Arizona Harness Raceways gets approval to build near Phoenix
The Arizona Racing Commission approved Arizona Harness Raceways construction 20 miles west of Phoenix. Owner James J. Dunnigan plans a $5 million facility and first race meeting in January 1965, backed by substantial personal and corporate funds. Commission changes include new secretary and vice chairman roles amid resignations. Tracks must cover expenses not funded by the legislature.
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Drug Hearing Slated for Phoenix Man in Scottsdale
A preliminary hearing for Allen Benjamin Jr., 22, of Phoenix on narcotics possession charges is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Scottsdale justice court. He is free on $2,000 bond after being arrested March 21 when officers found a marijuana match box at Baboquivari Bar near the Scottsdale Police Department. Benjamin faces an additional charge of liquor possession in an unlicensed establishment in municipal court.
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Talks with Castro Boost Hope for Cuba Prisoners Return
Homestead Air Force Base Florida reports Attorney James B Donovan says talks with Fidel Castro left him very optimistic about early release of the remaining Americans in Cuban prisons. Donovan cites 22 or 23 still detained as he met nine fishermen and a California missionary freed after presenting proof they were not spies. The nine men, aboard the Shrub, were released after 67 days in Cuban custody with 43 in solitary confinement.
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