building to support their bargaining team during an impasse in contract negotiations.

About 800 Arcadia High School students walked out of classes and gathered on the library lawn to demonstrate support for their teachers and to protest the cancellation of the senior assembly, an annual high school tradition.

Actress and Arcadia resident

Administration building and Gateway dedication.

All-city picnic will be held October 12 to fete the Bicentennial. Music, games, etc. are being planned by the Special Events Committee of the Arcadia Bicentennial Commission.

An anonymous donor apparently has withdrawn $225,000 in support of county botanical programs because of concerns about a proposed merger between the L.A. County Natural History Museum and the county Dept. of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens.

An Arcadia man with a rare neurological condition, David Ireland has authored a book entitled "Letter to an Unborn Child." These reflect compassion and understanding and were written to his child in the event he did not live.

The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

Arcadia artist, Dorothy Schmit, won first place in oil painting in the eighth annual "Landmarks Exhibition."

Arcadia attorneys Joyce Pearson and Susan Hough use alternative dispute resolution to solve disputes and spare clients the trials of the court system.

The Arcadia Beautiful Commission awarded 16 property owners hand-decorated plaques for their beautification of residential as well as business properties. This year the Arboretum was given a special award.

The Arcadia Board of Education will ratify a contract with the Arcadia Teachers Association. Still to be settled are contracts with classified employees and with the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association.

Arcadia-born Ruth Reeder, author of the recently published book, "Lemon-Twist: No Salt Added," will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum on June 10, 1991.