For a distinguished example of local investigative or other specialized reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series, giving prime consideration to initiative, resourcefulness, research, and high quality of writing, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Philadelphia Bulletin , by James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi and Frederick Meyer
For their expose of numbers racket operations with police collusion in South Philadelphia, which resulted in arrests and a cleanup of the police department.
The Jury
The Jury
John W. Colt
Executive Editor, Kansas City Star
Charles Kilpatrick
Executive Editor, San Antonio Express & News
Sylvan Meyer
Editor, Daily Times, Gainesville, Ga.
Michael J. Ogden
Executive Editor, Providence Journal & Bulletin, Providence, R.I.
Walter J. Pfister
Associate Editor, Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wisc.
Robert M. White, II
Co-Editor, Mexico Ledger, Mexico, Mo.
1964 Prize Winners
No author named
A special citation for their program, "The Road To Integration," a distinguished example of the use of a newspaper group's resources to complement the work of its individual newspapers.
Paul Conrad
For his editorial cartooning during the past year
Hazel Brannon Smith
For steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition.