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Convicted rapist Steven Wu, the Arcadia deacon who drugged his two sisters-in-law and videotaped himself sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to 79 years in prison Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1399
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 12, 1991
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p. A-1
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Crime and Criminals
Wu, Steven
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way Monday for expanded testing of the drug THA, a promising drug to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Arcadia resident Dr. William Summers first reported that THA was beneficial to Alzheimer's patients in 1986 in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3402
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
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p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1991
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p. A-2 photo
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Summers, William K.
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3291AN
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Families of 13 Alzheimer's disease patients filed a class action law suit to order the government to approve the drug THA. Dr. William Summers of Arcadia was the first to report that THA was effective against Alzheimer's disease 5 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3401
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
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p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 20, 1991
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p. B-2
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Summers, William K.
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3290AN
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Arcadia resident Marilyn Bryant joined other anti-drug campaigners and President Bush last week in a kickoff ceremony at the White House.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper649
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 10, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 10, 1991
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p. A-1 photo
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Bryant, Marilyn
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649AN
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Arcadia residents saved 22% more water over the past seven months than they did in the same period last year. Arcadia Water Manager Eldon Davidson attributed the mandatory 10% reduction program implemented by the City in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3593
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 6, 1991
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p. A-1
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Water
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3472AN
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An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's Disease originally developed 5 years ago by Arcadia Dr. William K. Summers has been recommended to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is called THA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3400
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 1, 1991
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p. A-1
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Summers, William K.
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3289AN
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The City Council approved a drug and alcohol policy despite concerns voiced by police officers and fire fighters about the language used in the document concerning "designated standby or on-call status," normally used to describe around the clock periods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1458
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 26, 1990
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p. A-1
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Drug Policy
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1457AN
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The Arcadia Police Dept. will receive $1,227,823 of a total of $12 million for its part in the largest drug bust in history at a Sylmar warehouse last September. The money will be used to step up drug enforcement, as well as for community programs in drug prevention and awareness. The undercover work was by officer Dean Caputo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1481
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1990
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p. A-1
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Drug Trafficking
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1480AN
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The Arcadia School Board accepted $26,365 in state funding to prevent alcohol and drug use among elementary school students. The money, available on 1/0/90, is being allocated under the Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Program (CADPE), targeting 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in every district in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2766
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Elementary Schools
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2698AN
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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
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p. A-2
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Drug Trafficking
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1479AN
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency's financial obligations and development projects prevent it from saving $294,000, or 20% of its tax increment, for low-cost housing, as required under California Assembly Bill 265. The state law, concerned with agencies formed since 1976, does not affect the ARA, formed in 1974. Starting in the 1996-97 fiscal year, however, all agencies will be required to set the money aside.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1340
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
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p. A-1
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Community Redevelopment
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1339AN
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Shasta, the dog who saved Luella Ball's life several months ago when her house caught fire, has been named winner of the Dog Hero Award presented by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper593
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 24, 1989
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p. A-1
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Ball, Luella
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593AN
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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Williams, Darren
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Luella Ball's life was saved by a dog named Spitz who woke Ball after a fire broke out in her home. Ball has been providing a temporary home for Spitz who is available for adoption.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper592
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1989
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p. A-1 photo
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Ball, Luella
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592AN
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Residents of the neighborhood near the Golden West Village Shopping Center are upset that the abandoned stores are being used as a dumping ground. The mall was vacated by the Pantry market and Clark Drug Store almost two years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1664
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1989
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p. A-1
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Golden West Village
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Two Colombian nationals arrested for having 23 kilos of cocaine in their Arcadia home have pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession and sale of cocaine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1479
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
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p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1478AN
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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
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 25, 1988
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p. A-2
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
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1477AN
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Discussion of Parent Alert's activities including their 24-hour hotline (574-0600). The group, with 500-600 members, has been active for 10 years. REACH (Responsible Educated Adolescents Can Help) is an arm of the organization which is primarily concerned with drug and alcohol abuse among young people.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2129
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 11, 1988
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p. A-1
Subjects
Parent Alert
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2112AN
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In a split vote, City Council approved an ordinance that effectively doubles business license fees bringing Arcadia to roughly the mid-point in fees charged by other Los Angeles County cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper730
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1988
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p. A-1
Subjects
Business and Industry
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730AN
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City Council will consider doubling the city's business license fees in an effort to bolster the city's ailing general fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper729
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1988
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p. A-1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Item ID
729AN
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