THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1971

| statement yesterday that Mr.

By EDWARD RANZAL
Manhattan Borough President
Percy E, Sutton and Council-
man Carol Greitzer charged
yesterday that the city discrim-
inates against women and
members of minority groups in
hiring and promotion.
Their statement was imme-
diately attacked by Deputy
Mayor Richard R. Aurelio, who
called a leer ae self-|
serving publicity gimmick.”
Mr. Sutton and Mrs.
Greitzer had also accused Mr.
Aurelio of attempting to frus-
trate their efforts to get
statistics from various city
agencies.
They produced a copy of a
memo from Mr. Aurelio to
“agency heads” telling Lindsay
administration officials that
“it will not be necessary for
you to reply to inquiries by
Mr. Sutton and Mrs. Greitzer.”
In a letter to the two, Mr.
Aurelio pointed out that Deputy
Mayor Timothy W. Costello
and the Commission on Human
Rights were conducting a sur-
vey of city employment of
members of racial and ethnic
‘oups.
“It has been the Mayor's
strong belief,” Mr. Aurelio
wrote, “that the city require
of itself at least what it re-
quires of priyate industry.”
In answer to Mr. Aurelio’s

‘Commissioner Eleanor Holmes

Sutton and Mrs. Greitzer should
cooperate with Human Rights

Norton “instead of indulging,
themselves in grandstanding,”
Mrs. Greitzer said:

“Our concern has galvanized
Aurelio into action. I am de-
ighted that he is as concerned
S we are.”

A statement by Mrs. Norton
‘aid that the concern of Mr.
sutton and Mrs. Greitzer was
hared by the Mayor and by;
ler office.

“Efforts toward providing
ull opportunity for blacks,
uerto Ricans and other minor-
‘ies and for women in all city;
gencies must begin with basic
nowledge of the composition
f each agency’s work force,”
‘rs. Norton said.

Mr. Sutton and Mrs. Greit-
or, both Manhattan Democrats,
id a cursory look at lists of
partment executives showed
‘at women and members of
inority groups were well rep-
sented in those agencies that
‘al particularly with problems
“women and minorities,

City’s Personnel Policies Called Biased ¥

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there were too few in the high-|forms of discrimination,” the}
er ranks of other city agencies|two said at a City Hall news
such as Economic Development,| conference. i
Highways, Real Estate, the Law| “We as members of the
Department, Purchase and the] Board of Estimate and the City’ ,
Municipal Broadcasting System.|Council have decided to use
15 Agencies Discussed our power to vote funds for|

' city agencies and quasi-public
They said they had found 15) institutions as a lever to hasten
agencies or departments in

the city’s efforts to employ
which there were no women in| more women, blacks and Puer-'
the top 146 administrative Po-/to Ricans in high-paying, re-
sitions. ‘ sponsible ad: ‘ative and
Mrs. Greitzer said that from|executive positions.”
personal investigation she had Pointing out that women
determined that there was con-|were 52 per cent of the New
siderable discrimination against] York City population and that
women and minority-group|blacks and Puerto Ricans were
members in the new Health and] more than 30 per cent, the two
Hospitals Corporation and at said, “We think that the top %
5 ae iced e city nes isda
e think it ts ‘high time] poorly reflects composition
that the city looked to its own|of the constituency they are
backyard and eliminated all serving.” ‘

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