February 22, 1977

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Prime Min Callaghan appts Dr David Owen, Min of State in Foreign Office, as Foreign Sec to succeed Anthony Crosland; Owen, who is 38, is youngest man to hold that position since Anthony Eden was apptd in '35; Callaghan decides to retain Healey as Chancellor; to case Healey's disappointment, Callaghan brings into Cabinet Healey's No 2 man, Joel Barnett; Callaghan makes gesture toward Labor Party's left wing by naming Judith Hart as Min of State for Overseas Development, job she held until June '75, when she resigned in disagreement with former Prime Min Harold Wilson; Hart succeeds Frank Judd, who moves into Foreign Office to replace Owen; Owen illus (M)

illus of Trudeaus and Carters at White House

AFL-CIO pres George Meany warns that organized labor will refuse to cooperate with Pres Carter's anti-inflation measure under which Fed Govt would be notified of union-negotiated wage increases before contracts are signed, Bal Harbour, Fla, news conf after exec council meeting; says plan would destroy collective bargaining (M)

Calif officials say drought will result in loss of 48,000 jobs and $3-billion in agr indus; illus (M)