Labor M.P. Emrys Hughes, having heard certain disquieting rumors, had a question to ask of His Majesty's Government in the House of Commons last week. Was it true, he wanted to know, that shortly before New Year's Eve, 1947, two crates containing 24 bottles of whiskey had been flown from Scotland to ailing, vacationing Winston Churchill in North Africa?
"Such shipments were not specially specified in the records," answered Board of Trade President Harold Wilson. The House laughed good-naturedly. But the answer did not completely satisfy another honorable gentleman. "If there are any of...
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