Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-04-23 | Page 6 | Editors Condemn Paper Seizure

Editors Condemn Paper Seizure v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April 23 Ml y- y The American Society of Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Editors has condemned the Peron government for seizing the newspaper La Prensa and thereby ending press freedom in Argentina The action adion was taken at al the closing session Saturday oCA of oC ofA A ASNE's ASNEs S N Es Eg annual convention A resolution adopted without dissent dissent dis dis- sent said the Argentine governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's action marks that country as being callous to one of the supreme principles of century century cen cen- tury civilization Closing down the newspaper it said erects another barrier between Argentina a and n d the United States The me editors commended the courage of Dr Alberto Gain Gainza za Paz La Prensa's editor in 4 in refusing to yield to tyranny Paul L. L Martin chief of the Washington Bureau of or the Gannett Gannett Gannett Gan Gan- nett Newspapers received the Raymond Clapper award at atA atA A AS S N Es E's a annual banquet Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night