NEW ROCHELLE CITY MANAGER ASSAILS SON'S CIA CRITICISM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200860004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 23, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEW YO13K WORLD JOURNAL TRIBUNE
Nov 2 B 1966
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By MORT YOUNG
World Journal Tribune Stall
today applauded a Columbia
University student leader for
r"riticizing the United States.
But Murray Fuerst, the city
manager, raid that John
Fuerst, 22, showed "stupidity
by comparing the Central
Intelligence Agency to a dope
ring."
They are father and son.
"My only son," the elder
Fuerst. said with pride. ."But
he makes up for not having
1 any other children."
The younger Fuerst is
"spokesman" for the Students
for a Democratic . Society
chapter at Columbia. The 150-
lneinber - group's -philosophy
prohibits it 'from having
leaders.
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"People tdiould run organ-
izationis,' not organizations
people," explained John Fuerst.
The SIDS believes that govern-
ment is too important to, be
run by government officials.
The SDS, claiming 7,000
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ring is, shall we say, odious.
He's entitled to think for him=
se , entitled' o his political
beliefs. But I can't agree with
the stupidity he showed after
he has received such an exten-
sive education."
'PART OF GROWTH'
Fuerst, who has been a gov-
ernment official in New
Rochelle for 29 years and is a
he and his son have never
argued about politics. But they
do have some fairly deep ahilo-
sophical discussions.
"I think all this is part of
his natural growth," the father
continued. "I am sure the ex..
perience is, adding to his In-
tellectual growth, I think he's
a good citizen. I'criticize the
country myself-when I vote."
Fuerst said he agreed with
Kirk that the CIA has a right
to recruit Columbia students,
The 'recruiters set up office
last week in the university's
placement offce. Most of.those
they interviewed were gradu-
ate students with whom they.
hoped to fill vacancies. in
military economic research,
sociology, accounting and inter-
national relations posts.
The Younger Fuerst said the
SDS protest rested 'on. three
points. .
"The CIA 'is Illegally active,
according to international law,
in the affairs of foreign coun-
,tries," he said. "We also are,
opposed to the policy the UTA
man Fuerst said. "The unlve
sity opens its. doors witho
using' Judgment. Its policy
one of non-decision.". : .
The SDS, according to. tl
younger Fuerst, "constant
searches for issues at ever
level - the preservation c
dorm's. .,People should have t
right to decide what.to do wit '
their. lives economical),"
Fuerst, a senior, maJors I
history. He attended Hackle
School in Tarrytown, the
spent a Year as an. exchang
student in England before corn
A classmate described hi
as "extremely intelligent. Whe
he went to Hackley, we con
sidered him a conservative."
The SDS is the ,most active
of all the leftwing ' student
organizations. Its nations,
spokesmen admit to having
Communists in the ranks, but!
not in "leadership" positions.
The ' group, wtls formed fou
years. ago to.accorriplish in th '
North what other' civil'rights
groups ? were attempting in, the
South.'
represents-American policy'in.
Viet Nam, primarily.
"The CIA acted illegally, to,
give an example, a few years
ago when its agents con-
taminated a cargo of sugar en
route to Cuba from the Soviet
Union. When the Russian ship.'
docked in Puerto Rico for re-
pairs, the CIA ruined the sugar,
"We are also concerned' about
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members nationally, is against
the draft, against American
policy in Viet-Nam and against
the CIA.
An SDS rally Monday
brought 500 Columbia students
face. to face with university
President Grayson Kirk. Fuerst
demanded that CIA recruiters
be barred from 'the campus.
Kirk refused, saying that
CIA had as much right as any
other organization or business
firm to seek employees among
students, and that value judg-
ments should not' be passed on
recruiters.
GOING TOO FAR
Fuerst - the spokesman --
then ? asked why dope rings
should be prevented from re-
eruiting at Columbia, if no
value Judgments were made.
Fuerst-the city manager-
drew the line right there, in
his admiration of Fuerst the
spokesman.
"I agree with Homer that it
Is every free man's -right, in
peace and war, to speak his
thoughts," the city manager
said. "I agree with Senator
William Fulbright that a citi-
zen who criticizes this country
Is really paying it a tribute. ' It
means the citizen hasn't given"
p on the country. ' , ' t,