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For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, in a United States newspaper, published daily, Sunday or at least once a week, during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).

The Miami (FL) News , by Howard Van Smith

For a series of articles that focused public notice on deplorable conditions in a Florida migrant labor camp, resulted in the provision of generous assistance for the 4,000 stranded workers in the camp, and thereby called attention to the national problem presented by 1,500,000 migratory laborers.

The Jury

Milburn P. Akers

Editor, Chicago Sun-Times

Harvey Patton

Managing Editor, Detroit News

J. Kingsbury Smith*

Publisher, New York Journal-American

Winners in National Reporting

Clark Mollenhoff

For his persistent inquiry into labor racketeering, which included investigatory reporting of wide significance.

James Reston

For his distinguished national correspondence, including both news dispatches and interpretive reporting, an outstanding example of which was his five-part analysis of the effect of President Eisenhower's illness on the functioning of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

Charles L. Bartlett

For his original disclosures that led to the resignation of Harold E. Talbott as Secretary of the Air Force.

Anthony Lewis

For publishing a series of articles which were adjudged directly responsible for clearing Abraham Chasanow, an employee of the U.S. Navy Department, and bringing about his restoration to duty with an acknowledgment by the Navy Department that it had committed a grave injustice in dismissing him as a security risk. Mr. Lewis received the full support of his newspaper in championing an American citizen, without adequate funds or resources for his defense, against an unjust act by a government department. This is in the best tradition of American journalism.

1959 Prize Winners

Ralph McGill

For his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial "A Church, A School...." and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership.