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Handsome humble Ted Heath the classless Tory leader
Edward Heath, born to a carpenter and a parlor maid, emerges as a radical break from Britain's Tory aristocracy. As Conservative leader, he seeks efficient management and a more competitive economy, challenging Harold Wilson's Labour in a slim parliamentary margin and a hard political winter ahead. His rise from Balliol College to Parliament highlights a clash of class and power on Britain's political stage.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Associated Press
London (Ap
Britain
Eton
Edward Richard George Heath
Downing St
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Ted Heath
Husky
Heath
Balliol College
Oxford
Oxford Union
Say
Balliol
Harold Macmillan
Winston Churchill
Lindsay
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Macmillan
Labor
Alec Douglas-Home
Chamberlain
Munich
Conservative
Douglas-Home
Wilson