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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
J. LOCKWOOD PRATT Is
ADVANCED TO CAPTAIN
tcOntinusd from EirsI rAseI

He has had wide previous exper-
ience in aviation training in Wash
ington and at Pensacola Air Sta
tion.
Promotion to a captaincy, always
reward for distinguished service.
and sustained competence, is rec
ognized as a logical milestone in a
successful and crowded career by
those who have observed his pro-
gress most closely.
Captain Pratt is now living in
Fort LaudeHdale' with his family.
Mrs. Pratt, who is a daughter of
Mrs. Frank l.. Grier. and the late
DR.. Frank L. Grier of Milford. a
daughter. Mary Lynn, and son.
John.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
Gov. Bacon Praises
Youths On Farms
fcOntinued from F1rs. PAss,

Il, too. sincerely hope that these
boys and girls have greatly bene-
flied from their outdoor expert
ences and undoubtedly the farmers
are more than grateful for the
achievement Of these young people.
"As Governor of our state, l de-
sire to give heartfelt thanks to
everyone who in any way aided and
cooperated in this very helpful and
worthwhile enterprise"
Mifflin asserted, with express
sions of appreciation. that the boys
and girls 'have done and are do
ing a very fine patriotic work and
they can all feel they are contri-
buting very largely to the state
and nation in helping to win the
war"
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
NEW ARRIVAL

Lieut.. and Mrs. Ernest A. David
son, of Dover, announce the birth
of daughter, Judith Anne. on
Monday, July 10, at the Kent
General Hospital. Mrs. Davidson
will be recalled as Miss Helen
Pettyjohn, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren w. Pettyjohn, former
residents of Milford. Lieutenant
Davidson is stationed in North
Africa.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
REBEKAH NOTES

Margaret C. Pyle Rebekah Lodge
No. II, will hold their August meet
ing on Thursday evening. August
s.. in the Odd Fellows building at
s o'clock. The writer would like
for every member Of the lodge to
be present as this will be a very
IMPORTANT meeting
We are sorry to report our vice
grand, Mrs. Leroy Stevenson. has
been seriously i'll in the Milford
Memorial Hospital and we hope
she will soon be better
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
Personal Happenings

Mrs. Bernard Shortall was in
Centreville for a few days this
week.
Mrs. James Raughley is spend
ing this week in EastOn, Md, with
Mr.. Raughley.
Mrs. Barton Shepherd Of Phila-
delphia, was the guest Of DR.. and
Mrs. Carlton Fooks this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holston, of
Wilmington. spent last week at
their cottage at Slaughter Beach.
Miss Dorothy Pierce of Whining
ton. spent the past weekend with
her mother. Mrs. Willard r. Pierce.
Harry Vinyard, of Philadelphia,
was the weekend guest Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vim
yard.
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth
Turk, of Clifton Forge, Va, have
been the guests Of Miss Patsy Ann
Mills.
Sergt. Tom Williams, of Camp
Kilmer, N. j., is spending a short
leave with his mother, Mrs. Elmer
T. Williams.
Mrs. Theodore Miller and daugh-
ter, Ann, of Drexel Hill. Pa, were
weekend guests of Charles ].
Holzmueller.
Miss Anne Townsend and Miss
Frances Pettyiohn, students at
WOmen's College. were weekend
guests of their parents.
Mrs. Tula Campbell, of AshbOr-
ough, N. c.. is spending some time
with Mrs. George A. Peck at her
home on Shawnee road.
Miss Barbara Fooks and Miss
Louise Shepherd, Of Philadelphia.
returned from Camp Wright, Ste
vensville, Nd, on Tuesday.
-
Mrs. Francis Leithiser returned
to Milford the past weekend after
spending a week at Virginia Beach,
Va, with Lieutenant Leithiser.
Mrs. Edwin Steele. of Newark, is |
spending this week in Milford as
the guest of Mrs. F. Burgette Short |
and Mr.. and Mrs. /. d. Short.
~
John Manlove left on Monday
for Genes Hospital in Fox Chase.
Pa, where he will undergo treat
ment for the next three weeks.
Miss Willie Gale Martin, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fran
ces Martin, for the past month, re-
turned to her home in Montgomery.
Ala.
Tom Faix and Harry Mulholland,
U. S. N. R., who are studying at
Princeton University. were here
for the weekend with their fami-
lies.
Miss Marian Johnson, of Wash
ington. D. c., is spending this
week as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. ]. Petersen at their home near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Toadvine
are spending this week at Reho-
both in the NAPLES cottage. Miss
Lydia Bell Toadvine joins them
each evening.
George LindenkOhl. who is at
lending marine school at Bucknell
College, spent the past weekend
It home with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George LindenkOhl.
-
Sam Marshall. who is attending
he summer session of Valley :
Forge Military School, was the {
quest of his parents. DR.. and Mrs.
). NJ. d. Marshall. the past week
md.
Mrs. Frances Martin. of St. Pc
ersburg, Fla. who is spending the
at Slaughter Beach. went {
o Rehoboth on Monday to be the I
,uest of DIR. and Mrs. George Cross
or a few days.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Mrs. Birda Burdick was hos
tess to a group of friends on
Saturday afternoon, giving a
lovely dessert. bridge att her
home on Lake View avenue at
two. After the dessert, the
guests enjoyed bridge with
some innovations planned by
Mrs. Burdick, who added much
pleasure to the game. The
guests were Mrs. John Fry, Mrs.
William Cavanaugh, Mrs.
George Peck and her house
guest, Mrs. Tula Campbell, of
Ashborough, N. c.. Mrs. Joseph
]. Pearce, Mrs. Carlton Fooks,
Mrs. Robert Rudolph, Miss Ma
bel Smith, Mrs. w. J. Hoey,
Mrs. Herbert Nichols, Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

