For a distinguished example of investigative or other specialized reporting by an individual or other specialized reporting within a newspaper's local area of circulation 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).
Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal , by Harold Eugene Martin
For his expose of a commercial scheme for using Alabama prisoners for drug experimentation and obtaining blood plasma from them.
Winners in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Albert L. Delugach and Denny Walsh
For their campaign against fraud and abuse of power within the St. Louis Steamfitters Union, Local 562.
J. Anthony Lukas
For the social document he wrote in his investigation of the life and the murder of Linda Fitzpatrick.
Gene Miller
Whose initiative and investigative reporting helped to free two persons wrongfully convicted of murder.
John Anthony Frasca
For his investigation and reporting of two robberies that resulted in the freeing of an innocent man.
1970 Prize Winners
Marquis W. Childs
For distinguished commentary during 1969.
Ada Louise Huxtable
For distinguished criticism during 1969.