Phoenix Trotting Park Aims Big Money Yet Fails In Debut
Durslag profiles James J. Dunnigan and the $10 million Phoenix Trotting Park in Arizona. The new track opened last January and posted losses, with Dunnigan calling it a long range proposition that will grow with the area. The piece notes Arizona law barring tracks within 20 miles of another and contrasts horse and dog racing seasons in the desert regions.
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Melvin Durslag
Phoenix
Ariz
Big Sky
Arizona
James J. Dunnigan
Bronx
Notre Dame
Phoenix Trotting Park
Dunnigan
Wolski
Pietrosante
Owns Track in Buffalo and Western Farm Ventures
The piece outlines a Buffalo based thoroughbred operation with a racetrack complex in New York and a separate Apache western project. It notes involvement with Houston Astros figures, a judge named Hofheinz, and Dunnigan in Buffalo while highlighting distant Phoenix and Los Angeles connections. It mentions 640 acres and a Phoenix suburb called Litchfield Park as part of horse activities and travel notes for horse enthusiasts.
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New York
colos/north end
Greyhound Park
Junction
Phoenix
Hofheinz
Park
Houston Astros
Dunnigan
Los Angeles
L.A
Santa Anita
Philadelphia
Litchfield Park
Get Even Special Angles At Nine Races In Arizona Harness Scene
The article outlines a Phoenix harness meeting as the only trotting event in Arizona with nine races, a Big Q quiniela parley paying high prizes, and a local effort to educate residents in betting on sulkies. It notes attendance, setup, and regional attitudes toward racing and gambling culture. It also references notable landowner Ewing Halsell and ranch life in Texas and New Mexico.
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York
Cycle Wheels
King Feaures Syn
Yonkers
Roosevelt Raceway
Bufffalo
Phoenix
Dunnigan
Arizona
Jve Sveve Semimpenney
Ari l
Farias
Zona
Apa-jing
Forches
Heart Seiz
Ure
San Antonio
Ewing Halsell
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Ear Muleshoe
Oklahoma
Halsell
Farmas Ranch
Maverick County
Del Rio Seeks Unity From Three Towns Into One Border City
Del Rio aims to blend San Felipe del Rio, old Del Rio, and new Del Rio into a single border city. A vibrant Avenue F with a new community center fuels a motel hotel boom along Highway 90, with several projects valued at about five million dollars. Developments include improved highways linking to San Angelo El Paso and northern Mexico across Acuna, plus Amistad Lake, expecting a million visitors yearly.
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Hart Stilwell
del Rio
del Rios
Texas-Mexico
San Felipe del Rio
San Felipe Creek
Rio Grande
New del Rio
Avenue
San Angelo
el Paso
San Antonio
Acuna
Mexico
Amistad Lake
Ciudad Acuna
Manuel Arrange
Jack Stewart
Chamber of Commerce
Matamoros
Brownsville
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Ciudad
Main St
Old
New
U.S. 90
Del Rio Seen as Growing Gateway to Northern Mexico
Dell Rio and Acuna welcome a new northern Mexico road link promising an economic boost. Plans envision San Antonio and others using the route to loop through several northern Mexican towns, with Del Rio motorists benefiting from Chicago to Mexico City traffic and substantial investment on Avenue F.
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San Antonio
del Rio
Acuna
Jack
Dell’ Rio
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Chicago
Mexico City
Avenue F
Del Rio Hopes for Growth Amid Border Economic Gaps
A visitor notes Del Rio offers higher pay for unskilled work than nearby Laredo yet struggles with visible slums in San Felipe. The city plans residential and low rent housing projects after land held in estates hindered development, but Times change with new aims.
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del Rio
Cyclone Devastates East Pakistan Coast Leaving Tens of Thousands Dead
Rescuers rushed food and medical aid to Cox's Bazar and surrounding islands after a cyclone with 140 mph winds cut an 80 mile swath along the Bay of Bengal. Officials fear 10,000 to 15,000 dead with 2,000 missing. many fishermen drowned as tidal waves flattened villages. Pope Paul VI pledged relief funds for survivors.
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UPI
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Syed Azizul Huq
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Cox’s Bazar
Maheshkhali
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Ganges
Telmat
New York
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Ftock Exchange
Frida Nefradford
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