Carter names Castle to lead EPA in major nomination
President Carter nominates Douglas M. Castle a Long Beach native and former Congressional Budget Office assistant director as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Barbara Blum is named EPA deputy administrator. Castle, 37, grew up in Seattle, has civil rights and land-use policy background, and the post pays 44 600 a year.
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Wilson Blocks House Vote On Congressional Pay Raise
Rep Charles Wilson a Democrat from California blocked a House vote on a proposed pay raise for Congress delaying approval. The move leaves the raise likely to take effect February 20 raising salaries from 44600 to 57500 amid partisan criticism and political maneuvering ahead of the 1978 elections.
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Reagan seen as possible governor candidate in California
SACRAMENTO AP The three leading Republican hopefuls for governor are getting equal coolness from other Republicans Assembly GOP leader Paul Priolo said Republicans await former Gov Ronald Reagan to endorse a candidate He did not rule out Reagan entering the race Priolo said Reagan still wields immense influence over the party and could draw lines once he speaks up
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Carter pushes year end national health insurance plan
President Carter told HEW employees he will propose a first step toward a national health insurance program by year end. He backs a year by year progression, with cost controls and fraud enforcement, possibly expanding Medicare and Medicaid through a catastrophic coverage concept for low income families.
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Elevator death suit settles for twenty thousand dollars
A Los Angeles County elevator death case involving Linda Lee Ploughe settled out of court for 20 000 dollars during a Superior Court trial. Ploughe, 21, fell 48 feet in the County US C Medical Center residence hall in January 1974 after a malfunctioning elevator. The father, Robert Ploughe, alleged county negligence in maintaining the nine story building elevators.
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Compensation bill revises babysitter coverage in workers' comp
In Sacramento a Senate committee approved an amended workers' compensation bill that would require coverage for regular domestic help but exclude babysitters. The measure, backed by insurers and AFL-CIO, tightens eligibility to those working 52 hours or more or earning $1,000 in three months, with premiums rising about $2 a year.
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