[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 22, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO VERNON JARRETT

  (Mr. RUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Vernon Jarrett, 
outstanding Chicago journalist, community leader, and crusader for 
civil rights on the occasion of his retirement as a columnist for the 
Chicago Sun-Times.
  For the last 48 years, Vernon Jarrett has shown a strong and 
unwavering commitment to the African-American community and to the 
Nation at large. Through his activist actions and elegant dialogs, he 
helped build bridges toward such historic and empowering moments as the 
election of Chicago's first African-American mayor, the late Harold 
Washington.
  One of Vernon's great contributions to this Nation was the founding 
17 years ago of ACT-SO, the Afro-Academic Cultural, Technological and 
Scientific Olympics. Youngsters from all over the country participate 
in ACT-SO, which is sponsored by the NAACP.
  ACT-SO is the product of Vernon's genius in making us understand that 
we must find ways to help new generations gain a foothold on the 
future.
  Mr. Speaker, we all owe Vernon Jarrett special thanks and 
appreciation for his noble efforts. He is to be congratulated for his 
many past successes and his continuing contributions to bettering our 
society.

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