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Suzanne Gilstrap, who was paralyzed for life when a 20-foot-long tree limb fell on her at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on July 25, 1977, has won a $1,625,000 settlement from the County. Miss Gilstrap, now 16, has appeared as a paraplegic in a recent television movie, "Skyward," with Bette Davis.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper458
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
458AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Governor George Deukmejian signed into law legislation transferring title of Arcadia and Monrovia's arboreta from the state to the county of Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper459
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1987
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
459AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine visitors to the Arboretum were injured when a large eucalyptus branch fell on them. They were taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital where all but two were treated and released. The more seriously injured had a broken right arm and spinal damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper445
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1977
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
445AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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