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juror's father died and she was dismissed to Movement, an organization of prominent
go home.. In a subsequent trial, Mr. Cohn citizens that seeks to fight juvenile delin-
was acquitted. quency.
Judge Dawson left New York July 17 on Judge Dawson was born in Pomfret, Conn.
his vacation. He was accompanied by his He was graduated from Columbia College
wife, Mrs. Barbara Gage Dawibif. In Mexico summa cum laude in 1921 and received a
City he attended- the conference of the In- bachelor of laws degree from Columbia Uni-
ternational Bar Association. He flew to Los versity Law School in 1923. He was a mem-
Angeles and'he and Mrs. D-iwson were to visit her of the American Bar Association, the
Mrs. Charles L. Robinson, of Glendale, Calif., New York State Bar Association, the New
Mrs. Dawson's sister" The judge was due York County Lawyers Association and the
back in New York August 11 to attend the Bar Association of the city of New York.
convention of the American Bar Association He was a Mason and a member of the Scars-
here. dale Golf Club.
,LAW rnl 'NE is _ Besides his wife, he is survived by two
Judge Dawson practiced'Iaw for 30 years in brothers, Leslie L. Dawson, of Bedford Hills,
New York. He was a 'partner in the firm N.Y., and Stanley Dawson, of Ne Brunswick,
int- N.J. Funeral arrangements Wer not com-
l hi
s appo
of Dorr Hand & Dawson unti
ment to the bench. His political activities plete last night. ` pON ROSS.
were manq: He had been president of the
New York Republican Club in 1933 and was
prominent in the fight that year to unseat
Samuel S'. Koeni who had been Republican
leader of ltew York County for 21 years.
He was a# delegate to the New York State
Constitutional Convention in 1933 and' vice
president of the National Republican Club
from 1935-37. In 1942, he was executive di-
rector of the Dewey for Governor Commit-
tee and` 2 years rater was assistant campaign
chairman of the-Republican National Com-
mittee.
On several occasions, he served as a More-
land Act. commisr.ioner on appointment of
Governor Dewey. (The act empowers a Gov-
ernor to appoint commissioners to investi-
gate State agencies.) In 1943, Governor
Dewey named Judge Dawson to look into
charges of contagion and filth at Creedmoor
State Hospital, a mental institution at
Queens Village, Queens, where an amoebic
dysentery epidemic had taken several lives.
Judge Dawson "s' report was credited with.
helping to clean up conditions not only at
Creedmoor but at other State mental hos-
pitals.
As a lawyer, Judge Iia.waon was the at-
torney for-Mrs. Oksana l asehkina, the Rus-
sian schoolteacher who jumped out of a win-
dow of the,. Soviet consulate in New York in
1948. The Soviet Government sent $250 to
Roosevelt Hospital to pay Mrs. Kasenkina's
hospital bills but she refused the money
though she had` none of her" own and the
cost of her room was $13 a day exclusive of
medical and surgieatch'arges.
It 'was Judge Dawson who quoted Mrs.
Kasenkina in a. press conference as saying
"No, no. Please don't let them take money
THE CRISIS IN SOUVIIEAST ASIA
(Mr. HALL (at the request of Mr.
SCHADEBERG) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, all of us here
in this House recognize that we are at
this moment involved in a crisis in
southeast Asia. Certainly, extreme mil-
itary action is no vice in defense of free-
dom when our capital ships are attacked,
and now the Nation is and must be
united on this premise.
I recall the Cuban blockade announce-
ment of October 18, 1962, just before the
off-year elections. At that time a
number of us in the House were called to
Chicago for a briefing. I believe now, as
I did then, that the country must unite
behind the administration's actions.
But looking back to the Cuban crisis,
had we not seized defeat from the jaws
of victory when we had the Communists
overextended and the world on our side,
the action today might have been
avoided.
This time we must be firm in our reso-
lution and prosecute our reprisal to the
problem without fear, not only for our
own liberty and rights of the open sea,
but for all freedom-loving nations.
