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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
8
A San Antonio robbery defendant Joe Joyner Jr. wins a new trial after prosecutors used a black Muslim question to inflame jurors. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals voided an earlier ruling and ordered a retrial noting the question affected Joyner’s rights and proceedings.
Dr. Robert T. Canon, a Lubbock physician with 51 years in medicine, received the Panhandle District Medical Society Bulletin salute. He treated President Roosevelt and other dignitaries, served in the Navy, and held posts in West Texas medical groups while continuing a full-time private practice.
Washington AP says the House Un-American Activities Committee may gain its first Black member as three liberals join the nine member panel. Rep Louis Stokes of Cleveland and Rep Richardson Preyer of North Carolina, plus Rep Claude Pepper of Florida, are named by the Democratic Committee on Committees with Rep Edw in W Edwards of Louisiana also designated. Confirmations by the caucus are anticipated next week. the shift could give the panel a stronger liberal voice though a minority of nine.
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle declared he will fulfill his mandate to its end, amid rumors of early retirement after Georges Pompidou's ouster last July. Pompidou, in Rome, signaled a presidential bid whenever polls occur, prompting debate on De Gaulle's future.
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