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Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31584
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Camp Ross
U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA
World War I
Item ID
31780AN
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Rudolph C. Shosted, now 79, recalls his time spent at the Army's observation balloon school, located where the Los Angeles County Park golf course now is.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper594
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1974
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Balloon School
Item ID
594AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public lands: additions sought for San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, push bid to expand area by 109,000 acres by designating the western Angeles National Forest as part of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The San Gabriel Mountains are north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36501
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Forests
Padilla, Alex
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
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President Biden sending official to hear public views on the proposed expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Chantry Flat, a hiking and picnic spot north of Arcadia and Sierra Madre, closed for several years, is proposed for inclusion in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36570
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Biden, Joe (President of the United States of America)
Forests
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Wilkes, Homer
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High school Track and Field leaders. Race results of the Arcadia Invitational shows top boys and girls Track and Field marks this season in San Gabriel Valley, as of two days ago.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2022
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2022
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p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia Invitational
High school sports
Le, Matthew
Samvelian, Emma
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Bill seeks addition to forest landscape. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, hopes to expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by 100,000-plus acres with the San Gabriel Mountains Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu. The San Gabriel Mountains are north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36488
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Forests
San Gabriel Mountains
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John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper595
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Balloon School
World War I
Item ID
595AN
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Secession took a new turn with the news that the San Fernando Valley is also considering splitting off from Los Angeles County. Background of the reasons and feelings behind these moves in both the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys is outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2410
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2361AN
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A $25,000 reward has been approved for information leading to an arrest of the ecoterrorists who attacked several sports utility vehicles in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26178
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Hummers
Vandalism
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Ecoterrorists
Item ID
26378AN
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Newspaper Index
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks wilderness protections, introduced in a bill covering 1 million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers. Padilla's bill incorporates the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu, D-Pasadena. Under this provision, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, established by President Barack Obama in 2014 will be expanded by 109,143 acres to include front facing portions of the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre and Arcadia and into the forest's western edge near Santa Clarita.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Crowfoot, Wade
Forests
Obama, Barack
San Gabriel Mountains
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Ochoa, Holden, Murray impress at the 56th Arcadia Invitational. The high school stars of track and field, from around the San Gabriel Valley, the state, and throughout the country, show up at the Arcadia Invitation, held at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36672
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2024
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2024
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia Invitational
Holden, Mia
High school sports
Murray, Keeran
Ochoa, Dylan
Track and Field
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FBI officials have new leads after viewing a videotape of two men vandalizing San Gabriel Valley auto dealerships, including Rusnak Mercedes-Benz in Arcadia. ELF has claimed responsibility for the vandalism on SUVs and Hummers vehicles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26171
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Hummers
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Item ID
26371AN
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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta visits Arcadia High School to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan. He is the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33763
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Giunta, Salvatore
United States veterans
Item ID
33958AN
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Arcadian Bobbie La Rue was the only woman hydrologic engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles district, for 29 years. Includes biographical details.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1914
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 25, 1980
Pages
p. B-6 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 25, 1980
Pages
p. B-6 photo
Subjects
La Rue, Roberta
Item ID
1910AN
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Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) torched and vandalized Hummers and other SUVs in a series of San Gabriel Valley attacks which included 9 vehicles at Rusnak Mercedes-Benz in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26172
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6, A7
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Hummers
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Item ID
26372AN
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Arcadia High School has placed first in the statewide Bicentennial Competition, a test of student's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3080
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3002AN
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Representative David Dreier (R-San Dimas) announced his nominees for U.S. military academies. From Arcadia, he has nominated Alex Wei Lee and Gregory Mak for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.; Patrick Chen, Alex Wei Lee and Casey Thompson for the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD.; Kenneth Moore to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32760
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chen, Patrick
Dreier, David
Lee, Alex Wei
Mak, Gregory
Military schools
Moore, Kenneth
Thompson, Casey
Item ID
32957AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High school leads West San Gabriel Valley schools with the most finalists in the 1992 National Merit Scholarship competition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
35AN
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Newspaper Index
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A quest for redemption. Left off 2014 Olympic squad, Arcadia ice skater Mirai Nagasu is among the favorites at U.S. Championships in San Jose.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35049
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2018
Pages
p. B1, B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2018
Pages
p. B1, B6
Subjects
Arcadia High School alumni
Athletes
Ice skaters
Nagasu, Mirai
Sports Figures
Item ID
35239AN
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Arcadia supports the North San Gabriel Valley Educational Center

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4295
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1969
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 30, 1969
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
4171AN
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Newspaper Index
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