Just as we have today acted to elimi-
nate bases used by Communist PT boats,
so must we also consider the interdiction
from the Soviets for taking care of me." of Communist supply lines through Laos
And it was h'e who prevailed upon the hos- and Communist North Vietnam, toward
pital to return the money. The bill was hastening the conclusion of this distant
later paid by an anti-Communist organiza-
tion, war which saps our strength. Surely, in
Judge Dawson sometimes quoted the Bible the events of the past 48 hours, we can
from the bench. In 1958 he delivered a lee- set our sights toward victory, realizing
ture on Christian charity to a group of Con- that anything less will threaten the free-
gregational Church ministers and laymen dom of all southeast Asia and even be-
who came before him to press a suit against yond.
the proposed merger of "the Congregational Mr. Speaker, I pray for peace with
Christian Church and the Evangelical Re- honor, and support the administration
Its current effort. I do not believe
formed Church. in
He told them that their time and money that a firm stand on the part of the
should be devoted to the practice of Chris- United States will escalate into general
character. In permitting unfettered freedom
tianity rather than to acrimonious and costly War with either the Chinese or the Rus-
litigation." He estimated they had already sians. Quite the opposite; the very fool- of action, you have established a new pattern
spent $500,00 'in their suit and probably hardiness of the attack by PT boats on for those in command of mass media of com-
would spend $1 million "before they were our destroyers suggests that our will is munications.
through; being tested, and a failure to demon- Without been devoted to exception, public your service. entire career has
Establishing
"Dare any of you, having a matter against strate that will on our r part could be diS- the Newhouse Foundation and the Newhouse
another, go to law before the unjust, and not astrous. The stand we are now taking Communications Center are but two in-
before the saints?" he asked them, quoting has long been indicated and is properly, stances of your zeal for progress and civic
St. Paul in the Epistle to the Corinthians. imposed. welfare.
Mr. SCHADEBERG) was granted permis-
sion to extend his remarks at this point
in the RECORD and to include extraneous
matter.)
Mr. RIEHLMAN. Mr. Speaker, it was
a rare privilege for me to attend a dinner
last night in Syracuse, N.Y., honoring
newspaper publisher, Samuel I. New-
house. The occasion was held to thank
Mr. Newhouse for donating $15 million
to Syracuse University to establish the
Samuel I. Newhouse Communications
Center.
The center's first building, the school
of journalism, was dedicated today.
It is an honor for me to represent the
congressional district in which this new
communications center is located. In
this complex world of ours, there is no
doubt that heavy emphasis must be
placed on communications and informa-
tion if we are to understand one another
and the other countries who are our
neighbors.
This center will be the world's largest
and most advanced study center in mass
communications.
Samuel I. Newhouse has come a long
way in the world since his birth in a
New York City tenement. He is a classic
example of the poor boy who, by dili-
gence, thrift, drive, and belief in the
American way has pulled himself to the
top of his profession by his own efforts.
The youth of our community and our
Nation could well study his life to find
guideposts for success.
To show the respect, esteem, and fond-
ness for Samuel I. Newhouse and his
charming wife, I am inserting the trib-
utes which accompanied Gold Medals for
Distinguished Service to Journalism.
Also, I wish to insert the speech of
Samuel I. Newhouse at the dinner. It
shows, better than I can say, the vision
of this man and the heavy responsibilities,
he feels as he guides his publishing and
broadcasting organizations.
TEXT O]! CITATIONS
(Following is the text of "Distinguished
Service to Journalism" citations which ac-
companied gold medal awards given last
night to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel I. Newhouse.)
SAMUEL I. NEWHOUSE
For more than half a century, you have
labored long and tirelessly to create a com-
munications empire whose foremost purpose
is to serve the community and Nation.
Selflessly, you have dedicated yourself to.
the cause of freedom which is exemplified in
the complete and unfaltering belief that
editorial direction rightfully shall remain in
the hands of the citizens of the community.
Without regard for personal power, you
have dedicated yourself to this new concept
of responsibility. You have neither influ-
enced the editorial opinions of your news-
papers nor changed , their institutional
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This generation and those to follow will
indelibly mark your role In mass communi-
cations and cherish the legacy you have-en-
trusted to them.
