European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Appointees. Data irom the Ohio of Porson nol management show that the number of Blacks holding political appointments in the senior executive service declined irom 59 in 1900 to 22 in 1981 and 23 in 1982 to Rose 1o 33 in 1983. But declined again to 26 in 1984,23 in 1985 and 22 in 1986, women have Lared boiler the number of women holding political appointments in the senior executive service dropped from 123 in 19bo to 62 in 1981 but has risen steadily since then. Lo93 in 1962. 124 in 1984 and 145in1986. These non career appointees Are selected without Normal Competition and serve at the pleasure or Agency Heads. Reagan has often asserted that his record of appointing women compares favourably with Carter s. But rep. Patricia Sci troeder a Coto. Who is chairman of a subcommittee that monitors the civil service said president Carter appointed vastly More women particularly to policy making positions than president. Reagan  one of the lop woman among Reagan s appointees who asked not to be identified said ii is sociology rather than Bias that accounts for the relatively Low number of women and Blacks in High level political jobs. The administration would like to find conservative Rea Anile Republican women and Blacks but it s not that easy however Schroeder said it s not sociology at All. It s ideology. I don1 think the top folic Las of this administration Trust women and Blacks to be on the inside As members of the  Tuttle said Reagan had appointed women to about 40 positions never before held by women. They include Sandra Day o Connor an associate Justice of the supreme court Elizabeth Hanford Dole Secretary of transportation Constance Homer director of the office of personnel management and Heather j. Radison chairman of the interstate Commerce commission. Tuttle said Reagan was also proud of his Black appointees including Julius w. Becton jr., director of the Federal emergency management Agency Alan l Keyes assistant Secretary of state for International organizations and Edward j. Perkins the ambassador to South Africa one of five Black envoys. Women apparently have fared belter than Blacks for several reasons women outnumber Blacks in the Republican party. Thirty one percent of women but Only 6 percent of. Blacks identified themselves As republicans in a new York times lbs news poll conducted in january. The Telephone Survey of 1,590 adults had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage Points. Francis s. Guess a Black Republican member of the in the latter part of 1986, the american Telephone and Telegraph co. Took a big charge to earnings to cover the expense of eliminating 32.400 jobs including 11,500 management positions. In late january. United airlines announced plans to eliminate 1,016 jobs including More than a fifth of its Headquarters stall. Just recently Roger b. Smith chairman of the general motors corp., said his company planned to eliminate 25.000 Middle managers this year for a saving of �500 million. And 15.000 More will go next year he said. The Ford motor co. Reduced the salaried work Force of its North american automotive operations by 30 percent in the Early 1980s, when the company was so troubled that its very survival seemed Uncertain. But even though its fortunes in the last couple of years have sharply rebounded Ford is not letting up. It is in the midst of a Campaign to pare salaried employment by at least 20 percent More by 1990. We still have More improvement in productivity and Ellic ency we must  said Donald e. Petersen Ford s chairman. The Xerox corp has reduced its total employment about 20 percent in recent years still the copier company s chairman David t. Kearns. Believes there is Loo much fat especially among White Collar workers at least another third of the jobs in management and administration should and can come out within another iwo to i rec years to said Hou Flag and Urban development Secretary Samuel of. Pierce or. In the Only Black in the Cabinet United states commission on civil rights said moderate Black republicans Don t want to be associated with the administration As it is now viewed within the Black Community. It is viewed As hostile to the Hopes desires and aspirations of  Reagan says such views Are unjustified. Federal officials gave this account of the situation elsewhere in the government at the agriculture department 16 jabs Are reserved for presidential appointees but none Ere held by women or members of minority groups at the Commerce department the 28 presidential appointees include four women but no members of minority groups. At the Justice department none of the major divisions Are headed by women or members of minority groups. Of the 94 United states attorneys one is a woman one is Black and two Are hispanic. In the last six years the president has named five Blacks 12 hispanic people and 26 women Lofall nearly 300 openings on Federal District end appeals courts. Sen. Patrick j. Leahy d-vt., called this record shameful and he warned hat the courts might become an enclave of White male exclusivity at the defense department most of Iho lop political jobs Aro hold by White men. But m d b Carlisle the assistant Sec Claty of defense Tor legislative affairs. Is n woman two assistant secretaries of Iho army Aro Black. The Genera counsels of the army and the air Force Are women at Iho stale department Here Are 27 presidential appointees sub oct to Senate confirm Alton. Nol counting More than 130 ambassadors five of Iho 27 Are women including it ozanic a Ridgway assistant Secretary of stale Lor european altars and Ann b Wrab Toski the assistant Secretary Lor International narcotics matters. At the education department two Whito women and one Black Man serve As assistant secretaries. Reagan recently nominated a Black woman. Beryl Dorsett. The acting principal of a Public school in the Bronx to be assistant Secretary Tor elementary and secondary education. Reagan is expected soon to nominate Legree s. Daniels a former head of the National Black Republican Council to be assistant Secretary Lor civil rights. Reagan plans id name another Black. Glenn c. Loury a professor of political Economy at Harvard to be undersecretary of education. The Secretary of housing and Urban development Samuel r. Pierce jr., is the Only Black in the Cabinet. Three of the eight assistant secretaries of housing Are women. Reagan plans to nominate a fourth woman to be assistant Secretary for Community planning and development. At the labor department there Are slots for 16 presidential appointees. Three Are held by women Janet l. Norwood commissioner of labor Slali sties Shirley m. Dennis director of the women s Bureau and Paula v. Smith head of the wage and hour division. Dennis and Smith Are Black. At the trans Poulalion department women hold live of the 17 positions reserved Lor presidential appointees. None of the Reagan appointees Are Black or hispanic. At the department of health and human services three of the 12 presidential appointees including social Security commissioner Dorcas r. Hardy Are women. Affirmative action May be languishing Al some agencies but not at the Federal Bureau of investigation. Since William a Webster became director of the Bureau in february 197b, it has had one of the government s most effective affirmative action programs. The number of Black agents has increased to 367, from 144 in 1978, and the number of hispanic agents has risen to 366, irom 155. The number of women agents has soared to 709, from 94. Woman have tend better than Blacks Reagan has appointed women to about 40 positions never before held by women including Sandra Day o Connor who was named an associate Justice of the supreme court. Sunday april 5. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17