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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

MarrLin Greathouse, 17, of Arcadia High School, was crowned Miss Arcadia. She and her royal court will represent the city on the Arcadia float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day, 1980.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Greathouse, MarrLin

Item ID: 32185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident James Dobson has written a number of best selling books, all of which deal with problems encountered in family life. Other authors in the family are Dobson's wife Shirley and daughter Danae. Article enumerates Dobson's other activities and responsibilities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia authors - Dobson, James C.

Item ID: 569AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Scholastic Aptitude Test scores show Arcadia students taking the test have scored above the national average for several years. The SAT, used by many colleges in admissions, is a measure of verbal and mathematical skills.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 11, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3108AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 27, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Long, Ralph Wendell

Item ID: 1958AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article outlines procedures followed by the Arcadia Fire Department regarding the clearing of weed-infested lots. The procedures are different for vacant lots and for lots that have an occupied dwelling.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1577AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article outlines procedures followed by the Arcadia Fire Department regarding the clearing of weed-infested lots. The procedures are different for vacant lots and for lots that have and occupied dwelling.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 16, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Weed Control

Item ID: 3483AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Cheney, Ron

Item ID: 931AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Board of Education approved a $17 million budget for 1979-80, representing an increase of 8.2% over last year. The budget provides an 8.19% increase in salary and benefits for certificated employees. A major problem appears in special education, which the state has not fully funded.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2459AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979

Item ID: 998AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Wagener, Bertha Mae

Item ID: 3439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 2608AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenues so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3405AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2265AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article describes opening ceremonies and opening day for Huntington Bank at the bank's temporary headquarters at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street. The official opening was Wednesday, July 11, 1979.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Huntington Bank

Item ID: 785AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - First Avenue Junior High School

Item ID: 3037AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Description of the newly formed Crime Impact Team, which consists of representtatives of 8 cities: Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Monrovia, Monterey Park, San Gabriel and Temple City Station of LA County Sheriff's Dept. The Team is an outgrowth of the West San Gabriel Valley Burglary Investigation Unit, which ran out of federal funds.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2191AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary and article about Mary K. Jillson Waite, 50-year Arcadia resident, who died June 28, 1979 at the age of 72.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. D-1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. D-1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Waite, Mary K. Jillson

Item ID: 3441AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Republic Development Co. made a report to the City Council concerning redevelopment of the area around Fifth Avenue, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Wash. Proposals include 3 five-story office buildings and expansion of retail stores into the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1269AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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.

MarrLin Greathouse, 17, of Arcadia High School, was crowned Miss Arcadia. She and her royal court will represent the city on the Arcadia float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year's Day, 1980.

Arcadia resident James Dobson has written a number of best selling books, all of which deal with problems encountered in family life. Other authors in the family are Dobson's wife Shirley and daughter Danae. Article enumerates Dobson's other activities and responsibilities.

Scholastic Aptitude Test scores show Arcadia students taking the test have scored above the national average for several years. The SAT, used by many colleges in admissions, is a measure of verbal and mathematical skills.

Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

Article outlines procedures followed by the Arcadia Fire Department regarding the clearing of weed-infested lots. The procedures are different for vacant lots and for lots that have an occupied dwelling.

Article outlines procedures followed by the Arcadia Fire Department regarding the clearing of weed-infested lots. The procedures are different for vacant lots and for lots that have and occupied dwelling.

Fourteen-year-old Ron Cheney earned $1,000 for the Arcadia Presbyterian Church's youth fund by eating chicken. In a contest sponsored by the Market Basket food chain, Ron ate 1.28 pounds of chicken in 10 minutes.

The Board of Education approved a $17 million budget for 1979-80, representing an increase of 8.2% over last year. The budget provides an 8.19% increase in salary and benefits for certificated employees. A major problem appears in special education, which the state has not fully funded.

Arcadia's City Council approved 1979-80 tax rates that are slightly lower than those for the past year. Other action concerned the animal control ordinance, the construction of two classrooms at Barnhart School, and an appeal for funds for Dial-A-Ride.

Bertha Mae Wagener, who taught in the Arcadia Schools for 15 years, died August 4.

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenue so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

The Arcadia City Council voted to authorize closure of California St. between Santa Anita and First Avenues so that the Arcadia School District can install temporary classrooms while First Avenue School is being rebuilt.

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

Article describes opening ceremonies and opening day for Huntington Bank at the bank's temporary headquarters at First Avenue and Santa Clara Street. The official opening was Wednesday, July 11, 1979.

Firemen have decided that the Memorial Day fire at First Avenue Junior High School was definitely the work of arsonists. All of the other possible causes have been eliminated.

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

Obituary and article about Mary K. Jillson Waite, 50-year Arcadia resident, who died June 28, 1979 at the age of 72.

The Republic Development Co. made a report to the City Council concerning redevelopment of the area around Fifth Avenue, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Wash. Proposals include 3 five-story office buildings and expansion of retail stores into the area.