74tt) Year, No. 1*1—Friday, April 2. 19tJ-$anlord, Florida 33771 Evening Heraid-fUSPS 411 210)—Price 20 Cenli Dog Track May Face New Hurdle: Higher Bond By JOE DeSANTB racing season. Both the Seminole and Daytona tracks ran Herald Staff Writer violated older state statutes that govern the proximity of pari­ harness racing plant to a greyhound track in 1M0 Identical race dates, while a suit filed by the Daytona track The already troubled Seminole Greyhound Park, rtunned by mutuel plants that require them tobe located at least 100 miles and the SanfordOrlando Kennel Club was making IU way David Strawn, lawyer for Seminole Greyhound Park, said a court dedaion saying Ita pari-mutuel license la Invalid and apart. through the court system. Thursday he will ask Leffler for a temporary stay of the ap­ already the subject of a aeven-monlh long Investigation by the The Daytona track is 90 miles from Seminole Greyhound pellate court's decision at Monday's hearing. Officials at the Daytona Beach track estimate the dub loot state Commissi or on Pari-Mutuel Wagering, faces another Park, while the SanfordOrlando Kennel Club, in Longwood. is Strawn said that If he is unable to obtain a temporary stay between 17 and H million on Its INI handle because pf the stiff less than tfcxjai’.es from the Casselberry part-mutual - - hurdJrMoalay if it plana to meet iU scheduled"Kay 2 opening from leffler, the tra d a (teat move would be to appeal the" date. competition for bettors due to the identical race dates. Earlier this week the 9th District Court of Appeal upheld The track expects a similar loss of at least $471,000 during circuit court'! dedaion directly to the state Supreme Court. Daytona Beach lawyer J. Hermit Coble, representing the Leffler’i INI decision that the Seminole track's racing license the upcoming sum ipr season if Seminole Greyhound Park is He said an appeal to 'he high court probably would take Daytona Beach Kennel Club, tayi he will ask Chief Seminole was Invalid and that the track must shut down. allowed to open or. May 3 while appealing the court decldcn about 79 dayn — well paat Seminole Greyhound Park's Circuit Judge Kenneth Let Her to order that owners of Seminole Immediately aftci li« appellate court's ruling, Bui that IU license Is Invalid. scheduled opening date or May 3. Greyhound Park be forced to post a l l million surety bond at Demetree said the decision would be appealed to the state Coble’s motion will ask that the additional bond be pasted in Sanford lawyer Mack Cleveland, representing the Sanford­ a hearing scheduled for Monday while the Casselberry dog Supreme Court "poathaite." cash or with a compensated surety company while Seminole's Orlando Kennel Club, said today he has already Joined Coble track appeals an appellate court ruling that iU racing license Demetree did not Indicate, however, what the track's next In the motion for an additional surety bond. appeal continues over the constitutional validity of a. bill move would be should the state's highest court uphold the Is Invalid. "If Seminole Park gets sr.other season under way while they pained by the Florida House In 1N0. ruling by the two lower courts. appeal the circuit court's decision, Daytona Beach could stand Principal owners Bill and Jack De me tree were ordered by la a suit Drought by the Daytona Beach and Sanford- Leffler last year to post a $471,000 surety bond to reimburse the Monday's hearing is the nest step In an ongoing legal battle to lose another $471,000 on top of last year," he said. Orlando kennel dubs, Leffler ruled last June that the law since Seminole Greyhound Park was first granted a license Daytona Beach track for any losses suffered during the INI benefited only the Seminole pari-mutuel in particular and "Monday’s hearing Is going to be touch and go when you and racing dates when the track was first converted from s start talking about the loss of a million dollars," he added. Sanford Trial Ending Businessmen Support City's Case; Decision On Lawsuit Due In 2 Weeks By DONNA ESTES has been going on since Monday. Increase the attractiveness of downtown, information of any value without Herald SUft Writer Dick Barnett of The Book Mark, a give dty residents more pride in their projecting the slides with a projector," The non-jury trial before Circuit Judge bookstore on Magnolia Avenue, told the community and help the businesaea. he said. Roger .Dykes over whether the city of court this morning that he supports the Despite objections from Speer, at­ Sanford should be allowed to spend more city propovaL To a question from Speer, Dykes responded that he would accept torney for himself and nine other than 1200,000 to improve the public lands Bamett said Sanford's spirit would at­ the