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1964 Pulitzer Prizes

Journalism

Category
Winners
Finalists

St. Petersburg (FL) Times

For its aggressive investigation of the Florida Turnpike Authority which disclosed widespread illegal acts and resulted in a major reorganization of the State's road construction program.
Finalists:

Merriman Smith of United Press International

For his outstanding coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Finalists:

Malcolm W. Browne and David Halberstam of Associated Press and The New York Times, (respectively)

For their individual reporting of the Viet Nam war and the overthrow of the Diem regime.
Finalists:

Hazel Brannon Smith of Lexington (MS) Advertiser

For steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition.
Finalists:

Norman C. Miller of The Wall Street Journal

For his comprehensive account of a multi-million dollar vegetable oil swindle in New Jersey.
Finalists:

James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi and Frederick Meyer of The Philadelphia Bulletin

For their expose of numbers racket operations with police collusion in South Philadelphia, which resulted in arrests and a cleanup of the police department.
Finalists:

Paul Conrad of The Denver Post

For his editorial cartooning during the past year
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Robert H. Jackson of Dallas Times-Herald

For his photograph of the murder of Lee Oswald by Jack Ruby.
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Special Citations

Gannett Newspapers

A special citation for their program, "The Road To Integration," a distinguished example of the use of a newspaper group's resources to complement the work of its individual newspapers.

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