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John J. O'Neill of the New York Herald Tribune, William L. Laurence of The New York Times, Howard W. Blakeslee of Associated Press, Gobind Behari Lal of the Universal Service and David Dietz of Scripps-Howard

For their coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University.

The Jury

Faculty of Journalism, Columbia University

Winners in Reporting

Royce Brier of the San Francisco Chronicle

For his account of the lynching of the kidnappers, John M. Holmes and Thomas H. Thurmond in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 26, 1933 after they had been jailed for abducting Brooke Hart, a merchant's son.

Francis A. Jamieson of Associated Press

For his prompt, full, skillful and prolonged coverage of news of the kidnapping of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh on March 1, 1932, from the first announcement of the kidnapping until after the discovery of the baby's body nearby the Lindbergh home on May 12.

1937 Prize Winners