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In presenting the award to the 55-year-old businessman, the Prince of Wales Tuesday praised Perot as a man of "bold imagination, pioneering spirit and dynamic leadership," attributes which he said were exemplified by the man in whose name the award was presented.
Perot, the 55-year-old founder of electronic data systems, is the third person and the first businessman to receive the Churchill award, which was begun in 1981 and is given those who best epitomize the British statesman's spirit. Perot is known for such ventures as his thwarted attempt in 1969 to fly into Hanoi to give American prisoners of war medical supplies and Christmas dinners. He also financed a successful 1979 mission to rescue two of his employees from an Iranian prison. The rescue became the subject of a best-selling book, "On Wings Of Eagles." The presentation at the posh Loews Anatole hotel was made at a banquet whose guests included First Lady Nancy Reagan.
The evening featured caviar and crabmeat, veal and vegetables and plenty of music.