For demonstrating in the traditional Amer-
ican way that hard work, intelligence, and
uncompromising Integrity are still the for-
mula by which success can be attained in
public life, you have shown that life dedi-
cated to others can gain the loftiest heights
despite the most humble of beginnings.
By unanimous action of the Faculty of the
School of Journalism of Syracuse University,
we hereby, on this 4th day of August 1984,
award you this Gold Medal for Distinguished
Service to Journalism.
xdTszI E. NEWHOIISE
Since earliest recorded history, the maxim
that "Behind every man ? * ?" has gained
credence. This Is no less true today as exem-
plified by a life devoted to husband, family,
community, and Nation. In your role as wife,
mother, colleague, and spirited citizen, you
have--for more than four decades-marched
side by side with your distinguished hus-
band.
Your diversity of interests, your deep
human sympathy and intelligent awareness
are to a significant degree responsible for
the achievements which we honor today.
Your interest in design, your leadership In
fashion, and your knowledge of the arts have
had an undeniable Impact and reflection
in many aspects of the publications under the
Newhouse aegis.
Your service to important causes has
transcended the most generous bounds.
You have given a great part of your life to
civic, social, and welfare activities, Your
influence will continue to serve as an inspir-
ation to others.
For your loyalty, for your humility, for
your wise guidance and counsel, and for your
efforts in so many quiet and unnoticed
ways ' * ? by unanimous action of the fac-
ulty of the School of Journalism of Syracuse
University, we hereby, on this 4th day of
August 1964, award you this Gold Medal for
Distinguished Service to Journalism.
Taxi or Nxwnousz ADDasss
(Following is the text of an address de-
livered by Samuel I. Newhouse last night at
a dinner in his honor at Hotel Syracuse.)
Governor Rockefeller, Chancellor Tolley,
friends, it seems a long time ago-some
6 years--since Chancellor Tolley and I first
sat down to discuss the possibility of creat-
ing a communications center at Syracuse.
And may I say at the outset what a satis-
fying experience it has been to work with our
chancellor on this project.
It has been stimulating to watch an Idea
grow into a handsome structure-the first
of three dedicated to the education of prom-
ising young news talent.
I cannot be unaware of a dramatic con-
trast that concerns My name. The first time
it appeared anywhere was on a birth cer-
tiflcate written in a New York City tenement,
where I was born.
I am proud of that.
Tomorrow I will aee my name inscribed
on the wall of what is perhaps the most
modern school of communication in the
world. I am proud of that, too.
But I am proudest of my ties with the
people gathered in this room tonight-first,
of course, my immediate family: my wife,
my sons, and my grandchildren; my broth-
ers and sisters; and my old and good friends.
They all know how I cherish them.
My particular embrace tonight, too, is to
my professional associates here. It is to
those editors and publishers who, over the
years, have nourished and helped develop
our family of newspapers.
For the fact is that I look upon our news-
papers as a family and at each acquisition
as If of another child.
Our elementary concern is of its health
and then Its growth. Although each is flesh
of our flesh, and Ink of our ink, each devel-
ops in its own way, with its own looks, its
own views, its own independent spirit-the
way children do.
They speak differently, too--for they are
the voices of all America. Their accents
are from the far Northwest, the East. and the
South-accents from all the regions of our
land. But despite the differences in accents,
they are united in one common aim: the
newspapers' dedication to the truth.
The mass media are enormously Influen-
tial. They affect human judgment, shape
our desires, and influence our choices.
They can lull a community into compla-
cency or charge the atmosphere with reform-
ing zeal. They can appeal to the grossest
urges or cultivate the highest aspirations.
They can subvert an entire nation or they
can enhance an open society.
Communication is a two-way process. We
may print words, broadcast a speech, or
televise an event but the man who reads, or
listens, or watches is also a part of the proc-
ess of communication. The mass media have
a special responsibility in making sure that
the news of the world is reported accurately.
But all of us-from the lowliest private citi-
zen to the highest officials of industry, labor,
education, and government must share In
this responsibility.
We are entrusted with instruments of mas-
sive power-the press, the microphone, and
the camera. Indeed, they are the crucial
weapons In a struggle for men's minds and
hearts. They are also the vital Implements
for creating the good society.
