Ford drops out, but Anderson attracts crowds and attention
Can anybody stop Ronald Reagan? Not with Gerald Ford deciding to stay out of the race, after all. And not if one judged by the angry debate that four Republican candidates staged last week in Chicago's Continental Plaza Hotel. While Reagan looked on benignly, his rivals erupted into an exchange of accusations. George Bush charged John Anderson with wanting to cut Social Security payments, and Anderson interrupted, "That's not true." Illinois Congressman Philip Crane demanded to know whether Anderson would support the eventual G.O.P....
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