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Mrs. Ethel Truitt Wood of Phil
adelphia, is visiting Mrs. William
Roach.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Houston is
the guest OF Miss Joan Lowry at
Cambridge, Md.
Miss Rachel Davis left Sunday
to spend part of August with her
father, Mr.. Frank Davis, in Boston.
-
Miss Virginia Fisher spent the
past weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Bordner and daughters at
Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. E. P. Hara of Drexel Hill,
Pa, spent a part of last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Purks on Cedar Beach Road.
Miss Charlotte Grove, R. ~. of
Philadelphia, has just returned
from vacationing with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Galloway
of Wilmington were the guests of
Mrs. CallOway's sister, Mrs. Curtis
Vinyard over the past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Williams
have returned to their home near
Milford after visiting relatives
and friends in New York and Con-
necticut.
w. Pierce Trader of Linwood.
Pa, visited his father in Arlington
who is very sick at his daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Heishman.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. David
son entertained over the weekend
the latter's niece, Mrs. Arthur Da-
Wis and Miss Ola Davis Of Mer-
chantville, n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cavanaugh
have as their guest this week Mrs.
John Watt. of Germantown. Pa.
Last week. Mrs. William TTimble,
of Bethany Beach and Philadelphia,
was their guest.
David Herson. Roy ManloYe, JOS
eph Wright, Jack Allen and Roy
Rust. members of the State Guard,
will leave next week for Fort Du-
Pont where they will receive train
ing for the next week.
Miss Helen Coffin returned to
Philadelphia on Sunday after
spending the past month with her
mother, Mrs. Potter Coffin. They /
had as their weekend guest Miss !
Dorothy Tryon. of Philadelphia. Z
Miss Gertrude Clark. who is in .
training at the Delaware Hospital,
spent her birthday. Saturday. with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Clark. Miss Dorothy Adams, also
in training, was her guest for the
day.
Mrs. William Stevenson arrived
in Milford on Monday, coming in
from the West Coast to join her
husband. Lieutenant Stevenson.
who was called home because of
the. illness of his mother, Mrs.
Leroy Stevenson.
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Misses Nettie Whaley, Helen
Rumpstich and Grace Olsen were
he weekend guests of Miss Flor
snce Bennett. who is spending
some time with her parents. MIR.
md Mrs. Wilbur E. Bennett, in the
Nertz cottage at Slaughter Beach.
Miss Ann Pierce and Miss F.
elaine Townsend left today for
Newark where they will visit Miss
frances Pettyjohn and Miss Anne
Townsend. Miss Pierce will also
pend a part of the time in Aber-
leen visiting Corporal and Mrs. !
Theodore Townsend.
-
Captain and Mrs. Harold Wake
ield of New York City. came to
Iilford on Thursday Of last week
o be the guests of Mrs. Frank L.
irier. Captain Wakefield returned
o New York yesterday while Mrs.
will remain for several
weeks with her mother.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Lieutenant Donald Poole has
been spending a ten-day leave
here with Mrs. Poole and their
two sons. On Tuesday he re-
turned to his post at Pensacola.
Florida. Monday evening Mrs.
Anna V. Carlisle entertained
at supper in celebration of her
birthday and as a farewell to
Lieutenant Poole. The double
affair was much enjoyed by
those present.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

