Word: harold
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Unselect Schools Sir: You state that Harold Wilson is the first British Prime Minister who is a " 'grammar-school boy'-meaning he did not attend one of the country's select private schools [Oct. 23]." The first part of this statement may be correct, though it should be explained what the British grammar school is. It is very broadly equivalent to an American high school, but entry is confined to pupils reaching a certain academic standard. Neither Lloyd George nor Ramsay MacDonald attended a "select private school." Going back farther into history, you will probably find that...
More Time. The ostensible purpose of Gordon Walker's trip was to lay the groundwork for a visit from Prime Minister Harold Wilson in December...
Living up to his campaign slogan, LET'S GO WITH LABOR, Britain's new Prime Minister went, went, went. In a few whirlwind days last week, Harold Wilson issued a series of edicts and exhortations that clearly proclaimed both the pragmatic aims and no-nonsense style of his administration...
...hints at a further French de-emphasis of NATO and the uncertainty over Britain's defense posture point up the need for major repairs on the Atlantic Alliance. Johnson's task is complicated by the shaky underpinnings of so many gov ernments. In Britain, Prime Minister Harold Wilson has a fragile five-vote majority in Parliament, which began its new session as the U.S. was voting. Wilson is expected in Washington next month, but one of his first acts was to propose the nationalization of steel, and if he keeps pushing such controversial legislation...
...though M.R.A. is about as rigid as the Old Testament prophets on the need for strict standards of personal conduct. Good members of M.R.A. do not smoke or drink, and even if married are urged to sexual restraint. Last week Peter Howard warned Britain's new Prime Minister Harold Wilson against "satirists and cynics" who "debase our ancient virtue and push pornography and godlessness down the national gullet." A current M.R.A. crusade in Holland features big newspaper ads, written by Howard, condemning the spread of homosexuality ("It can be cured...