1970 Pulitzer Prizes

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Journalism

Newsday, Garden City, NY

For its three-year investigation and exposure of secret land deals in eastern Long Island, which led to a series of criminal convictions, discharges and resignations among public and political officeholders in the area.

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National Reporting

William J. Eaton of Chicago Daily News

For disclosures about the background of Judge Clement F. Haynesworth Jr., in connection with his nomination for the United States Supreme Court.

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International Reporting

**Seymour M. Hersh of Dispatch News Service, Washington, DC**

For his exclusive disclosure of the Vietnam War tragedy at the hamlet of My Lai.

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Editorial Writing

Philip L. Geyelin of The Washington Post

For his editorials during 1969.

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Feature Photography

**Dallas Kinney of Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, FL**

For his portfolio of pictures of Florida migrant workers, "Migration to Misery."

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Local General or Spot News Reporting

Thomas Fitzpatrick of Chicago Sun-Times

For his article about the violence of youthful radicals in Chicago, "A Wild Night's Ride With SDS."

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Local Investigative Specialized Reporting

Harold Eugene Martin of Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal

For his expose of a commercial scheme for using Alabama prisoners for drug experimentation and obtaining blood plasma from them.

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Criticism or Commentary

Marquis W. Childs of St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For distinguished commentary during 1969.

Ada Louise Huxtable of The New York Times

For distinguished criticism during 1969.

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Editorial Cartooning

**Thomas F. Darcy of Newsday, Garden City, NY**

For his editorial cartooning during 1969.

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Spot News Photography

**Steve Starr of Associated Press, Albany (NY) Bureau**

For his news photo taken at Cornell University, "Campus Guns."

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Special Citations

Books, Drama & Music

Collected Stories , by Jean Stafford (Farrar)

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Drama

No Place To Be Somebody , by Charles Gordone

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History

Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department , by Dean Acheson (Norton)

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Biography

Huey Long , by T. Harry Williams (Knopf)

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Poetry

Untitled Subjects , by Richard Howard (Atheneum)

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General Nonfiction

Gandhi's Truth , by Erik H. Erikson (Norton)

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Music

Time's Encomium, by Charles Wuorinen

Premiered in its entirety at the Berkshire Music Festival on August 16, 1969.

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