April 19, 1976

Episc Bishop Paul Moore Jr of NY accuses corps that leave NYC of 'betrayal,' Easter Sermon delivered at Cathedral of St John the Divine; charges that businessmen who pull out of city are perpetuating cycle of unemployment, crime and econ decline; holds that even though they may be clothed in econ considerations, most industries' decisions to leave city are 'basically immoral' decisions; sermon electrifies some congregants and offends other; some reaction noted; Moore illus (L)

Analysis of US Census Bur figures shows that NYC's white population declined by more than 600,000, '70-75, and that during period Bronx became 1st boro in city's history with majority black and Puerto Rican population; at same time, city's black population increased by only 29,000; population experts maintain this means that number of blacks leaving NY now exceeds number of blacks moving into city; increase is attributable to more black births than deaths; findings are among dozens of analysis by NY Times of '75 Census Bur survey that was conducted on behalf of city's Housing and Develpment Adm; based on data from 17,000 'housing units,' survey indicates that city's total population had declined by more than 400,000, to about 7.5-million; NYS Urban Development Corp econ and housing finance dir Dr Frank S Kristof comments; other findings revd; tables show population shifts in NYC (L)

Many Congressmen believe there will be continuing struggle with Presidency over formulation of foreign policy even if there is new State Sec or Dem adm in '77; reassertion of traditional Cong role in policy has been reinforced by such developments as greater role of HR in foreign affairs and passage of such legis as War Powers Act of '73; Sens Sam Nunn and Clifford P Case, Reprs Clement J Zablocki and Donald M Fraser comment; Nunn and Zablocki pors (L)

ch celebrations and outings mark Easter; 5th Av, NYC, scene described; illus (M)

NYC Community Bd 5, in Spanish Harlem sec of Manhattan, proposes that name of PS 161 in dist be changed from Fiorello H La Guardia to Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican nationalist leader who turned to violence and terrorism in seeking PR's independence; bd's action, which took place without knowledge of important leaders of city's Hispanic community, is protested by many in and outside community (M)