Betty Lou Brau, who claimed that she became ill with the herpes- like cytomegalovirus after being inseminated with sperm in 1986 at the Santa Ana-based Fertility Center of California, won $450,000 in an out-of-court settlement. She did not become pregnant.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ellison hosted an open meeting in their home of a recently formed group called Neighbors for Arcadia. The group has met several times recently and was formed in a effort to unite residents in opposition to the proposed Santa Anita Entertainment Center.
Cozette Munatones, 24, a graduate of Maranatha High School who currently attends USC, will represent Arcadia in the Miss California USA Pageant on November 23-24.
Former Arcadia Public Library reference Librarian Patricia Tapscott McAdam, co-author of a definitive history of Arcadia, died of pneumonia May 23, in Escondido. She was 75.
Arcadia-based Falcon Management Co. owner Robert Forsting agreed to a Star-Tribune interview concerning complaints from customers in Valley cities and Los Angeles. Mr. Forsting said he's had to fire employees who have made mistakes, and the Arcadia Police Department has taken the unusual step of advising those customers to file a class action lawsuit.