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...government at all. Cock-a-hoop over two fresh by-election victories, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told a Tory rally that in view of "the folly, confusion and incompetence of our opponents," he might very well follow Sir Winston Churchill's example and resign his office after his 80th birthday-in 1974. To others, dedicated to the proposition that a lively Loyal Opposition gets the best government, the Labor Party's plight was no laughing matter. "This is not a Labor Party," said the Daily Mirror. "This is a party in labor...
...Bridgett, 97, British-born seadog who ran away to sea at 14, retired as a tanker skipper for Standard Oil in 1928, but at the outbreak of World War II faked his age, passed his physical and won command of the Liberty Ship Pierre S. Du Pont, celebrated his 80th birthday under heavy bombardment at Malta; in San Francisco...
...Beach to open simultaneously in 18 cities, including Melbourne, Moscow, London, Paris, Tokyo and Washington, the drums are now being carried right into the jungle. To Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Lambarene, Gabon Republic (French Equatorial Africa) went a special 16-mm. print of On the Beach for his 80th-birthday celebration this week...
...Brakes. In Brownsville, Texas, celebrating his 80th birthday and 38th consecutive year as Cameron County judge, Oscar C. Dancy accounted for his longevity: "I've never owned nor driven an automobile...
...80th birthday, Manhattan's spry Patroness of Arts Eleanor Robson Belmont was hailed by the Metropolitan Opera, got her hand kissed by Opera Manager Rudolf Bing, a gallantry that drew a hearty laugh from Opera President Anthony Bliss. It was close to the 25th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera Association, which Mrs. Belmont founded in order to bring great music to millions. After a ceremony in Bing's offices, Eleanor Belmont was presented to the Met audience between acts of a Saturday matinee performance of Manon...