The Legion Auxiliary will hold
a rummage sale August in the
shop formerly occupied by Effie
Sapp.
Slaughter Neck w. S. c. S. will
meet at the church Tuesday eve
ming, August 8, with Mrs. Lena Ben
nett as hostess.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
WEDDINGS

ELLINGSWoRTH BRICKNER
Announcement has been made of
the marriage Of Miss Sarah Olive
Ellingswortb. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles EllingswOrth, and
John Brlckner. Jr.. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Brickner, sSr.. all
of Georgetown. The ceremony was
performed Saturday, July II, at
Milford with the Rev. M. E. Hun
gerford. pastor of the Calvary
Methodist Church. officiating.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

- INVITATIONS have
been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur w.
Cannon of Bridge
vile, to the wedding
OF their daughter, Mabel Eliza.
beth and Mr.. Crerar Bennett,
son of Mrs. Blanche Bennett,
which will take place In Union
Methodist Church tomorrow
evening, Saturday, July 81, at
eight. The Reverend E. L.
Wimbrow will perform the GER
emony. Miss Cannon will have
as maid of honor a cousin,
Miss Bernice Seely. Mr.. Frank
Reed of Bridgeville, will be the
best man for the groom-elect.
The ushers will be Mr.. Clifton
Seely and Mr.. Burton Colt, Of
Philadelphia. A reception will
follow the ceremony at the
home of the bride and they will
leave for a honeymoon, after
which they will reside on the
Bennett farm near Slaughter
Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
UNION CHURCH NEWS

We will have Sunday school at
2 o'clock Sunday and hope for a
large attendance. You are welcome
at our church, so come out and get
to know your neighbors better. We
have good times at church.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Caleb Eugene Smith quietly
celebrated their sixty-eighth
wedding anniversary. They are
in fair health for their advanc-
ed age and have the loving daily
care of their daughter, Miss
Mabel Smith. Another daughter,
Mrs. Homer Porter of Balti-
more, and a son, Cathrel Smith
of Atlanta, Georgia, with tive
grandsons, and a granddaugh-
ter, no doubt, wished them we'll
in this procession of mile
stones.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.

The Delaware State w. C. 7. u.
Convention will be held at Delmar
on October 13, IA and is.
The Legion Auxiliary will hold
rummage sale August z in the
shop formerly occupied by EHfe
Sapp.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Mrs. Frank r. Grier enter
tanned the Sewing Circle at her
home on Clark avenue on We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Ralph
Snowberger was in town for
the day and was able to be
present for the weekly get
together.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Miss Ellen Nicholson of Dover is
the guest Of Miss Mary Smith.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
TAKEN From THE 1918 FILES OF
THE AfTLFoRp CHRONICLE

Miss Ellen Nicholson of Dover is
the guest Of Miss Mary Smith.
Cathral Smith of Atlanta. Geor-
gia, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Smith.
Miss Elizabeth Yinyard has re-
turned from a visit to her cousin,
Mrs. c. R. Abrams Of Colwyn, Pa.
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On Tuesday Arthur Derrickson.
William v. Sipple, Sr., Zack John
son. DR.. Charles Reid, Joseph Gray
Davis, Earl Atkins. William Roach
and Wilbur Hammond went to
Bowers Beach where they enjoyed
days fishing. Eighty fine trout
were caught beside a number of
large sea bass.
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Miss Edith Quigg, who has been
the guest of Miss Sara Curtis Wat
son has returned to her home in
Elkton.
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Miss Blanche FOulk entertained
party of girls and boys at her
cottage over the weekend. Guests
were Miss Beatrice Foulk and Miss
Mildred Jeffries of Wilmington,
Misses RosaIie Abbott. Helen
Pierce. Laura SaleYan, Miss Mar
tha Jones of Salisbury, Henry
Foulk of Wilmington and Robert
Foulk. Miss May Foulk was their
chaperOn.
In the Simpson cottage at
Slaughter Beach, thirteen young
ladies from town are spending the
week. Their guests are Miss Har-
riet Bradford of Wilmington, Miss
Emma Briggs of Greenwich, N. Y,
Miss Louise Yann of Winston, N.
c., and Miss Elizabeth Shoenley
of Baltimore. Local girls are Miss
Ruth Windsor, Miss Mary Holz-
Miss Margaret Holzmuel-
ler, Miss Blanche Blocksom, Miss
Ruth Phillips, Miss Dorothy Paige,
Miss Emma Davis. Miss Bertha
Welcome, Miss Dorothy Phillips
and Miss Edith Simpson.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Kennerly Lambert, Mrs. Walter
McGinnis, Mrs. Bernard Shor-
tall, Mrs. David Sills and Mrs.
g. Marshall Townsend.
=
Mrs. William TrimbIe, Mrs.
John Watt and Mrs. Barton
Shepherd, all of Philadelphia,
and guests of Mrs. William
Cavanaugh and Mrs. Carlton
Fooks this week. have been
honored with several parties.
Their hostesses have been
Mrs. Cavanaugh on Thursday
of last week, Mrs. Fooks on
Monday evening, Mrs. David
Sills on Tuesday evening and
Mrs. Cavanaugh again on
Wednesday evening.
2
Last week on Tuesday eve
ming a surprise party was Civ
en- to Miss Patsy Ann Mills,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Mills, in honor of her four
teenth birthday. The party took
place at the Mills home on
East Front street. Those pres
ent were Ruth Clements, Ruth
Humes, Ida Ann Hollis, Ros-
lyn Sharp, Betty Monroe, June
Joseph, Jean Mccullough,
Janet Prettyman, Richard Faix,
Joseph McFaul, Bob Wakefield,
Paul Lynch, David Wakefield,
Sonny Kemp, Jack Tease,
Major Wyatt and Forest Ban
ming. Patsy Ann had as her
guests, Margaret and Elizabeth
Turk of Clifton Forge, Virgin
ia, who are her cousins.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Cathral Smith of Atlanta, Geor-
gia, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Smith.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Miss Elizabeth yinyard has re-
turned from a visit to her cousin,
Mrs. c. R. Abrams of Colwyn, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

