W Cart Cali Mid dras his t Se pres mus Patr Hou suC secr Wel G. The Michigan Daily-Friday, July 20, 1979-Page 5 Blumenthal, Califano first to go ASHINGTON (AP) - President" te dEWeretariAsked whether he jumped before he fano Jr. and Treasury Secretary W. jokingly: "I took advantage of the op- hael Blumenthal yesterday in a portunity to get paroled with time off tic shakeup at the highest level of H a rris a s r lace m en is for good behavior." He said he was con- roubled administration . fident Miller would continue his same eking to put a new face on his thal, whose frequent clashes with the shakeup was to "get the Cabinet economic and anti-inflation policies. idency with a whirlwind game of members of the White House staff had and the administration ready for the A Treasury aide who requested ical chairs, Carter: marked him as a likely prospect for 1980 elections." anonymity said Carter's decision was Announced he will nominate ouster. Harris indicated at a news conferen- "sad and humiliating" for Blumenthal, ricia Roberts Harris, secretary of -As long expected, accepted the ce she had no plans to change any of but predicted Miller would be well sing and Urban Development, to resignation of Attorney General Griffin Califano's controversial policies at received by the U.S. and foreign teed Califano, the controversial Bell, who wants to quit before the end of HEW. business communities. etary of Health, Education, and the year. Carter tapped Bell's choice of EARLIER, IN San Francisco for a Other changes seemed imminent as fare. Benjamin Civiletti, the deputy attorney speech, Miller said of his prospective the president continued to study the Named Federal Reserve Chairman general, to be his successor. nomination as treasury secretary: resignations submitted by his Cabinet William Miller to succeed Blumen- WITH HAMILTON Jordan firmly in "President Carter. in his Sunday esitnsm e hsa e y in "residet Caand, innis Sun ay - -mmu-ca avs r control as new White House chief of staff, Carter was expected to make fur- ther changes in the ranks of the Cabinet and the senior White House staff soon. There was no word on the future of another Cabinet member reported to be in jeopardy-Energy Secretary James Schlesinger. And still another, Tran- sportation Secretary Brock Adams, in- dicated he might leave despite a vote of confidence from the president. But Bell hinted he had inside infor- mation that more firings are in the works. Asked if his resignation was an- nounced at this time to make it appear Carter's action was broader than it is, Bell replied: "IT'S BROAD enough. Hold on two or three more days, you'll see that it's pretty broad. They don't need one more body." Califano said Carter told him Wed- nesday night that a major reason for speech, called on all of us to make sacrifices, so I'm willing to move from a secure job to an insure job." In his new post, Miller said, "I plan to mobilize an arsenal of weapons against inflation. Included in that will be efforts to reduce this country's reliance on petroleum as a source of energy and a policy of monetary restraint." Asked about his relationship with Blumenthal, Miller replied, "We're very good friends. Our policies have been fairly compatible over the past year. So I see no great break in con- tinuity." BLUMENTHAL TOLD a gathering of Treasury employees he told Carter "it was in his best interests as well as mine that I step down as soon as possible" and return to the private sector. In a letter accepting the resignation, Carter thanked Blumenthal for his "excellent service." Blumenthal Harris DECISION ON ABOR TION-FUNDING CASE EXPECTED SOON: Judge slams legislature in Milliken suit By BETH PERSKY With UPI reports Michigan Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Robert Burns yesterday flayed the governor and legislature for "playing games" on the welfare abor- tion issue and putting the court in the middle. Burns' remarks came near the end of oral arguments on a suit brought by two conservative lawmakers and others seeking to block use of state funds to pay for non-therapeutic abortions un- der the Medicaid program. Burns presided over the three-judge panel which is hearing the case. REP. THADDEUS Stopczynski (D- Detroit), one of the two legislators who initiated the suit, said he is not "playing games." "I don't think it's a game - it's a serious matter," said Stopezynski. "The only one who can make the decision is the court." Sen. John Welborn (R-Kalamazoo), who also initiated the suit, was not available for comment. THE COURT is hearing an appeal by Governor William Milliken on a ruling made June 1 by Ingham County Circuit Judge Jack Warren. The ruling declared Milliken overstepped his powers last September when he vetoed an item in a bill which would have denied state funding for Medicaid-paid abortions. The state legislature had allocated $1 for state-funded abortions last year. "HE'S (MILLIKEN) just overstep- ped his bounds," said Stopczynski. "The constitution reads that only a legislator can allocate funds." Sen. Ed Pierce, (D-Ann Arbor) who supports state funding for abortions, said he doesn't think Milliken overstep- ped his vetoing power. 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