New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.
Jerry Barshay was chosen to replace Dr. Richard Cordano as Principal of Arcadia High School. Barshay is a native Californian and has been an educator in the public schools for 18 years. He served most recently as vice principal of the Torrance School District.
City Council has approved a new project called Postal Alert. It provides for special stickers to be placed in mail boxes. When the mail carrier notices signs of trouble such as uncollected mail, he notifies his supervisor who directs a follow up. After October 1, participants may obtain a registration card and instructions from Arcadia post offices or the Senior Citizens office.
Discussion of new Postal Alert program, a cooperative effort of the Arcadia Post Office and the Arcadia Senior Citizens office to aid citizens who need help.
In Arcadia, a total of 772 19 and 20-year-olds had registered at the city's two post offices by the end of the second week of registration for selective service.
Arcadia High School Principal Jerry Barshay, says he is dismayed by the "sensationalistic" photos and "slanted" content of a student newspaper expose of drug use on campus.
On February 27, 1979, James Hooper, an Arcadia mailman, entered an Arcadia residence through a window when he heard moaning inside. An elderly woman, living alone, had fallen and broken her hip. On February 26, 1981, Hooper again heard moaning sounds at the same residence and entered to find the same woman had again fallen. She was taken to the hospital.
"Wild About Reading" is the theme for the summer program to be sponsored by the Jerry Broadwell Children's Room of Arcadia Public Library. Registration begins June 6 through July 18.
According to West Covina Police Lt. David Shively, Arcadia High School student Matt Van Wickle was murdered during an argument he had with a man he met at Santa Anita Fashion Park.