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1982 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row, left to right: H. Gray, J. Pulitzer, L. Hills, M. Sovern, R. Christopher; back row, left to right: J. Cowles, W. Raspberry, O. Elliott, R. Leonard, H. Hays, E. Patterson, W. Phillips, T. Winship, D. Laventhol, W. McIlwain, C. Saikowski, R. Wilkins

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Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., chair; Robert Christopher, secretary

The Detroit News

Citation
For a series by Sydney P. Freedberg and David Ashenfelter which exposed the U.S. Navy's cover-up of circumstances surrounding the deaths of seamen aboard ship and which led to significant reforms in naval procedures.
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Categories: Public Service
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The Detroit News

Rick Atkinson

Citation
For the uniform excellence of his reporting and writing on stories of national import.
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Categories: National Reporting
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The Kansas City Times

Roger Sessions

Citation
First performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on October 23, 1981, Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
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Categories: Music
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Concerto for Orchestra