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Trevor BUDWORTH and Charles PARKER: publishing and possessing obscene articles, S2(1)...
Catalogue reference: DPP 2/4547
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- DPP 2/4547
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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Trevor BUDWORTH and Charles PARKER: publishing and possessing obscene articles, S2(1) Obscene Publications Act 1959. Ace Book and Record Shop, Nottingham. Convicted.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 3249/68
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Closed Until 2000
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10924933/
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DPP 2
Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
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