Leonard R. Raish, 83, communications lawyer and international exp...

Leonard R. Raish, 83, communications lawyer and international expert on spectrum matters, died Aug. 18 of natural causes in Alexandria, Va., Hospital. He received foreign service degree from Georgetown U. in 1939, law degree later from same school, and spent one career in Navy, retiring in 1969 as captain. He was in Office of Telecom Policy in White House (now NTIA in Commerce Dept.) 1969-1975, and was member of U.S. delegation to several international conferences, including vice chmn. of 1987 World Administrative Radio Conference in Geneva. Raish entered private law practice in 1975 and became partner in Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth in 1978. Wife, 2 sons, survive.