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The 6th annual fall racing meeting closed November 3 and the directors of the Oak Tree Racing Association held a celebration. Vice President and General Manager Ray Rogers is pictured.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
Pages
p. B-4 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
Pages
p. B-4 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2398AN
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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"

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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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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2390AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 50,000 square foot property on the northeast corner of Wheeler and First has been sold for $215,000. The former owners were Robert and Phyllis Walker. The site will be used for the corporate headquarters for HTL Industries and a two story office building to be built by Jeff Jons and Jim Kuhn. Hoy an Kehler's Arcadia Van Lives, presently on the site, will relocate.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
692AN
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A $222,000 study is underway to determine the strength of the Santa Anita Dam under extreme earthquake stress. The study is to be completed by February 1977.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
1403AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, Etc. - Diamond Jubilee, 1978
Item ID
883AN
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Newspaper Index
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Additional candidates have filed for the April election for City Council: Robert A. Humble and Mrs. Johanna Hofer

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1978
Humble, Robert A.
Hofer, Johanna
Item ID
1064AN
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Newspaper Index
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After months of work, 25 Arcadia Rotarians, Rotaryanns and friends formed a Christmas caravan, carrying more than 350 gifts and better than 800 pounds of food, clothing and shoes to 227 orphans in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Organizations - Rotary Club
Item ID
2090AN
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Newspaper Index
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The American Indian will be spotlighted on three floats in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade. Farmers Insurance Group's float will depict an Indian on horseback. Arcadia's float theme is "The First Americans" and the County of Los Angeles' float theme is "The Proud American."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Floats
Tournament of Roses Parade--1975
Item ID
32741AN
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Newspaper Index
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An association of various discontented areas seeking to secede from Los Angeles County has been formed, but the San Gabriel Valley has not yet joined. The six proposed counties are: San Fernando Valley, Canyon, Chumash, Santa Monica, South Bay and Peninsula.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2371AN
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Anoakia annexation by Arcadia effort underway. Because of a law change, the major landholder can no longer determine an area's status. On January 21, 1975, a petition was presented signed by 33 registered voters in the area around Anoakia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1975
January 29, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 19, 1975
January 29, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
394AN
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The Anoakia area has become a part of Arcadia as of August 15, 1975. The approximately 40 acre area has 40 registered voters. This culminates years of effort.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
400AN
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Anoakia property annexation papers drawn up. The City Council has instructed its staff to file an annexation application and environmental impact report. It would be in essence a re-annexation, as the area was once part of the city and was de-annexed in 1904. The proposed area also encompasses 16 single family homes.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
395AN
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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
616AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education, in an effort to recoup between $60,000 and $75,000 lost in expenditures in negotiations with employees, has selected Norman E. Miller to negotiate with the state for reimbursement of the funds.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
2460AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia chapter of the Red Cross is seeking to become a regional subcenter for blood collection and processing for the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. Authorities say that such a center on the grounds of the Methodist Hospital would be ideal.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
American Red Cross
Item ID
348AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council endorsed the Arcadia Unified School District's opposition to the proposed Metropolitan Plan for desegregation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 4, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Integration
Item ID
2582AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
2608AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenues so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Engineering
Item ID
3405AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council voted to postpone until May 22 the decision of traffic problems in the Santa Anita Oaks area.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets
Item ID
3276AN
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Newspaper Index
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