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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1947
Page
7
The trial of William Henry and Irvin W. Dean of Upper Marlboro Md continues until 0 a.m. Friday on charges of transporting alcoholic beverages in excess of one ton. Both men were released on 1000 bond each after being held by ABC offices. trucks and many cases of beer remain in custody or sale.
New Orleans Aug. 16 Sen Theo Bilbo is weak and uncomfortable with partial paralysis and an unexplained fever in Foundation hospital. Doctors say his condition is not dangerous and extensive tests are under way to find the fever’s cause. Palsticork plans to replace cancerous growth removal are postponed indefinitely.
An American service member accused of spreading syphilis to four Greenland women was removed from the Danish colony. Officials said a U S State Department request to curb transmission yielded effective results.
Reports describe intensified guerrilla activity from Western Thrace to Western Macedonia with heavy mortars not used by the Greek army. A government note says over 150 houses were burned in Western Thrace and 22 houses near Phiorina on the Yugoslav border. rebels burned three hamlets within a three mile radius. The rebel broadcast signals a push toward a “Free Communist” state in Northern Greece, per informants, while Athens warns this development has been anticipated.
The conference continued to argue over voting rules for enforcing measures against aggressor nations. Argentina demands a unanimous vote by treaty signatories, while the United States pushes for a two thirds majority to authorize action.
In a news conference Marshall said the United States would apply the two thirds rule to most sanctions but permit exceptions for armed force. He explained no state should be forced to furnish armed forces without its consent under Chapultepec era terms, where armed force is just one sanction option.
Word has been received of the death of Benny H. Brown who died Thursday in the U S hospital in Pitts h A World War I veteran he was the son of Francis B wood Surviving siblings include Matie Brown of W and Mrs Florence Williams of Boyce and William and Norman Brown of Millwood
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