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For a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs, One thousand dollars ($1,000).

Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune , by Nathan K. (Nick) Kotz

For his reporting of unsanitary conditions in many meat packing plants, which helped insure the passage of the Federal Wholesome Meat Act of 1967.

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

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