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1955 Pulitzer Prize

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31: 1123: 1116: 160:, for his distinguished series of articles, "Russia Re-Viewed", based on his six years as a Times correspondent in Russia. The perceptive and well-written Salisbury articles made a valuable contribution to American understanding of what is going on inside Russia. This was principally due to the writer's wide range of subject matter and depth of background plus a number of illuminating photographs which he took. 140:, and bringing about his restoration to duty with an acknowledgment by the Navy Department that it had committed a grave injustice in dismissing him as a security risk. Mr. Lewis received the full support of his newspaper in championing an American citizen, without adequate funds or resources for his defense, against an unjust act by a government department. This is in the best tradition of American journalism 39: 71:, which were effective in destroying a corrupt and racket-ridden city government. The newspaper exhibited an early awareness of the evils of lax law enforcement before the situation in Phenix City erupted into murder. It covered the whole unfolding story of the final prosecution of the wrong-doers with skill, perception, force and courage. 213:, for a cartoon published on June 8, 1954, entitled, "How Would Another Mistake Help?" showing Uncle Sam, bayoneted rifle in hand, pondering whether to wade into a black marsh bearing the legend "French Mistakes in Indochina". The award is also given for distinguished body of the work of Mr. Fitzpatrick in both 1954 and his entire career. 112:, for his series of articles exclusively exposing a scandal in the administration of the Veterans' Land Program in Texas. This 32-year-old World War II veteran, a former prisoner of the Japanese, made these irregularities a statewide and subsequently a national issue, and stimulated state action to rectify conditions in the land program. 95:, written under unusual pressure both of edition time and difficult, even dangerous, circumstances. Mrs. Brown dug into the facts behind the dramatic daily events, as well, and obtained her stories in spite of the bitterest political opposition, showing professional skill and courage. 192:
Union ordered the local strike called off and stating that management let dissatisfaction get out of hand, the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this
181: 1214: 76: 184:", impartially and clearly analyzing the responsibility of both labor and management for a local union's unauthorized strike in July 1954, which rendered 45,000 295: 1194: 552: 1270: 1164: 1159: 1149: 145: 100: 1340: 1174: 510: 545: 198: 1199: 1280: 1154: 117: 1184: 165: 1330: 1189: 1179: 1169: 1244: 1230: 1144: 237:", showing a young couple standing together beside an angry sea in which only a few minutes earlier their year-old son had perished. 51: 1325: 540: 1237: 218: 1204: 1265: 1223: 1209: 503: 370: 1285: 1275: 273: 249: 467: 1290: 421: 411: 355: 317: 189: 1300: 1295: 444: 434: 363: 339: 59: 496: 209: 457: 91:, for a series of news stories dealing with the successful attack on one-man political rule in neighboring 346: 204: 151: 128: 287: 67:, for its complete news coverage and fearless editorial attack on widespread corruption in neighboring 30: 1335: 387: 137: 68: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 535: 92: 82: 108: 375: 351: 234: 176: 156: 43: 229: 305: 261: 133: 132:, for publishing a series of articles which were adjudged directly responsible for clearing 87: 1122: 1115: 530: 331: 327: 309: 519: 18: 1319: 224: 123: 265: 38: 379: 283: 171: 188:
Corporation workers idle and unpaid. By pointing out how and why the parent
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An Instance of Costly Cause and Effect Which Detroiters Should Weigh Soberly
185: 256: 483: 34:"How Would Another Mistake Help?", the prize-winning editorial cartoon 383: 37: 29: 488: 233:, for a photo that is poignant and profoundly moving, entitled, " 492: 435:"Fitzpatrick, cartoonists' dean, cited for distinguished work" 280:
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
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Index

Pulitzer Prizes


Tragedy by the Sea
Public Service
Columbus Ledger
Phenix City, Alabama
Local Reporting, Edition Time
Caro Brown
Alice Daily Echo
Duval County, Texas
Local Reporting, No Edition Time
Cuero Record
National Reporting
Anthony Lewis
Washington Daily News
Abraham Chasanow
U.S. Navy Department
International Reporting
Harrison E. Salisbury
The New York Times
Editorial Writing
Royce Howes
Detroit Free Press
An Instance of Costly Cause and Effect Which Detroiters Should Weigh Soberly
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers
Editorial Cartooning
Daniel R. Fitzpatrick
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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