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1966 Pulitzer Prizes

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Journalism

Category
Winners
Finalists
Public Service

The Boston Globe

For its campaign to prevent confirmation of Francis X Morrissey as a Federal District Judge in Massachusetts.
Finalists:
National Reporting

Haynes Johnson of Washington Evening Star

For his distinguished coverage of the civil rights conflict centered about Selma, Ala., and particularly his reporting of its aftermath.
Finalists:
International Reporting

Peter Arnett of Associated Press

For his coverage of the war in Vietnam.
Finalists:
Editorial Writing

Robert Lasch of St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For his distinguished editorial writing in 1965.
Finalists:
Local General or Spot News Reporting

Staff of Los Angeles Times

For its coverage of the Watts riots.
Finalists:
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

John Anthony Frasca of Tampa (FL) Tribune

For his investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man.
Finalists:
Editorial Cartooning

Don Wright of The Miami News

For "You Mean You Were Bluffing?"
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Photography

Kyoichi Sawada of United Press International

For his combat photography of the war in Vietnam during 1965.
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Special Citations

Books, Drama & Music

Category
Winners
Finalists
Music

Variations for Orchestra, by Leslie Bassett

First performed in the United States by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia on October 22, 1965.
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