DATELINESCHURCHILL CALENDAR 2001AUpmunff uelnme. uu SKR :O JU> iijjruny:. I'taulf u e netd • ->py _•: 'e u:;• tc >'.: '!•/'•• •'. M: .. >,. t14 November: English Speaking I'mun annual Chuidull lecture .it I luilrihjli I'm ulLunJon. by the Ri Hon Chris Paitrn. (.'oni.ni: Dem \e*m in 'l20-"29 l^n 11• 30 November: I2"th birthday celebration. Kenneth RciiJrll Museum <strong>of</strong> WwM >X JI IINatick. MA. Contact: Suunnc Signun f&Mgmaii'-^mediaonc.ne'.l. tcl. ii«l"^ 6% iM*•30 November: 127th birthday celebration. Hotel Opt,tin uk, WhotJ) 1 .?. \K.I\MUUI:James Mulier ^afiwm^uaa.jl.isLi.eciu). id. \9Q~) 78h-\~n), audn-y. on page ^.2002• September 19th International ("hurt hill LOUUICIKC.Previous plans fur i Mediterranean Cruise in Uaohu have hern >. iDeuiL
Charles Granville Rob MCBERLIN, VERMONT, JULY 27TH— CharlesGranville Rob, 88, a British- born surgeonwho operated on <strong>Winston</strong><strong>Churchill</strong> and taught generations <strong>of</strong>young physicians, died today. Dr. Rob,who pioneered techniques for the repair<strong>of</strong> damaged blood vessels, was one <strong>of</strong>Britain's foremost surgeons when theUniversity <strong>of</strong> Rochester medical schoolbrought him to the United States in1960. He was pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> surgery anddepartment chairman in Rochesteruntil 1978, later teaching in North Carolinaand Bethesda, Maryland, wheremade his permanent home.While at Cambridge, Rob becamea pilot with a reserve commission in theRAF, and in 1941 he was assigned to aparachute brigade as surgical specialist.Air-dropped into Tunisia in 1942, hestarted operating on wounded soldiersunder heavy fire. For his bravery, he wasdecorated on the battlefield with theMilitary Cross. After the war, while stillin Britain, Dr. Rob was regularly calledin as a specialist to tend to <strong>Churchill</strong>,who was aging and increasingly infirm.His numerous medical papers <strong>we</strong>republished throughout the world.Dr. Rob's prescriptions could bequite earthy. At a British Medical Associationmeeting on the surgical treatment<strong>of</strong> blood clots in 1957, he saidthat the best painkiller was a stiff drink<strong>of</strong> whisky. "We put our patients on bigand rapid <strong>do</strong>ses <strong>of</strong> whisky up to themaximum tolerance in individualcases," Dr. Rob said. "The best treatmentfor the condition is rest. The bestway to rest is sleep. The best way to getsleep is to relieve pain, and the best wayto relieve pain is to give whisky."—Wolfgang Saxon in The New York Times"<strong>Churchill</strong> Way," FloridaMANALAPAN, FLA., SEPTEMBER 24TH— ManalapanEstates is a waterfront development<strong>of</strong> seven properties on a 5.7-acreparcel near Miami Beach. The developershave named the entry road"<strong>Churchill</strong> Way" in memory <strong>of</strong> Sir<strong>Winston</strong>, "who visited the estate on severaloccasions."Although <strong>they</strong> say the property wasDATELINES<strong>Churchill</strong> Way, Manalapan, Floridaformerly the "Vanderbilt Estate," <strong>we</strong>can't help wondering if this was part <strong>of</strong>the property owned by Canadian shipowner Frank W. Clarke, where<strong>Churchill</strong> rested before delivering theFulton Speech in March 1946. (Clarkeworked for <strong>Churchill</strong> on the BritishGazette during the 1926 General Strike;after the Quebec Conference in 1943he lent <strong>Churchill</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> his lakesidecabin; see the Official Biography8:182.) More details from Ocean & IntracoastalProperties, tel. 561-533-5533.Randy Barber, William Manchester, JonahTriebwasser, 1995 <strong>Churchill</strong> Conference, BostonLast Lion Still AliveNEW YORK, AUGUST 17TH— The New YorkTimes ran an eloquent lament thatWilliam Manchester has reluctantly concededthat he no longer has the<strong>Churchill</strong>ian stamina required to completehis <strong>Churchill</strong> trilogy, The Last Lion:"To understand the popular appeal<strong>of</strong> his biography, consider the final sentence<strong>of</strong> volume 2: And now, in thedesperate spring <strong>of</strong> 1940, with the reins<strong>of</strong> po<strong>we</strong>r at last firm in his grasp, he resolvedto lead Britain and her fadingempire in one last great struggle worthy<strong>of</strong> all <strong>they</strong> had been and meant, to armthe nation, not only with <strong>we</strong>apons butalso with the mace <strong>of</strong> honor, creating inevery English breast a soul beneath theribs <strong>of</strong> death.' This is indeed grandiose.Its very sound—echoing <strong>Churchill</strong>'sprose—makes a claim for his importanceto the last century....It is our misfortunenot to have that struggle again,as told by William Manchester."This drew a reply from MichaelPietsch, Little Brown's publisher, whostates that he and Manchester <strong>are</strong> discussingbringing in a writer with whomhe could complete the work. "The first250 pages <strong>of</strong> the third volume <strong>are</strong> finished,and Mr. Manchester long agowrote an extraordinarily detailed, c<strong>are</strong>fullyorganized set <strong>of</strong> notes, coded accordingto character, subject and time,complete through <strong>Churchill</strong>'s death.This is part <strong>of</strong> a vast body <strong>of</strong> work already<strong>do</strong>ne on the tliird volume. I amtalking with writers who might be capable<strong>of</strong> completing this <strong>we</strong>ighty projectand will present candidates for Mr.Manchester's approval. It is our hopethat in this way Mr. Manchester will beable to oversee the completion <strong>of</strong> hismagnificent biography, and readers willbe able to read the dramatic and movingstory <strong>of</strong> <strong>Churchill</strong>'s role in WorldWar II and after."LOCAL & NATIONAL<strong>Churchill</strong> in BritainPORTSMOUTH, UK— The InternationalFestival <strong>of</strong> the Sea, a four-day spectacle,took place at HM Naval Base, Portsmouthat the end <strong>of</strong> August. A quarter<strong>of</strong> a million visitors attended, alongwith 26 Tall Ships and more than 650classic and traditional boats rangingfrom a tiny coracle to the lovinglytended classics including several <strong>of</strong>America's Cup yachts.Dominating the exhibition <strong>we</strong>renumerous Royal Navy vessels and shipsfrom ten other Navies. In pride <strong>of</strong> placewas USS <strong>Winston</strong> S. <strong>Churchill</strong>, at herfirst overseas port-<strong>of</strong>-call; she attractedmuch interest in the press and on nationaltelevision as <strong>we</strong>ll as among thehuge crowds <strong>of</strong> visitors.On the evening before the Festivalopened, Commander Michael T.Franken and his crew held a receptionon the flight deck to mark their arrivalon the previous afternoon. Among thosepresent <strong>we</strong>re the Lord Lieutenant »»FINEST HOUR 112/13
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