FOR VICTORY; BUY BONDS ----
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30
DIR. ]. A. WILKER
County Chairman

Please leave your old records at
Plaza Theatre or contact any mem
Der of the committee. Anthony Sum-
mers, A. F. Faix, Edward c. Evans,
Marvin G. Calls, ]. Irwin Bowman
or any Boy Scout.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Miss Edith Quigg, who has been
the guest of Miss Sara Curtis Wat
son has returned to her home in
Elkton.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-30

Kennerly Lambert, Mrs. Walter
McGinnis, Mrs. Bernard Shor-
tall, Mrs. David Sills and Mrs.
G. Marshall Townsend.
The union times., 1943-08-21
NEW HAVEN, CONN., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2l, 1943
Progressive Labor In Conn.

COME of Connecticuts legislative delegation in Washing
 ton enjoying pleasant vacation. Men like Con- gressmen Compton, McWliams and Talbot had fine time in Washington, voting against labor nearly before Congress- blasting President Roosevelt and the New Deal Opportuni and in general ignoring the fact that the nation war, and that national unity important factor in defeating the Axis
 They have returned Connecticut for vacation, and reapng the harvest Labor has great stake in this to have group of irresponsible in Washington throughout the visiting all of Senators and Con- gressmen, and discussing their voting records with them
 Nor discussions enough. In Hartford, the organized the Joint Labor Public Affairs Committee, which will hold Conference Sept. 12 which the coming session of Congress will be the major I'm New the United Labor Legislative Conference of Greater New Haven will hold hours broadcast in which will report the public the voting records of Senators Ma oney and Danaher and Congresmen Compton and Monkei wcz This broadcast will be Thursday Aug %, 83O P. M., Station WELL.
 On Saturday, Aug. 28 all of the unions of Greater New Haven will meet in legislative conference the New Haven Labor Temple at P M This will be extremely important meeting, and all locals will be present.
 Organized labor in Connecticut approaching tivities with only idea in mnd and that is help the The last session of Congress the country Labor is doing its share that this is not repeated.
The union times., 1943-08-21

way by the Political Committee of the Minneapolis Central Labor Union.
 Characterizing Pres. Roosevelt as ''Labor's champion," the Politi- cal Committee declares that all organized labor should consolidate to insure his reelection in l944.
 AN ARMY ENGINEER just back from Alaska tells this story, vouch- ed for, he says, by men working on the Alcan Highway:
 A few mosquitoes knocked down an engineer, and pinned him to earth. One mosquito said: ''What'Il we do-finish him here, or take him home?" Another one answer. ed: ''Finish him here.' We don't want the big ones to take him away from us.'' '
 OSCAR DIMWIT: Politics makes strange bedfellows.
 JOE UNIONMAN: Politics makes strange bedfellOws behave.
The union times., 1943-08-21
Troneymen, Bus Drivers
 And Helicopter Operators?

