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Ford backs Baker for GOP chair as party eyes future
President Ford signals support for James A Baker III to become Republican national chairman after meeting with Reagan Rockefeller and Connally. The choice faces opposition from Reagan backers and may not settle the party's direction before the January 14 15 vote. Barry Goldwater blasts exclusion from White House talks and vows to halt fundraising for the party.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Ford
James A. Baker III
Houston
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Rockefeller
Texas
John B. Connally
Mary Louise Smith
National Committee
Baker
Connally
Richard Richards
Utah
Rich
William E. Brock Ill
Tennessee
Thomas Milligan
Indiana
Arthur Fletcher
Buehl Berentson
Senate
Hunter
Richard A. Rosenbaum
New York
Richards
Barry Goldwater
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