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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1983

Page

16

Bookseller faces libel suit over Spirit of Crazy Horse

In Dallas AP report Donna Dyer owner of Golden Mountain Locks Hot Springs South Dakota refused to ban the book In the Spirit of Crazy Horse after a call from Gov William Janklow who is suing publisher author and three booksellers for 24 million alleging false accusations of rape racism drunken driving dog shooting and public nudity The suit also names Janet Halligan Bonnie Betterratt and Viking Press which has countersued Janklow.

Dallas South Dakota William Janklow Donna Dyer Golden Mountain Locks Hot Springs S.D Janklow American Booksellers Association Maxwell J. Lillienstein ABA Dyers Peter Mattheissen Viking Publishing Co White House FBI U.S. Senate Dyer Janet Halligan Bonnie Betterratt Viking Press

New trial ordered for 1962 killing suspect Ogilby

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the 1962 conviction of James Curtis Ogilby who killed Thomas John Binford during a holdup at a Houston grocery. A new trial is ordered due to a precedent about jury competency and guilt determinations. A lawyer is appointed and prosecutors begin building a revived case after more than 20 years.

Houston James Curtis Ogilby Harris County T.A. Binford Iceman Thomas John Binford Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ogelsby William Hatten Oglesby

Galveston Eyes Return to Gambling Glory Days

Galveston debates legal gambling revival after a long era of dice and betting ended in 1961 following Hurricane Carla and a Texas crackdown led by Attorney General Will Wilson. A straw vote and a possible local-option bill spark debate between boosters and critics over risks and economic hope.

Galveston Houston Texas Will Wilson Wilson Chet Brooks Pasadena

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