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IN FNIFORM AND OUT .- Sir Winston will he R0 on November 30th, still is fond of wearing uni- lion. for-nix. At left he is shown as Lord Warden of the Cinque British Prime Minister.-(CP from UK Information)

By James F. King L05-;.o);, (AP) - Sir Winston Churchill approaches his 80th birtlitlax next Tuesday restless, im- pish and unpredictable.

Age has dealt gently with The Old Man and if he has any im- mediate intention of retiring as Prime Minister he has not con- lzdetl it to his closest political as- iociatos.

He ciijoys keeping them guessing tiong iiitli everyone else.

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then gi-uinbled with a twinkle in his eyes:

"Maybe you are right. After all Anthony can't live forever."

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Churchill looks like an old man and he is an old man, but he dog- gedly refuses to accept any allott- anccs on his count. He can still hold his own in the daily skirmish- ing in the House of Commons.

Britain has had only two older Prime Ministers-both in the 19th century. Lord Palmerston died in office nt 81: William Ewart Glad- stone formed his last government at 82.

ABLE TO RELAX

Mixed with Churchill's boundless energy is te:'i'ilic reeuperntive pow- ers-nnd fl wonderful ability to re- lax.

Sir Winston likes comfort and good living in the Victorian style. lie is happiest at Clirirtwell, hLs country home in Kent wlierc lic- has had his bedroom arranged for use as an office. Noriniilly fl Lilo riser. he usually does a couple of hours of paper work while in bed. A true son of the Victorian era, he still prefers a nightgown to pa- lamas.

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"I have found," he explains, "I could add nearly two hours to my working day by going to bed for an hour after luncheon."

Around Chartweli at weekends, he pot-ters in ht: garden and sits for hours watching the goldfish in an outdoor pool he helped build himself. He still holds a card in the bricklaycrs union. When in the mood, he gets out his brusii and easel for painting in oils.

Cliiirclilll still enjoys small, in- timatc dinner parties with old friends with whom he can remin- isce far into the night.

COLORFUL CAREER.

He can think back on previous bii't.lida.v' anniversaries that tell Kl. story of 51 career iiard to equal:

l89.':fHis 2151. as an unofficial military observer in Cuba watching the fighting between the Spanish and the Cuban rebels...

1899-His 25th. as a prisoner of the Boers in South Africa plotting his escape, which later succeeded.

19U07CnlllliflllIlllil;Z in his first. bid for Parliament-arid winning.

1915-His qisty in the trenches in Frniice as second-in-command of a Grenadier Guards unit. , 1940-As Prime Minister hdarlng

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ACTIVE SPORTSMAN - Even at the age of 74, when this photo was taken, Sir Winston Churchill went hunting with Old Surrey and Burstow Ilunt which met at Ciiartwell

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AS A BOY - As a young boy Sir Winston had a fondness for sailor suits in common with most boys raised in the Victorian era. Today, approaching his 80th birthday. he

Millions rememberwlnston Churchill for his V-sign at the Auxiliary Air Force. Downing Street, home of the time of the hlitz. At right he gives the sign while wcar- as an honorary doctor ing the uniform of a honorary air commodore of the Royal awarded in 1948.-(CP

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waffe celebrated Churchill's birth- day by u bombing attack on Eng- land...

1944-A family psrly at to Down- ing Street with victory in sight.

1945-A family party at Chart- well as leader of the Opposition

1953-A combination birthday and ban voyage party on the eve of flying to Bermuda for a conference with President Eisenhower and the

Some time ago a friend offered Churchill a villa in the south of France for his retiring years. That offer still stands.

When the day comes that he re- tires from polities-if he ever does -the warm climate of the French Riviera is bound to be inviting- along with the scenic landscape ap- pealing to his instincts as a painter. But Chartwell always will be "home".

Churchill is ll comparatively wealthy man-money he earned himself largely through his writ- ings rather than any inheritance- and the builk of it has been ac- cumulated since the war. His mem- oirs of the Second World War are

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Sir Winston's features are also extremely mobile. According to Artist Graham Sutherland, com- missioncd by the combined Houses of Parliament to paint Prime Min- isler Cli'.irchill's Both birthday portrait, every thought that passes through Sir Winston's mind is re- flected in his face.

Which will it be-statesman, warrior. artist, wit-when the full- length portrait is unveiled at Churchill's 80th birthday party in Westminster llall on Nov. 30?

The artist himself has some doubts. for Churchill himself was not adverse to giving Sutherland a hzind with the brush during the sittings. And the world, too, may wonder which of the many Church- ills will be remembered longest.

ONLY ONE CHURCHILL

But for 60 million Britons there can be no doubt. There is only one Churchill, as far as they are con- cerned-the bulldog Warrior. growl- ing. chomping a. cigar, his fat fingers held up in the victory sign.

This is the Churchill whose "fight them on the beaches” speech could stir a nation to resist invasion and

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yst curiously enough, bring oom- fort to those who had suffered losses-so that: "a. thousand year: from now, men will say, "rhls was their finest hour!”

It was his finest hour. too. and remembering. thousands of hum- ble folk are expressing their grati- tude by contributing to an 80th Birthday Presentation Fund, which will be used for charity. Typical in this message enclosed with a. chill- ing note.

"A 71-year-old pensioner salads her mite with a hundred thousand thanks for all Sir Winston has done."

But the war years have receded. and now politicians are saying that having struttcd his hour on- stage, Sir Winston should retlrr. make way for younger men of abil- lty. Indeed, he is likened to an actor who wears out the audience's pati- ence in fumbling for an exit one.

For taunts of ihlssortsir Wins- ton reserves his most withering scorn. Recently, picking up 3. copy of the tabloid Daily Mirror in which the headline ”ChurchlllMuu: Go" faced a cheesecake photo of I bathing beauty, Sir Winston cried:

"Just look at. it-on one side Iechery. on the other treachery!

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