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Show Carter Gains Unified High Command After Summer Cabinet Purge By Mk had J. Smffe-- Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- Three months after his Cabinet purge, President Carter has achieved a unified high command that he hopes will forcefully promote his quest for a second term in the But, one Kennedy sympathizer still in the ad mid-summ- shake-u- p over several h the independence i Jimmy Carter Cabinet Unified Y t : r ' v . s t : . t L said a White House l.d " s tar us m ' ' , . ip. ' r ; See Page 111 I re iT r i h it n v Vs- - Thursday Morning, November 22, 1970 cctnui tJL ( (. William Miller I ne Treasury Secretary . r x Jt - fV 1 f ' f r - f a-.- vx ; 73 ' of ousted secretaries Joseph Califano at Health, Education d and Welfare and Brock at Transporta- Adams A fa tion. the Cabinet Before shuffle. White House aides had collected do- zens of examples of dis- 777' i unity that convinced the president that he had not assumed full control of the government. They saw these as a major factor in the public perception of Carter as ineffective. End to Antics Now they say they've seen an end to such antics as: A Health. Education and Welfare secretary letting it be known he opposed Carters plan for a new Department of Education. An assistant transportation secretary urging a House member to hold back votes for a Carter energy proposal in order to pressure the president into signing a highway bill. Treasury officials telling members of Congress that a consumer cooperative bank was not a top priority at the same time White House officials were saying that it D.t & rSft 1537 OF OAK ' THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF TWIN OAKS T! 1FTUCHNESS ' t V --Wi'b f - if YJATt-nrvCD- HYDRO-POSTUR- S E Rotation Sleep System THER-A-PEDi- C 195 For The Little Extra Savings We Have Triple Dresser Mutcn Mirror Night Stand Finally, all our people are sending out consistent signals, which is essential to making the government function." said one White House official. We cant have one person saying one thing and someone else saying another. No Squabbling The view is shared by a i twin . Chest Available MISMATCHED SETS WARRANTY SPRING AIRE was. longtime t sec- ses sion with Landtitu tor Mayor Jake (.odbold of Jacksonville, FI. God bold had helped (alter full queen FULL TWIN king QUEEN i $223.95 - arrmY. , VA A e- - . . lllo-e- . 'll-'.-O- -' 'h Democratic professional, neutral in the competition between Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: Youre not hearing all the squabbling that went before or the horror stories. And there are examd politples of d ical moves and of legislation beginning to move through Congress: A major bill to curb inflation in hospital costs was recently approved by a House subcommittee that buried It last year and a welfare re- st sure-hande- once-stalle- form measure being pushed by the administration passed the House last week. Energy Secretary Charles Duncan jour-- . neyed to New England to discuss heating oil problems with groups that could never sec his v ((i 1 'v 1 James Schlesinger, even though their support was needed for Carter energy policies. iv-ii- r-t- j 1 ; t v f j- 'V ' - r a 'V 1 si r Vv H I i'tf . i t i S 4 3 z x roJ) - e $ 4 II" it would take eight - i i' I m x a time when Kennedy was criticizing administration efforts to aid refugees, new HEW Secretary Patncia Harris refused to accept the bureaucracys word that At months to get aid to school districts swamped with refugees. She told her agency to get the aid out in 45 to 60 days. No Disruptions Even several admlnistration olficiuls who pri j ? t 1 Salt al;c any differences we had arc Icehuul us Other friends vvomed about l.uiuli leus grip on his own schedule Last month, Phil Wise Car tor's appointments ret in ai longed a 2, Col will r fV c e e ' WWfte oe.- - - ..- - as eligible said, Miller -- ; - V L I ' , . ' . W $ relations in White1 House arc1 fine1," Landrieu And t t - - f i v s- c- V ills projee tile staff said minute i s X , , c ndi d up in i di buto vv it ti Hit' m ivor nvc r wlie'lbe r cerned, with .mill am 1 hi kiuiw-ledi- con- 1 , i ' V A V V 1X v v i V T . , .V V pi ojec t hie. illy Moon needed someone with the and nerve to call W ise and te II him to send Godliold to Cotlinieiie wine h has a program for tils oee t said p of one "ill i vr - r A in In tl mini e Ki in ai ea in an Oil It tf aw v nte old vc anted fc del al In p loi a ii di ' i lojnnt of i! rung! i ssional aides." olfi-- U AI LilAij ,o,ti w 111 , i o V'i:. lilt pel re1, one Mi Cil i'll Old ( olle.ignes Willie House ollul.ils ,i , st said I null it u was seeking top appointive posts loi too many ol leagues fioin New Or lie Was doing leans exactly what got Brock Adams ill tremble when he packed the depart incut with Ins found . appoint- ments. But Landrieu's failure to win control over his agency is not viewed with as much alarm as was .1 , ministration sees a risk that replaced half the Carter Cabinet has brought no major policy changes, but that was not its goal. Rather, the president sought to replace officials who he felt brought discord into In his administration. their place, he hoped to recruit a lineup of team players for his upcoming effort. In dozens of interviews, present and past administration officials. Democratic politicians, lobbyists and congressional sources agree that Carter has achieved this goal with his new Cabinet members. Major Concern The one note of concern, both within the White House and outside, is over the performance of Moon Landrieu at the Department of Housing and Urban Development Off to a slow start administratively, Landrieu has crossed swords with White House officials y Carter aides wcic HOIS INC. AND Cabinet purge. They set angry that HUD of in ials URBAN DEVELOPseveral key agencies adEven Land MENT ignored Ms Mi Keima s rift at the worst possible friends are 10 year record of servicet time. Any incumbent's neu's camat the Justice Dop.it wot ried A Rundown best nietit and the White Here is a rundown Tj paign is based on running Last month, John House Finally Landrieu the government well and department of the lmpui t executive di know Gunther, people letting of the I S Conferrector official, the said that," ence of Mayors, privatewho like most of those ly urged the former New willing to talk, asked for : Orleans mayor to move anonymity. more quickly on appointwondered This official ments And last Thurswhether new secretaries Carters chief day. iV would know their departdomestic adviser. Stuart to wwll ments enough Eizenstat, made a rare spot the best oppor4 to HUD for a heart-ttrip tunities for using federal heart discussion with grant programs to politiLandrieu on how lxst to ! cal advantage. . operate in Washington Now Carter himself is When Landrieu strugmoving to be sure those gled with the White opportunities wont be House over some key missed At a White House appointments, the battle Monday dinner last over a new general counnight. Cabinet members 1 sel took on some bitterwere told they would be I ness. HUD officials obassigned states in which on jected when White House would appear they personnel chief Anne behalf of Carter. They Benjamin Civiletti Neil Goldschmidt Miller suggested his were also directed to Attorney General McKen Head wife. Margaret Transportation assure that their political White House The na. for the job of the shifts appointees will back Carter wholeheartedly, mi plying that Kennedy sympathizers should be dismissed the stemming from vately support Kennedy were unable to cite major disruptions in the government or missed political opportunities |