Article reviews surrogate mother case. The father's wife Bjorna Noyes claims she was wrongly labeled a transsexual Noyes' lawyer claims Bhimani (the child's mother) decided to keep the child because she wasn't being paid.
Janet S. Maynard was arrested for trying to raffle off her $250,000 home for $25 a ticket. She organized the raffle because she has been unable to sell the house and was facing foreclosure.
Bernice "Bee" Siemens, prominent in Arcadia civic affairs died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. She and her family have been residents of Arcadia since 1952. Article has biographical sketch and her activities.
The Noyes family may continue their fight for custody of the baby born by surrogate mother Nisa Bhimani despite the publicity over Bjorna Noyes being a transsexual. Bhimani's lawyer claimed the other would not have backed out of her deal with the Noyes had she been paid as agreed.
Susan Gulkis, an eighth grade honor student at Foothill Junior High School in Arcadia is an accomplished violinist. Currently concertmistress of the Pasadena Youth Symphony and the Foothills Junior High orchestra, she will be featured soloist in a "Symphony for Youth" concert sponsored by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.
Helen Schrader, former editor of the Arcadia Tribune, was honored at a reception. She is moving to Georgia. Article outlines her career as a journalist.
The lawsuit between Arcadia and El Monte is based on the disputed number of toilets at a Public Storage facility in South Arcadia. El Monte claims there are 5 toilets. Arcadia claims there are 3. Earlier it had been reported there was only one toilet.
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.
Article describes the new Charles P. Bluth home. A tour and reception are planned to be held there to benefit the Arcadia Chapter of the American Red Cross.