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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Laurent Belsie

February 15, 1983

A federal appeals court overturned the convictions of former Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton and two aides, remanding the case for a new trial. The three, accused of selling state liquor licenses to cronies, were denied a fair trial, the court said.