Show I r ifor or Urges I It t lews Services PHILADELPHIA April 16 UP strength of the press as- as of this country lies in the fl foreign countries they have no official conion con- con ion with our government John Knight president of the Amerin Amera Amer- Amer a in Society of Newspaper Editors lid ha Tuesday addressed a meeting meeting- of Poor Richard club from whom I received a citation of ot merit and andI I medal of achievement awards were in recognition of ot Standing service to his country World War II 11 as liaison n er In London between the U. U S. S n fIe fice e of censorship and the Brit Brit- I of information 4 Re RevIews Dispute I. I Knight reviewed the disagree- disagree nt mt between the state department d the United Press and over broadcasting news of at the two agencies in programs to listeners He said aid he was willing to grant it at William Benton assistant sec- sec Lily lary ry of state made a consider- consider le Ii success of ot the advertising but it seems to me that thatIs Is taking in entirely too much when he attempts to tell teIl VIA alA P. P and U. U P. P how those end should be conducted Another 0 ominous m i n fl o 0 u s develop develop- jit t ta Knight said which threat- threat lithe liberties of individual re- re and correspondents is coni coni con- con i nei i d ironically enough in the of the commission on freedon of the press I I Press Report rue Che report was Vlas prepared d at the ive Ity of Chicago by Llewellyn Liewellyn ute lite and nd Robert D. D Leigh with ids ds provided by Henry Luce of ne and Life publications Knight d. d a number of deable deiMe deible de- de able ible objectives upon which we weiran iran agree such as equality of ofeS eM eS to news equality of access t transmission facilities at equal es eu and elimination of censor- censor p pv pr j In fact all of these desir- desir es were first advocat- advocat by the A AS S N E committee on rl rid freedom of information The danger lies in other of the which should be beIJ bej IJ j ded to the closest scrutiny all lovers of freedom I refer to the commissions commission's ad- ad acy cy of a permanent nal agency functioning as an ant t part of U. U N. N to deal dealL Ui th L' mass maS communications |