Our ever-bigger cities call for new ways of
keeping things In harmony with human val-
ues. Complex social movements must be ex-
plained clearly if each person is to play an
intelligent role. In a democracy, political
life must be kept meaningful for the average
man if he is to remain a vital participant.
It is right and fitting that such a commu-
nications center be located within a dynamic
university with world-embracing Interests.
The many fields of study provide an unparal-
leled opportunity for the interplay of crea-
tive talents of the first rank.
That is why all of us in communications,
education, and government have a special re-
sponsibility to report to the peoples of the
world and to our own people, and in report-
ing today's news the mass communicators
must understand the forces that work in the
world around us. Policies of nations and
peoples alter too quickly for journalists to
make inflexible judgments. Today's so-called
enemy is tomorrow's friend. Indeed, we have
no lasting enemies so much as we have in-
Informed peoples.
In the end. It is the quality of persons who
choose to make mass media their career that
counts. We hope-my wife, my soma, and my-
self-that the brightest possible young men
and women will be found and awarded schol-
arships at this center. It is our hope that
the most accomplished teachers who can be
found will continue to be added to the pres-
ent outstanding faculty as an incentive to
journalism students to come to Syracuse.
It is our hope that great leaders of this
Nation and the world will be drawn to its
forums and seminars to abed the light of
their experience and judgment on the great
Issues of the day, thus making this city
and this university a continuing focus of in-
terest and culture.
And no, I am grateful to Chancellor Tolley
for having shown me the way, for helping
me fulfill the responsibility I feel as a pub-
lisher toward this community and Nation. I
am happy that I can share this pride In my
lifetime with all of you here tonight.
Tomorrow the President of the United
United States will dedicate the great build-
ing which will bear the name first written
on a birth certificate in the tenements of
New York.
For all of this, Governor Rockefeller, Chan-
cellor Tolley, distinguished guests, ladies and
gentlemen-I am deeply gratefuland proud.
(Mr. TAFT (at the request of Mr.
SCHADEBERG) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point In the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
(Mr. TAFT'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
NORTH VIETNAM PROVOCATIVE
ATTACK ON DESTROYERS
(Mr. HANNA (at the request of Mr.
ALBERT) was granted permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, we here In
Congress and Americans throughout our
land are asking themselves what, if any,
are the hidden motives and undeter-
mined meanings of the North Vietnam
provocative attack on the destroyers of
our 7th Fleet. I should like to suggest
one very disturbing possibility and pre-
dict that its presence in this matter will
soon be acknowledged.
For the past 35 years the Soviet Union
has pursued a strategy of reducing the
area of the ocean classified as the "high
seas" or international waters. In this
manner the Soviets have sought to de-
grade the naval power of the United
States and reduce its area of operation
and effectiveness as a weapon in the ar-
senal of freedom. Techniques utilized
by the Russians have been to create new
historic bays; to extend territorial
waters; to use the outer limits of the
Continental Shelf to determine limits of
controlled seas. It is - not surprising to
find other Communist controlled states
employing these same arguments and
techniques.
May I predict, Mr. Speaker, that the
opening cries of the North Vietnamese
will ring with righteous cries of indigna-
tion accusing the destroyers, the U.S.S.
Maddox and the C. Turner Joy of illegal
intrusion into waters defined as within
the territorial jurisdiction of North Viet-
nam.
The further extension of the doctrines
now being forwarded and projected by
Communist strategy, could, in the South
Pacific and Far East area, bring all nar-
row oceanic passages under the jurisdic-
tion of coastal or island states.
The effective and free use of naval
forces would by the same token be meas-
urably reduced. There is a disturbing,
yes, an alarming trend which seeks to
impose restraints on the deployment of
seaborne forces on the historic high seas.
The developing limitations and restraints
are calculated to harm most seriously
the United States because of our heavy
reliance upon our superiority in naval
striking power.
Mr. Speaker, one of the serious reasons
behind my introduction of H.R. 11232,
providing for research and study of the
development of the law of the seas was to
alert the United States to these impor-
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