Cabinet pay cuts test top officials in transition era
The piece notes how many top executives face major pay sacrifices to join government posts as Carter calls for higher Cabinet salaries and congressional raises. It cites figures for Haig Baldrige Stockman Schweiker Barabba and others, and discusses the lure of public service beyond money, including pay gaps and incentives.
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Randolph FE. Schmid
Washington
Ser LY
Meridan
Buran
Dan Ty Regan
Waliel
Secreof
Treasury
National Journal
Carter
Congress
Vincent P. Barabba
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Barabba
Ronald Reagan
Dave Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
Richard S. Schweiker
Department of Health
Suburban mother first to receive synthetic interferon cancer trial
Joan Karafotas, 37, of Northbrook, Illinois, became the first cancer patient to receive an injection of synthetic interferon as part of a Houston trial. She remains hospitalized at MD Anderson overnight and will undergo six weeks of outpatient dosing to establish safe dosages and monitor side effects. Karafotas, diagnosed 15 months ago with a slow-growing lymphoma, seeks to bolster the body's immune response and maintains a positive outlook as researchers test the new treatment.
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Chicago
Joan Karafotas
Northbrook
Karafotas
M.D. Anderson
University of Texas Cancer Center
Karaiotas
Anderson Hospital
John Altman
Billings Hospital
Jordan Gutterman
Houston
Smith nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
Ronald Reagan's nominee William French Smith to be attorney general was approved unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee and recommended to the full Senate. Chairman Strom Thurmond praised Smith while Sen. Joseph Biden voiced concern over the candidate's lack of detailed answers during hearings.
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Joseph Biden
D-Del
Smith
Biden
California
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