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. SVCITronicle LIEG 191974 rFord Cabinet Aide Brinegar Resign's Washington Major shifts in U.S. tra Transportation Secretary portation policy took ph Claude Brinegar resigned during Brinegar's term, yesterday, the third •top eluding the first major I. holdover of the Nixon ad- commitment to the fina ing of big city transit F. ij ministration to leave in an tems and legislation reo, apparent reshuffling o f anizing bankrupt northeas– President Ford's cabinet. ern'railroads. The 55 mph The resignation, .which is speed limit was also im- effective February 1, follows posed during his term. closely the announced resig- In an exchange of letters nations 'of Attorney General with Mr. Ford, Brinegar, 48, William Saxbe and budget said his term was "exciting, director Roy Ash. educational, and at times Mr. Ford_ is -expected to hectic." nominate a Chicago trans- "Now, is the time for me to portation specialist, John return to the private sec- Robsion to replace Rrinegar. tor, said Brinegar, adding Robson was a political aide that he would not decide his to Donald Rumsfeld, Mt. future plans until January. Ford's staff coordinator, CLAUDE BRINEGAR . How eve r, Transportation when Rimisfeld was in Con- The third to quit Department sources said gress in the early 1960s. Brinegar had been offered a White House sources con- top position by an unidentii- firmed Robson's likely nom- Brinegar, former senior fled oil company. ination and Senate resources vice president of Union Oil Mr. Ford expressed "deep expressed pleasure that Mr. C o., was appointed two gratitude and personal ap- Ford was picking a man years ago when Volpe be- preciation" to Brinegar. He with such extensive trans- came ambassador to Italy. said Brinegar was responsi- portation background: Nei- Despite initial misgivings, ble for "articulation of a na- ther Brinegar nor his prede- Brinegar earned considera- ble respect in the depart- tional transportation policy" cessor, John Volpe, were for the first time." transportation experts when ment as an able administra- appointed. tor United Press sFChromcle bc 1 Ford Reorganizes His Staff .: -Washington Mr. Ford said those four when his vice presidential which must be perform' and five other chief aides nomination gets final con- there and to rely on cabir President Ford, a n- now will report directly to gressional approval, expect- officials or agency heads ed a reorganization of him. The others are econom- ed today. carry out other functions. Staff yesterday that was ic policy coordinator Wil- A' statement issued by the • To achieve "a clearly described as an effort to liam Seidman, Secretary of White Honse said that Mr. defined" White House organ- strengthen his hand in deci- State Henry Kissinger, who Ford designed the new or- ization in whiCh responsibili- sion-making and increase also is Mr. Ford's special ganizational plan to achieve, ties are specifically a s- top officials' accessibility to assistant for national securi- these five basic objectives : signed. him. ty; press secretary Ron Nes- • To give cabinet offi- • To see that the White ' Under t h e realignment, sen, and his budget director cers, members of Congress House is an effective work- which has been evolving and assistant for domestic and key members of his ing "part of the total gov- since shortly ?after he took policy — two positions which staff adequate access to the ernment process and not un-, office August z9,-,- Mr. Ford have just been left vacant. President. Critics of. Presi- duly separate4" from Con- gave four of his "cabinet- "I think the President has dent Nixon said that was ex- gress or the prbss. rank advisers" responsibili7 tremely limited during his ty, for helping shim to deg in fact put his house 4n order The President also an- from a a organizational administration. nounced that) t h e, White 1i "the full :range Of poli- • To "assure high ethical 1dissues. " standpoint," Rinnefeld teld House staff is being a news Conference at the standards and behavior by- trimmed by about ten per They a r e' presidential White House after the new his staff," an obvious refer- cent. Rumsfeld said that to- unielors Robert Hartman operating plans were made ence to the Watergate and tal personnel August '1 num, JOhn Marsh, legal coun- public.. other scandals of the Nixon bered 540 and ""that, will be 1 Philip Buchen and presi- Also left open-ended was years. down to slightly under 500 ntial assistant. Dona Id the role that will be played • To limit White House 'Within a month or so." msfeld. by. Nelson A. Rockefeller staff 'functions t o those 1 United Press .