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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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About 150 Asian parents told city and school officials at a meeting that they are troubled by two fights at Arcadia High School between Asians and Caucasians.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3170
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Race Relations
Item ID
3081AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Council PTA in cooperation with Parent Alert has organized evening programs for parents of all 5th and 6th grade, junior and senior high school students. The programs are designed to offer education on drug abuse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1444
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Item ID
1443AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Council PTA is joining with Parent Alert in sponsoring two town meetings to encourage parents and other citizens to join a community-wide campaign aimed at fighting school age substance abuse. Meeting to be held at 7:45 P.M. on succeeding Wednesdays, Nov. 2 and 9 at First Avenue Junior High School auditorium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2127
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 30, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parent Alert
Item ID
2110AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band will travel to Arcadia's sister city, Newcastle, Australia, in late June. Parents have agreed to make up the difference, if the $37,000 still needed cannot be raised. Besides Newcastle, where they will perform for 5,000 high school students, the band will sight-see and perform in Canberra and Sydney.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3085
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1982
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3007AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police, alerted that a home was being burglarized, wound up confiscating 23 kilos of cocaine valued at $500.000 and arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1478
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 25, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 25, 1988
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1477AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Parent Alert will play a major role in the first statewide conference of Californians for Drug-Free Use to be held at the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena on Oct. 7 and 8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2126
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 29, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 29, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parent Alert
Item ID
2109AN
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Newspaper Index
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At a meeting of about 200 Anoakia School parents, directors of the school, which has operated on the former estate of Anita Baldwin for 48 years, explained the reasons the school wants to relocate after June 1990. Lowry McCaslin, who owns the property, wants to develop the 20 acre estate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3141
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools, Private - Anoakia School
Item ID
3055AN
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The Board of Education decided to keep its current school busing program in effect after reviewing parental complaints that the system was unfair.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2636
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2575AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Board of Education has added four new members to the Long-Range Space Utilization Committee. The additions provide for representation by a parent from every elementary school in the district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2726
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 15, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Closure
Item ID
2660AN
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Newspaper Index
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Both the Board of Education and the City Council have denied $1.5 million in claims against them filed by Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. O'Brien, parents of Timothy Sean O'Brien who was struck and killed by an automobile as he was crossing Campus Drive last November 6th.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
5AN
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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all 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/newspaper31553
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 22, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Suicides
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31749AN
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Newspaper Index
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Carolyn Searfoss, a bus driver for the Arcadia Unified School District, has been active for 12 years in the Arcadia Music Club, the parent support group for the band and orchestra. Among other things, she attempts to measure and fit some 200 uniforms for members of the band.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2943
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-6 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-6 photo
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Searfoss, Carolyn
Item ID
2870AN
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Newspaper Index
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A child care center will open September 15, 1975 at the Arcadia Presbyterian Church for all children. It is not geared toward working parents, but it is a special supplemental program to expand a child's experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1409
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
Pages
p. B-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Day Care Centers
Item ID
1408AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council has approved a new project called Postal Alert. It provides for special stickers to be placed in mail boxes. When the mail carrier notices signs of trouble such as uncollected mail, he notifies his supervisor who directs a follow up. After October 1, participants may obtain a registration card and instructions from Arcadia post offices or the Senior Citizens office.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2268
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Alert
Item ID
2238AN
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Newspaper Index
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Darren Williams saved his family's two-story home from going up in flames when he advised his flustered parents to use the fire extinguisher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3625
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Williams, Darren
Item ID
3500AN
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Newspaper Index
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Description of Parent Alert's efforts to convince the school board to develop a stronger substance abuse education program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2122
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parent Alert
Item ID
2105AN
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Newspaper Index
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Description of various efforts and programs of Parent Alert, the parent support group whose aim is to curb substance abuse among the city's youth.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2121
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parent Alert
Item ID
2104AN
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Newspaper Index
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The design of Arcadia's float for the 1989 Tournament of Roses parade is drawing criticism from parents who object to the champagne glasses. They feel the float promotes partying with alcohol.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3493
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 19, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3379AN
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Newspaper Index
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Discussion of new Postal Alert program, a cooperative effort of the Arcadia Post Office and the Arcadia Senior Citizens office to aid citizens who need help.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2269
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Alert
Item ID
2239AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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