Connecticut TrOlleymen and Bus Drivers in the near future may take to air!
 And when they do so, it is likely to be in form of the helicopter-a flying machine that has been per- fected by Igor Sikorsky of the Si- korsky Aircraft plant, at Stratford.
 Already the Greyhound Bus Corp. has made plans to use these flying ma chimes, that can rise vertically and hover like humming bird, as air buses after the war.
 A total of 250 firms have made ap- plication for route certificates for helicopter services after the war.
 Commenting on the Greyhound's project, The MotormaN Conductor aud Motor Coach Operator, publication of Amalgamated Association of Trolley and Bus Men, in its latest issue states:
 seThe bus driver faces. a future filled with ups and downs. Not that the past hasn't been similarly mark ed but if we are to believe the Greyhound master minds, our next assignment is to drive helicopters."
 Although the Greyhound Cop. oper- ates on national scale and is therefore large enough to experiment with air buses above its 60,0OO route miles, the day might come when Connecticut transit companies will connect and supplement their inter-city services with helicopters.
 But to get back to Greyhound's pro- ject, which has reached the stage of
The union times., 1943-08-21
"0il Steal'' Is By Group
O.P.A. Committee Attacks Corporations Drive For
 Increased Prices

WASHINGTON. - ''America's big oil interests are attempting to put over a billion and a quarter dollar 'steaF on the consumers of the nation," the OPA Labor Policy Committee has declared. If the oil industry succeeds in its drive for a 3 cents a barrel increase in crude oil prices, that amount would be taken from consumers pockets.
 The committee is headed by Exec. Sec. Julius c. Luhrsen of the Rail- way Labor Executives Assn, Re- search Director Boris Shishkin of the ALL, and Research Director J. Ray mond Walsh of the C.I.O.
 The proposed increase ''would be serious blow to the whole economic stabilization program and would ''set in motion a flood tide of other demands for price adjustments" the committee charg- ed. Pressure on OPA began as far back as last February, when the Petroleum Industry War Council called for a 25-cent increase.
 To everyone's surprise, Sec. of Interior Harold L. Ickes, as chief of the Petroleum Administrator for War, raised the ante," said the com mlttee, "and in April wrote to the OPA recommending that a 35 cent barrel advance be sanctioned.
 "This was just before the Presi- dents hold the line order was issued. We had hoped and expected that Sec retary Ickes would thereupon with draw his request, but to our disap- pointment he pressed 1t with new vigor and insistence."
 The OPA Labor Policy Committee says that Ickes' argument that an increase is needed to provide an in ducement for greater production to meet civilian and war needs is dis proved by National City Bank reports that for the first six months of 1943 profits of IS oil producing companies at 20% ahead of the same period of 1942.
 Drilling of wildcat wells is always paid for i'll part by large companies, which can well continue to assist in
The union times., 1943-08-21
No Partisan Politics

eve print herewith copy of letter sent by the editor of NIoN TIMES to the editor of the New Haven Journal Court Dear Sir:
 Editorials in your newspaper show that you greatly distressed because you fear that organized labor in New Haven, acting through the United Labor Legislative Conference of Greater New Haven, is engaging in partisan politics the expense of the Republican Party. The editorials charge that invited Senator Danaher, and Representatives Compton and Monkeiwicz, all Republicans, o dis cuss their legislative records with labor but failed to invite Senator Maloney, who is Democrat
 You in Senator MalOney's files will show that he invited meet with labor, and that he received the invitation August l3, the same morning your editorial appeared charging us with partisan politics.
 (Signed) NATHAN SHERMAN
The union times., 1943-08-21

petitioning the Civil Aeronautic Boarc at Washington for permission to oper- ate the proposed service, C. E. Wick ham, president of the company, has stated, that hundreds of bus drivers and other employees, now in the serv- ices will be prepared to operate air craft after the war.
 This opens new vistas of employ. ment and offers challenge to the talents and abilities of present day bus pilots and mechanics.s states the Amalgamated.
 Today helicopters are securing the sea lanes for submarines, and are doing other war duties that testify to their utility and practicability. Mod ern American scientific ingenuity should be able to perfect this type of plane for peace-time service following the war. The Greyhound Co. apparent ly IS counting on this perfection.
 It doesn't take much imagination to foresee the possibilities of wide spread use of helicopter air buses for public transportation. What a boon it would be for office and store workers in the cOngested downtown areas to travel to and from work and their suburban homes, from rooftOp bus stations and sail out over the rush-hOur jam in the streets below?
 Who knows but generation from now when we write of the Trolley men union we will put down "Trol- leymen, Bus Drivers and Helicopter Operators?
The union times., 1943-08-21

such drilling from their profits. Labor costs are only 10 to 159o of total costs, cannot be offered as a ground for price increases and could "even be doubled with little effect on prices" the labor group said. The committee urged more oil be i'm ported from Colombia and Venezuela.
 lckes had mo comment" to make on the charges his office said.