The Kansas City Star
For the news coverage of the great regional flood of 1951 in Kansas and Northwestern Missouri - a distinguished example of editing and reporting that also gave the advance information that achieved the maximum of public protection.
Winners in Special Citations and Awards
Arthur Krock
The Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes as a policy does not make any award to an individual member of the Board. In 1951, the Board decided that the outstanding instance of National Reporting done in 1950 was the exclusive interview with President Truman obtained by Arthur Krock of The New York Times, while Mr. Krock was a Board member. The Board therefore made no award in the National Reporting category.
Frank D. Fackenthal
A scroll indicating appreciation of Dr. Fackenthal's interest and service during the past years. (As Secretary and then Provost of the University from 1910 to 1945, Fackenthal's portfolio encompassed the administration of the Prizes. From 1945 to 1948, he served as Acting President during the search for Nicholas Murray Butler's successor.)
1952 Prize Winners
Max Kase
For his exclusive exposures of bribery and other forms of corruption in the popular American sport of basketball, which exposures tended to restore confidence in the game's integrity.
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For the news coverage of the great regional flood of 1951 in Kansas and Northwestern Missouri-a distinguished example of editing and reporting that also gave the advance information that achieved the maximum of public protection.