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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

20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 11, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 11, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 11

Subjects: Gustin, Jason Scott; Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 35486AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

23 Arcadia High School students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They represent less than 1% of high school seniors across the country.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 11, 2018

Pages: p. 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 11, 2018

Pages: p. 12

Subjects: Arcadia High School students; National Merit Scholarship

Item ID: 35491AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A 24-year-old Arcadia man, Brian Lawrence Snoke, was found guilty of three murders, including that of Arcadian Scott Hutson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28206

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1988

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1988

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Snoke, Brian Lawrence; Crime and Criminals; Hutson, Scott

Item ID: 28400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

25-year old Colleen Kay Hutchins, who represented Utah in the Miss America contest, was named Miss America Saturday night. She is one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutchins of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 13, 1951

Pages: p. A1 w/photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 13, 1951

Pages: p. A1 w/photo

Subjects: Hutchins, Colleen Kay

Item ID: 12894AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

28 year old Arcadian Davy Lin, who seriously injured his spine in a motorcycle accident 4 1/2 years ago, will be one of about 60 disabled athletes from all over the state playing in the second annual City of Roses Wheel-Chair Tennis Tournament.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 30, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Lin, Davy

Item ID: 64AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The 49-year-old Anoakia School, facing a June deadline for relocation, has opted for local print advertising. Owner Lowry McCaslin apparently wants to develop the property at Foothill Blvd. and Baldwin Ave. However, the school also has numerous city fire code violations and a building that is not up to seismic standards. The school currently has 279 students from K-8th grade.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools, Private - Anoakia School

Item ID: 3056AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

57-year old Dave Raymond wants to see a game in every major league baseball stadium.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 19, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 19, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baseball stadiums; Hobbies; Raymond, Dave

Item ID: 30955AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1991

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Arn, Win

Item ID: 562AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The 76 members of the Arcadia Fire Department raised $14,521 for victims of the Bay Area earthquake by giving up one shift of paid vacation time each. The money will be donated to Santa Cruz County through the Arcadia chapter of the American Red Cross.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1570AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

80 year old Arcadian Ruth Lubin has advanced to the California finals of Ms. Senior America.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1992

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Lubin, Ruth

Item ID: 19AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

80 year old Ruth Lubin of Arcadia has been selected to read the first poem she ever wrote at the World of Poetry convention in New York in September.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper573

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Lubin, Ruth

Item ID: 573AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

2001 Arcadia homicide suspect, 72-year-old Richard Cole, arrested by Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Homicide and Arcadia Police Department, in the stabbing death of his wife, Charlotte S. Cole. She was killed September 1, 2001 on the 50 block of Las Tunas Drive, in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33235

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2012

Pages: p. 1, 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2012

Pages: p. 1, 4

Subjects: Cole, Charlotte S.; Cole, Richard; Crime and Criminals; Murders

Item ID: 33432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About $1 million will have to be chopped from the expenditures column of Arcadia School District's 1987-88 tentative budget if the district wants to ensure an adequate contingency fund and avoid running a deficit. According to Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Dennis Chuning, this undoubtedly involves staff cuts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2937AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 3, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 3, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center events -- 2001 - 2010; Celebrities; Famous people; Roberts, Doris; Television actors and actresses; Aging; Conferences

Item ID: 29609AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Administrators and secretaries in the Arcadia Unified School District have been granted a 5% pay raise for 1984-85.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2847

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 1, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2777AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Organizations - Rotary Club

Item ID: 2090AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After serving 17 years as a crossing guard, 83-year-old Harry Christianson is retiring. The children at Highland Oaks honored him with a special Mr. Chris Day.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Christianson, Harry

Item ID: 942AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Antenna Television

Item ID: 1241AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line, from Pasadena to Azusa. The at-grade crossing in Arcadia is at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 30, 2014

Pages: p. 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 30, 2014

Pages: p. 12

Subjects: Light rail trains; Metro Gold Line-Foothill Extension; Railroads; Transportation

Item ID: 34205AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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23 Arcadia High School students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They represent less than 1% of high school seniors across the country.

A 24-year-old Arcadia man, Brian Lawrence Snoke, was found guilty of three murders, including that of Arcadian Scott Hutson.

25-year old Colleen Kay Hutchins, who represented Utah in the Miss America contest, was named Miss America Saturday night. She is one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutchins of Arcadia.

28 year old Arcadian Davy Lin, who seriously injured his spine in a motorcycle accident 4 1/2 years ago, will be one of about 60 disabled athletes from all over the state playing in the second annual City of Roses Wheel-Chair Tennis Tournament.

57-year old Dave Raymond wants to see a game in every major league baseball stadium.

69 year old Win Arn of Arcadia has published his theories on how older people may enjoy their later years through their mental activities and their attitudes in a book titled, "Characteristics of People who Live Long and Enjoy It."

The 76 members of the Arcadia Fire Department raised $14,521 for victims of the Bay Area earthquake by giving up one shift of paid vacation time each. The money will be donated to Santa Cruz County through the Arcadia chapter of the American Red Cross.

80 year old Arcadian Ruth Lubin has advanced to the California finals of Ms. Senior America.

80 year old Ruth Lubin of Arcadia has been selected to read the first poem she ever wrote at the World of Poetry convention in New York in September.

2001 Arcadia homicide suspect, 72-year-old Richard Cole, arrested by Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Homicide and Arcadia Police Department, in the stabbing death of his wife, Charlotte S. Cole. She was killed September 1, 2001 on the 50 block of Las Tunas Drive, in Arcadia.

Actor Doris Roberts from TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond" was the keynote speaker at a conference on aging at the Arcadia Community Center. It was sponsored by the Los Angeles Commission for Woman and the County Commission on Aging.

Administrators and secretaries in the Arcadia Unified School District have been granted a 5% pay raise for 1984-85.

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.

After serving 17 years as a crossing guard, 83-year-old Harry Christianson is retiring. The children at Highland Oaks honored him with a special Mr. Chris Day.

All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line, from Pasadena to Azusa. The at-grade crossing in Arcadia is at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street.