slides if Knowles and Harriett said property owners, Thursday, Dykes ac­ in the downtown areas was scheduled to tract tourists to the city. they were a true and correct represen­ end today, cepted more than 100 slides of the tation of what they saw. Testifying about the revitalised Cocoa downtown area into evidence. And Dykes is expected to give his Village near Cocoa, Barnett said Sanford As Speer continued to insist the slides City Manager W.E. "Pete” Knowles decision in 10 days to two weeks. after the downtown renovations are done were not proper evidence, Dykes and his assistant, Steve Harriett, took the The city was concluding its side of the could be much like the coastal com­ overruled him. "The day has passed color slides over a three day period case this morning with testimony from munity. when only photographs are accepted into March 21-23. The slides of Flrit Street downtown merchants who support the evidence," the Judge said. He said Cocoa Village hai an aesthetic and Magnolia Avenue showed traffic and plan to widen sidewalks, dote a portion appearance and an atmosphere that emergency vehicles easily traversing the Earlier, City Engineer Mack LaZenby of Magnolia Avenue to vehicular traffic, reflects the spirit of the community. streets even though various sired cones testified that the planters would not pose create a pedestrian mall and beautify the any hazard to traffic. His statements Glenn McCall said ha has been in were set up at spots where planters are to THIS HONEY IS A BUNNY " area. were backed up by testimony from Police business with Touch ton's Drug Store at be built. TTie E n ter Bunny could not help but be captivated by this little Sgt. Herb Shea and Assistant Firs Chief A lawsuit challenging tha city's plan the comer of Magnolia Avenue and First Spear objected to tha introduction of bunny, Scharrae Tabor, 6-year-old kindergarten pupil In Mrs, waa fU*d by lawyer G. Algernon Speer on Street for X years- * Tom Hickson. the slides into evidence, saying they had ..Both said tha proposed downtown Mary-Aaa Massey’a clue at Altamonte Elementary School, his own behalf and for nine other "I support the proposal," McCall said, not been listed In the pre-trial statement. improvements would cause their (tekaraso w u osm ol those participating In an Easter egg hunt at property owned In May 1N0. The trial adding that the improvement! would "There is no way anyone can get any departments no problems. the achool Thursday. Geneva Man Faces Prison Term TODAY L ake M ary Rejects Calendar............................................ ISA Classified Ads .......... MA Comics ........ as Clipping Hunter's Wings DearAbby ..................................... t\ \ U Enforcement Board Deaths ....................................! A ByTENI YARBOROUGH Although the youth said he thought the llsreecepe . ................................IA While five of Seminole County's cities support from the majority of the people. I Herald Staff Writer bird was a turkey, Baker testified he Hospital ...................... .............2 A have had success prosecuting offenders hare a bad feeling we may be Jumping on A bird in the hand could be worth one himself thought the young bird might Ourselves . .................................. 7A for violating dty laws through a code a bandwagon too early." year in prison . or a $9,000 fine, or both, have been a hawk. Baker also said he Sports .................. IA enforcement board, that's not the way for a Geneva man convicted Thursday of thought It could hare been an eagle. Trinities ............................... Leisure Lake Mary will go - at le u t not in the City Attorney Gary Massey agreed possessing eagle parts. Baker, the youth and Baker's 9-year- near future. with Fox that code enforcement boards There's a growing movement among Fred R. Baker, 43, is expected to be old stepson then took the bird to a are indeed courts. “But," he added, divorced military wives to gala part of sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. grocery store on their way home, where The City Council, on a 3-3 vote, turned “until somebody Is canUnk-*rous enough their kaibaada' military retirement Reed Jr. within 20 days, following a another hunter told them the dead bird down an ordinance Thursday night which to take the Issue to the Supreme Court, benefits- Tie wives contend they’ve federal court Jury’i sptlt dedaion was a bald eagle. The hunter also would have created the board. A month there will be no final answer." proclaiming him guilty of possessing the reportedly told Baker that lie could get sacrificed hist u much u their husbands ago the board on a 3-2 vote authorized dead bird parts but innocent of illegally Into trouble for possessing the bird.