Ford backs Baker for GOP chair amid party rifts
President Ford says James Baker should head the defeated Republican Party, a choice supported by Vice President Rockefeller but met with stiff opposition from Reagan supporters. Barry Goldwater condemns the move as disrespectful to his candidacy, while Baker says Ford’s endorsement could help him win the chairmanship.
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White House
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Reagan
Texas
John Connally
Baker Wins Senate Minority Leader Seat at Breakfast Vote
Sen. Howard Baker seizes the post after a decisive 19 to 18 secret ballot win over Sen. Griffin. Freshman Republicans shifted loyalties during a breakfast meeting that Baker attended after learning of the session too late to be invited. The victory came as Baker courted key moderates and persistently pressed for support. ON THIS DATE in 1974, the United States went on Daylight Saving time to conserve energy.
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New Mexico
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Pennsylvania
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Domenici
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Republican Conference
United States
Ford halts foreign air competition until 1978
President Ford approved a halt in competition between Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines on most routes worldwide until March 2, 1978. The move follows CAB approval issues and a prior route swap first allowed in 1975. In Charleston, Harry Hoffmann, 65, longtime editor of the Charleston Gazette, died at his South Charleston home after a heart attack.
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Yoshimura vows to protect Hearst and others in court
Wendy Yoshimura weeps in Alameda County Superior Court as she refuses to identify people connected to her 1972 flight or Patty Hearst. She faces five contempt charges for not answering questions at her weapons case, citing moral principles.
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Patty Hearst
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Miss Yoshimura
Jeff Horner
James Larson
William Brandt
Berkeley
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GM Achieves 55 Percent Auto Market Share
Detroit AP reports General Motors captured a 55.8 percent share of U.S. car sales for the year, with 4,800,716 of 8,606,573 American cars sold bearing GM makes. Ford, Chrysler, and AMC also tracked changes from 1975 to 1976, as market values surpassed $500 million.
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