MR. SYMINGTON: MR. PRESIDENT, ON

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• Publication Date: August 5, 1966
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AUG 5 1966
THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT .
Mr. SYMINGTON. Mr. President. on
Thursday of last week, upon coming on
the floor of the Senate, I learned there
had been an extended colloquy about a
letter written by the Director of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency-to the St. Louis
Globe Democrat, obtained a copy of the
letter, and stated my regret that it had
been sent.
It was not until later that I learned
the Senator from Arkansas had criticized
the Globe Democrat and that apparently
some people thought I was on the floor
w:.en he made his remarks.
For the record, I do not agree with
the Senator's characterization of the
Globe Democrat as a "rather radical
newspaper." I believe it could be more
accurately termed "a rather conservative'
paper." .
Nor do I believe the Globe Democrat
"takes a radical position on foreign pol-
icy." Its position on South Vietnam has
been close: to my own-"move forward
or move out."
I believe Richard Amberg, publisher
of the St. Louis Globe Democrat is a man
of high character, and an able and pa-
triotic American, and had I been on the
floor at the time the Senator from Ar-
so stated.
Some 11 years ago Mr. Amberg came'
to St. Louis to take over this newspaper,'
Since then he has worked at least as hard
as anyone in Missouri to make our town
a finer place in which to live. The
worthy causes he has supported are le-
gion; and the area is a better area be-
cause of the many fields of civic progress
not. want any record to imply otherwise.