U.S. MISUNDERSTOOD BY REDS, PTA IS TOLD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400430015-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: October 16, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

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CPYRGHT
MISUNDERSTOOD
IS. BY REDS, PTA IS TOLD
The United States has achieved
the reforms that Karl Marx pro-
posed in his revolutionary writ-
iags, but Russians persist in
criticizing capitalism because
poor communication prevents
them from understanding Amer-
ica, a speaker told the Missouri
Congress of Parents and Teach-
ers here last night.
Charles T. Vetter Jr., informa-
tion co=ordinator in the office of
public information of the United
States Information Agency, said
that America has a "more class-
less society, more economic and
social justice for the masses of
the people, and more opportunity
than has been promised or
achieved in any Communist or.
Socialist country."
One example, of poor commu-
nications that blur the American
image is motion pictures in
which no one#ppears to work
and many A` immoral, Vetter
nifica t"to
than they
really are Vetter said, because
of ch iges of jobs by workers,
differel?tces of definitions of un-
employed and job insurance.
Vettef assumed the role of a
Russian asking typical questions
about America and answered
them as the Russian would. He'
urged the PTA members to in-
form themselves so thta if they
ever became involved in such an
exchange, they could make in-
telligent comparisons between
Russian and American life.
He addressed about 1600 dele-
gates at a dinner at the Shera-
ton-Jefferson Hotel.
At a meeting yesterday, Paul
A. Andereck, director of the St.
Louis county Audio-Visual De-
partment, said that teaching ma-
chines may help ease a teacher
shortage problem but can nevp,~
replace teachers. ,0
ear Stalxshcs ettng to American
al p
unesn'plpyn7 pear more sin-
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