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Mississippi Writer News Archive:
1999Headlines:
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Willie Morris dies (August 1999) |
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Cheating charges dropped against Barthelme brothers (August 1999) |
- Author Willie Morris dies
2 August 1999
Mississippi writer Willie Morris died in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 2, 1999, following a heart attack. He was 64 years old. A native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, Morris moved to New York City in 1963 to work as an associate editor at Harper's magazine. In 1967, he became the youngest editor-in-chief of the nation's oldest magazine, a position which he held until 1971. His books include North Toward Home, Terrains of the Heart and Other Stories of Home, and New York Days.
- Cheating charges dropped against Barthelme brothers
10 August 1999
A judge has thrown out the criminal charges against Mississippi writers Frederick and Steven Barthelme, who were charged in 1997 for having cheated a Gulfport casino while playing blackjack. Prosecutors originally charged the brothers along with the blackjack dealer, claiming they were conspiring to cheat the casino, but the charges were dropped after a Nevada gaming expert reviewing surveillance video saw that the dealer was flashing signs to other players as well. The brothers' attorney said their only mistake was sitting at a table where the dealer was behaving erratically. The two brothers, who admit losing more than a quarter of a million dollars over two years at the casinos, have written a book about their gambling and the subsequent prosecution. Double Down is due out from Houghton Miflin in November.
- Go to article:
Sun Herald Online: Two writers cleared in casino case (10 August 1999) - Go to article:
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