NEW ROCHELLE CITY MANAGER ASSAILS SON'S CIA CRITICISM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200860006-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 23, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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By MIORT YOUNG
World Journal Tribune Staff
today applauded a Columbia
University student leader for
criticizing 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
any other children.".
The younger Fuerst Is
"spokesman" for the Students
for a Democratic . Society
chapter at Columbia. The 150-
member group's philosophy
prohibits it from . having
leaders.
OFFICIALS TABOO.
"People should run organ-
izations,' not organizations
people," explained John Fuerst.
The SDS believes that. govern-
ment is too important to' be
run by government officials.
The SDS, claiming 7,000
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
demar;ded that CIA recruiters
be barred from 'the campus.
Kirk refused, saying that
IA 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
ecruiters.
GOING TOO FAR
ring ,1s, shall we say, odious.
HQ's entitled to think for him=
beliefs. But I can't agree with
the stupidity he showed after
he has received such an exten-
sive education."
`PART OF GROWTH!
.XUVIOU.
ernment official in New
Rochelle for 29 years and is a
Republican, to boot, said that
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. Icriticize 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 office. Most of those
they interviewed were gradu-
ate students with whom they.
hoped to fill vacancies. in
military economic research
sity opens its. doors witho
using' judgment. Its policy
one of non-decision.". : .
younger Fuerst. "constant
Isearches for issues at ever
fraternities, women in th
their, lives economical
socially;' politically." ' .
School In Tarrytown, the
spent a year as an exchang
student in England before com
ink to Columbia.
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
spokesmen admit to having
Communists in the ranks, but
not in "leadership" positions.
sociology, accounting and inter- groups were attempting InNthe
The younger Fuerst said the 1
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 qIA-
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,
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Fuerst - the spokesman
hen ? asked why' dope rings
hould be prevented from re-
rutting . at Columbia, if no
slue Judgments were made.
Fuerst-the city manager-
mew the line right there, In
is admiration of Fuerst the
pokesman.
"I agree with Homer that It
s every free man's right, In
mace and war, to speak his
houghts," the city manager
aid. "I agree with Senator
William Fulbright that a citi-
en who criticizes this country.
a really paying it a tribute. It