For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Christian Science Monitor , by Howard James
For his series of articles, "Crisis in the Courts."
The Jury
The Jury
Kenneth S. Conn
Executive Editor, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury-News
John R. Herbert
Editor, Boston Herald-Traveler
Clayton Kirkpatrick
Managing Editor, Chicago Tribune
Cruise Palmer
Executive Editor, Kansas City Star
John N. Popham
Managing Editor, Chattanooga Times
Winners in National Reporting
Stanley Penn and Monroe Karmin
For their investigative reporting of the connection between American crime and gambling in the Bahamas.
Haynes Johnson
For his distinguished coverage of the civil rights conflict centered about Selma, Ala., and particularly his reporting of its aftermath.
Louis M. Kohlmeier
For his enterprise in reporting the growth of the fortune of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family.
Merriman Smith
For his outstanding coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
1968 Prize Winners
Eugene Gray Payne
For his editorial cartooning in 1967.
John S. Knight
For his distinguished editorial writing.
Toshio Sakai
For his Vietnam War combat photograph, "Dreams of Better Times."