Carter names Harris and Brown to senior posts in Cabinet
President Carter announces Patricia Roberts Harris as housing secretary and Harold Brown as defense secretary. He also selects Texas economist Ray Marshall as labor secretary, amid labor leaders' push for John Dunlop. Harris, 52, is a Washington attorney. Brown leads Caltech. Marshall teaches at University of Texas. Deputy defense pick Charles Duncan Jr. named. HEW post rumors mention Joseph Califano.
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Kansas Named Pilot State In Medicare Abuse Study
Wichita reports Kansas chosen as the first of ten states to host federal Medicare abuse review teams. Warren Robinson of the Department of Health Education and Welfare said teams will study and advise on abuses by hospitals skilled nursing facilities home health agencies physicians suppliers and other services for excessive or inferior care or overcharging.
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Food prices dip for first time since March in November
Labor Department data show a 0.3 percent overall price rise in November with food prices 0.2 percent lower, the first decline since March. The report notes mortgage rates fell 2.1 percent, and real spendable income rose 0.8 percent as inflation cools toward 5 percent for year.
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