St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For its series of articles by Howard M. Norton dealing with the administration of unemployment compensation in Maryland, resulting in convictions and pleas of guilty in criminal court of 93 persons.

For its fifteen-year investigation of judicial practices in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, resulting in removal of the District Judge and indictment of many others.

For its investigation of legislative graft and corruption at Lansing, Michigan.

For its survey of the teaching of American history.