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Derby likely won't get special event status

Associated Press

Thursday, February 14, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky Derby won't get the same special federal treatment that guarded the Super Bowl and is keeping the Winter Olympic Games secure. Louisville Police Chief Greg Smith said Thursday that he was "unofficially" told that the Derby won't receive the National Security Special Event designation that track and city officials asked for in December. ...

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