Show FOOD FOR THOUGHT ON NEWSPAPER WEE WEEK K there is a story NOT there tor for you to read on the front page this week it Is on the front pages of most newspapers most days it is the same story you cant read in the magazines the TV cant picture it for you the radio cant tell you about it it is the particular story that censorship denied you this week maybe its a big story maybe its small maybe it would make a great deal of difference in how you vote this november maybe it maybe it would make you write your congressman a hot letter telling him what you think of it or maybe the letter would be one of warm congratulations maybe but there is not going to be any letter from the people about this story to ry T the he story is blank hidden buried in dark files where only the eyes of officials paid by the peoples tax money and using the peoples power can see it the people will not be permitted to see it for such is censorship not that all censorship is bad it true military security is a vital necessity true military security saves the lives of our troops helps us win battles so we demand true military security just as strongly as we deplore any false censorship that daily can deny american readers information to which they are entitled before korea newsmen knew what stories were being denied you when they believed you were being taken advantage of by some either well meaning or misled government officials they could appeal the case today newsmen dont know there can be no appeal from mistakes by censors no one but the censors know the mistakes mistakes which can cover stories of jobs well done just as surely as they can cover stories of botched up jobs there can be no appeal but there can be a remedy the remedy is to go back to the voluntary censorship that carried us through world war 11 II for as long as government officials are a law unto themselves the people shall riot not know they shall not know if the blank story on the front page of their newspaper is justified because of real military security or unjustified and never forget for every blank story there is a blank place in your mind A blank space that you cannot use you the people for whom this government is of for and by mexico mo ledger |