GREAT BRITAIN: Time to Forget

Leaders of the British Labor Party had been arguing about the best time for calling the general election, which must be held before next July. Devaluation of the pound (see INTERNATIONAL) settled it. The election would be held next spring, not this fall. As one Labor Minister said this week: "When you have to raise the price of bread, it is probably a good idea to give people time to forget it"

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