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Meeting of Arkansas Commission Canceled CanceledCrittenden Crittenden County Location of West Memphis to Vote on Racing RacingLITTLE LITTLE ROCK Ark June 23 A sched ¬ uled meeting of the Arkansas State Racing Commission here today to consider the franchise for a horse trace track at West Memphis was canceled it was announced by Otho A Cook secretary of the com ¬ mission missionCook Cook said the meeting was called off at the request of Wils Davis Memphis Tenn attorney who had filed a tentative appli ¬ cation for the West Memphis franchise franchiseDavis Davis who represents a group of Mem ¬ phis and East Arkansas sportsmen was quoted by Cook as saying the official bid for franchise would not be filed pending an election on the matter in Crittenden County in which West Memphis is situ ¬ ated Petitions for a special election to determine if the citizens of the county want legalized racing are already being circulated it was said saidThe The proposed 2500000 Dixie Downs which would be located just across the Mississippi River from metropolitan Mem ¬ phis has been the subject of bitter attack by Memphis and East Arkansas religious groups and by Memphis officials Ed Crump Memphis political boss has taken an active part in the fight to prevent build ¬ ing of the track trackHeavy Heavy pressure to block the project was also exerted on Arkansas Governor Ben Laney LaneyThe The proposed track would be consider ¬ ably larger and more pretentious than Oaklawn Park Hot Springs which is now the only licensed track In the state
