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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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The 25-year-old City Council chambers will undergo its first major renovation, a project that will relocate meetings for the next few months to the Arcadia Public Library. Renovations will be completed in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council 2000 - 2009
Renovations
Item ID
24843AN
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2004 Graduation ceremony will be held on June 11 at 4:30 pm at Santa Anita Park Park race track. An estimated 850 students will graduate. The article also lists graduation ceremony information for other local schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
2004 graduation ceremonies
Item ID
28503AN
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About 1,000 local Taiwanese-Americans protested a proposed anti-secession law Saturday outside the Chinese Consulate General office in Los Angeles. Arcadia resident James Liang was one such protester.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Protests and protesters
Liang, James
China-Taiwan relations
Anti-secession law
Item ID
29624AN
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About 220 Holly Avenue School students are already on the year-round schedule, currently in its 7th year of year-round instruction. Principal Bill Robinson invites local residents to an informational meeting about the school's year-round educational program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33434
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Holly Avenue School-year-round program
Item ID
33630AN
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After hearing of local girl Melissa Huff's loss of a prosthetic leg during a burglary, Rescomm Financial of Arcadia, decided to buy a replacement leg for her.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29762
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Huff, Melissa
Burglaries
Rescomm Financial
Realty Executives
Item ID
29946AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2105
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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Alice Ondrako (pictured) to head local Arcadia Emblem Club 317.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33924
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. A7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Arcadia Emblem Club
Ondrako, Alice
Organizations
Item ID
34118AN
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All the judges in Los Angeles County are in the process of voting on whether or not to consolidate the municipal and superior courts. Their decision would affect the local Santa Anita Municipal Court District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27167
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Courts - Santa Anita Municipal Court
Item ID
27365AN
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All work on the east end of the Foothill Freeway in Pasadena should be completed in mid-February. Trains have been using the freeway median since August 12, 1975.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1628
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1975
Pages
p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1975
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Foothill Freeway - (210)
Item ID
1627AN
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Almost $3,000,000 was tentatively awarded three foothill cities from the Federal government under the Public Works and Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976, but Arcadia was not included. Arcadia's request for $2,018.400 was denied.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1562
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Finance
Item ID
1561AN
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Altrusa International, Inc. of Arcadia, an international association of business and professional women and men who volunteer to make their communities better, will host the 48th annual District 11 Conference. Dena Spanos-Hawkey, director of literacy services for Monrovia, Arcadia and South Pasadena, is the keynote speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31273
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Altrusa Club
Altrusa International, Inc.
Service clubs
Spanos-Hawkey, Dena
Volunteers - volunteerism
Item ID
31468AN
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American Chinese Culture Association, an Arcadia-based group that promotes greater understanding between the U.S. and China through cultural exchange, will have members give a dance performance at the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC. Artist Tao Haixin shows his work at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Chinese culture
Holidays
Parades
Item ID
31754AN
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An appeal has been made for help in locating two men, Haang Fung Chin of Arcadia, and Cheuk Lun Cheung, both missing for a month. They worked as food servers in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26739
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Missing Persons
Chin, Haang Fung
Cheung, Cheuk Lun
Item ID
26941AN
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An Arboretumn class allowed kids to make Valentine cards the Egyptian Way during "Family Adventures" day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27567
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
27765AN
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An armed man barricaded himself in his trailer at Santa Anita Village mobile home park in a daylong standoff ending with the man's shooting. His name was not released, and he was taken to the local hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25380
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Shooting
Santa Anita Village Mobile Home Park
Guzman, Frank
Item ID
25579AN
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An L. A. County Public Works employee found the remains of a human body in the flood control basin in northeast Arcadia. The age and identity are unknown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27212
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 31, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 31, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Human remains
Death
Item ID
27410AN
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Annie Yuen was elected as the Arcadia school board's first Asian member. She is part of a growing group of local politicians who came as immigrants and ended up in public office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20514
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 20, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Apr. 20, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Yuen, Annie
Item ID
20741AN
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Arcadia badges pay tribute to history. Arcadia Police Department employees will wear old-fashioned badges made to look like those that local lawmen pinned to their uniforms 100 years ago. The special Centennial badge will be worn during 2003.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Department
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
25037AN
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Arcadia-based company Solar Webb, Inc. offers alternative sources of electricity with solar electric generator systems for homes and businesses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32723
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Business and Industry
Electricity
Energy
Solar Webb, Inc.
Item ID
32920AN
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Newspaper Index
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