For distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction, due account being taken of the whole volume of the editorial writer’s work during the year, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Gainesville (FL) Sun , by John R. Harrison
For his successful editorial campaign for better housing in his city.
The Jury
The Jury
George Beebe
Managing Editor, Miami (Fla.) Herald
William B. Dickinson
Managing Editor, Philadelphia Evening & Sunday Bulletin
John P. Harris
Chairman of the Board, John P. Harris Newspapers, Hutchinson, Kansas
Philip S. Heisler
Managing Editor, Baltimore Evening Sun
Michael J. Ogden
Executive Editor, Providence (R.I.) Journal-Bulletin
Winners in Editorial Writing
Hazel Brannon Smith
For steadfast adherence to her editorial duty in the face of great pressure and opposition.
Ira B. Harkey
For his courageous editorials devoted to the processes of law and reason during the integration crisis in Mississippi in 1962.
Thomas M. Storke
For his forceful editorials calling public attention to the activities of a semi-secret organization known as the John Birch Society.
William J. Dorvillier
For his editorials on clerical interference in the 1960 gubernatorial election in Puerto Rico.