United Press International, by Andrew Lopez
For his series of four photographs of a corporal, formerly of Dictator Batista's army, who was executed by a Castro firing squad, the principal picture showing the condemned man receiving last rites.
Winning Work
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John S. Gillen
Managing Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
John R. Herbert
Editor, Quincy (Mass.) Patriot-Ledger
John D. Paulson
Managing Editor, Fargo (N.D.) Forum
Winners in Photography
William Seaman
For his dramatic photograph of the sudden death of a child in the street.
William C. Beall
For his photograph "Faith and Confidence," showing a policeman patiently reasoning with two-year-old boy trying to cross a street during a parade.
Harry A. Trask
For his dramatic and outstanding photographic sequence of the sinking of the liner Andrea Doria, the pictures being taken from an airplane flying at a height of 75 feet only nine minutes before the ship plunged to the bottom. (The second picture in the sequence is cited as the key photograph.)
Staff
For its consistently excellent news picture coverage in 1955, an outstanding example of which is its photo, "Bomber Crashes in Street."
1960 Prize Winners
Garrett Mattingly
It is a first class history and a literary work of high order.
Lenoir Chambers
For his series of editorials on the school integration problem in Virginia, as exemplified by "The Year the Schools Closed," published January 1, 1959, and "The Year the Schools Opened," published December 31, 1959.