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The 3-toilet turmoil in South Arcadia has become a battle of constitutional proportions. The lawsuit alleges that El Monte is attempting to extort land use concessions from Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper328
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
328AN
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9-1-1 emergency number passed first real test when high winds and fires hit area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1984
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 29, 1984
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Emergency Communication System
Item ID
1524AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 14-year-old son of Arcadia real estate developer Charles Bluth shot and killed one of 2 intruders who had broken into the Bluth home in the exclusive Whispering Pines neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1368
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1367AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 58-year-old woman was raped and her house robbed by two males in their 20's.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1382AN
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A 90-year-old woman was found dead in her Arcadia home, an apparent murder victim.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Item ID
1379AN
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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
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
7AN
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Advocates and opponents of a proposed Target Department Store are having their arguments for what should be a lively discussion before the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency on December 4. The most controversial aspect of the proposed project is that, if approved, the city would buy property in the development area for $16-18 a square foot and resell it to the developer, Beech and Associates, as $12 a square foot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1984
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Target Department Store
Item ID
821AN
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Newspaper Index
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After presentations by 3 architectural firms Tuesday night, the Arcadia City Council voted 4-1 to ask one of the companies back for further discussion on doing a master plan for the city's proposed civic center project. The proposed center would probably be located on the Huntington Drive median where the city hall and police station are now located. Mayor David Hannah indicated that this could be a long-term project, perhaps lasting as long as 20 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 11, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1199AN
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After years of lengthy and frustrating negotiations, Arcadia is close to signing a new franchise agreement with Group W cable television company. An agreement, if reached, would more than double the size of the city's cable system and finally allow Arcadians who live south of the 210 freeway to receive service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Antenna Television
Item ID
1241AN
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Although owners of horse-size lots in Southeast Arcadia recently lost a battle before the City Council to extend a moratorium on subdivisions in the area, one leader of the group says they will continue their fight on 2 fronts: a lawsuit against the city and the formation of a new citizen's group to put initiative measures on the city ballot to limit development of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1324AN
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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
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc - Burger King Restaurant
Item ID
712AN
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An Arcadia man who didn't like a group of church Christmas carolers singing on his front lawn, brandished a gun at the group and threatened to kill them unless they got off his property. Police surrounded his house for an hour before he surrendered.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1369AN
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An Arcadia resident for 35 years and married 40 years to world famous jockey Johnny Longden, Hazel Longden was one of the first women to become a licensed horse trainer. She is the first woman to train a stakes winner at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Longden, Hazel
Item ID
1959AN
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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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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1985
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
626AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education granted pay raises to two groups of employees: California School Employees Association members (non-teachers, non-administrative employees) and confidential employees (executive secretaries and others who handle confidential materials).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2779AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education has begun the process of finding a new superintendent of Arcadia schools. Elbert Souders, current superintendent who announced his retirement last spring, will leave the district in June 1985. The Board has hired Dr. Elaine Boyce of School Services of California, Inc. to coordinate recruitment and selection process.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 16, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Superintendent
Item ID
3092AN
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Arcadia Board of Education members appeared somewhat disappointed at the disclosure that only 40% of those high school students eligible to take the voluntary anti-drug urinalysis tests are participating in the program.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3020AN
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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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The Arcadia Business Association held a meeting August 22, 1984, to inform 36 Arcadia business owners of the city's downtown revitalization plan. Unattractive storefronts were cited as a key problem to be solved. In order to ameliorate the situation the city might exercise eminent domain and relocation of certain businesses that fail to voluntarily cooperate with the city plan.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1300AN
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Newspaper Index
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