National Reporting, 1941-1986

by Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich

• ISBN13: 9783598301728
• ISBN10: 3598301723
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-12-01
• Publisher: K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Co

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Introduction	xv
Heinz-Dietrich Fischer
History and Development of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting	xv
Selections from Award-Winning Entries	1	(2)
Remarks about the Selections Criteria	2	(1)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1941	3	(6)
Louis Stark
Labor and The American Defense Industry	4	(5)
From Nowhere (Nationwide) in 1942	9	(2)
Telegraphic Reporting (National) Jury Report of March 15, 1943	10	(1)
From Chicago (Illinois) in 1943	11	(6)
Dewey L. Fleming
Republicans for International Collaboration	12	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1944	17	(10)
James B. Reston
East and West Against Aggression	18	(9)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1945	27	(6)
Edward A. Harris
The Oil and the Democratic Campaign	28	(5)
From Atlanta (Georgia) in 1946	33	(6)
Edward T. Folliard
Organized Nazism in Georgia	34	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1947	39	(6)
Nat S. Finney
Secrecy Rules Under Truman Administration	40	(5)
From Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) in 1948	45	(8)
Charles P. Trussell
Race Issue Remains a Problem	46	(7)
From Seattle (Washington) in 1949	53	(6)
Edwin O. Guthman
In Charge of Communist Activities	54	(5)
From Nowhere (Nationwide) in 1950	59	(2)
Members of the Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes in Spring, 1951	60	(1)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1951	61	(10)
Anthony Leviero
Truman and Macarthur on Wake Island	62	(9)
From New York (New York) in 1952	71	(12)
Don Whitehead
President Elect Eisenhower in Korea	72	(11)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1953	83	(6)
Richard Wilson
Red SPY Rings in the White House	84	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1954	89	(6)
Anthony Lewis
Another Communist-in-Charge Rehabilitated	90	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1955	95	(6)
Charles L. Bartlett
Secretary of Air and Special Partner	96	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1956	101	(8)
James B. Reston
President Eisenhower's Bad Health	102	(7)
From Little Rock (Arkansas) in 1957	109	(8)
Relman G. Morin
A Case of Race and Violence	110	(7)
From Immokalee (Florida) in 1958	117	(6)
Howard V. Smith
Migrants in a Desperate Situation	118	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1959	123	(6)
Vance Trimble
Family Ties on Capitol Hill	124	(5)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1960	129	(10)
Edward R. Cony
A Question of Business Ethics	130	(9)
From Knoxville (Tennessee) in 1961	139	(16)
Nathan G. Caldwell
Gene S. Graham
Conspiracy in the Coal Industry	140	(15)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1962	155	(6)
Anthony Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court Under Fire	156	(5)
From Dallas (Texas) in 1963	161	(10)
Merriman Smith
President John F. Kennedy's Assassination	162	(9)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1964	171	(8)
Louis M. Kohlmeier
The Private Wealth of President Johnson	172	(7)
From Selma (Alabama) in 1965	179	(10)
Haynes Johnson
An Alabama Town Faces Racial Problems	180	(9)
From Freeport (The Bahamas) in 1966	189	(14)
Monroe W. Karmin
Stanley W. Penn
Grand Bahama Island Attracts U.S. Gamblers	190	(13)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1967	203	(8)
Nathan K. Kotz
Investigating the Meat Industry	204	(7)
From Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado) in 1968	211	(8)
Robert Cahn
The National Parks are Bursting with People	212	(7)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1969	219	(8)
William J. Eaton
A Prejudiced Judge is Turned Down	220	(7)
From Dwight (Illinois) in 1970	227	(10)
Lucinda Franks
Thomas Powers
The Making of a Female Terrorist	228	(9)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1971	237	(4)
Jack Anderson
Tensions in Washington's Foreign Relations	238	(3)
From St. Louis (Missouri) in 1972	241	(12)
Robert S. Boyd
Clark Hoyt
A Senator's History of Psychiatric Therapy	242	(11)
From New York (New York) in 1973	253	(10)
James R. Polk
Paying for President Nixon's Campaign	254	(9)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1974	263	(6)
Donald L. Barlett
James B. Steele
Upper Income Taxpayers and Tax Returns	264	(5)
From New Orleans (Louisiana) in 1975	269	(8)
James V. Risser
Corrupt Grain Ship Inspectors Accused	270	(7)
From Washington (District of Columbia) in 1976	277	(8)
Walter R. Mears
Carter or Ford for U.S. President	278	(7)
From Johnstown (Pennsylvania) in 1977	285	(6)
Gaylord D. Shaw
Dam Inspections Didn't Prevent a Catastrophe	286	(5)
From Denver (Colorado) in 1978	291	(8)
James V. Risser
Heavy Irrigation Threatens Water Supply	292	(7)
From Clearwater (Florida) in 1979	299	(8)
Charles Stafford
Bette S. Orsini
Scientology's Wheelings and Dealings	300	(7)
From Why (Arizona) in 1980	307	(12)
John M. Crewdson
Poverty Makes Them Illegal Aliens	308	(11)
From Nixon (Nevada) in 1981	319	(12)
Rick Atkinson
Indians Demand Their Water Rights	320	(11)
From Boston (Massachusetts) in 1982	331	(4)
Christina Robb
Against the Nuclear Arms Race	332	(3)
From Edwards Air Force Base (California) in 1983	335	(6)
John N. Wilford
Space Shuttle Columbia Returns Safely	336	(5)
From Des Moines (Iowa) in 1984	341	(10)
Tom Knudson
The Most Dangerous Job of Farming	342	(9)
From Dallas (Texas) in 1985	351	(18)
J. Craig Flournoy
George P. Rodrigue
Racial Segregation and Housing Discrimination	352	(17)
From Houston (Texas) in 1986	369	(8)
Richard Witkin
Challenger Explosion Remains Unsolved	370	(4)
Winners of the National Reporting Award, 1987--2001
Space for Notes	374	(3)
Index	377