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1984 Pulitzer Prize Board
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front row: H. Gray, J. Pulitzer, M. Sovern. W. Raspberry, T. Winship, E. Patterson, E. Roberts; back row: O. Elliott, R. Leonard, C. Saikowski, J. Hoge, W. Phillips, C.K. McClatchy, H. Hays, D. Laventhol. M. Gartner, R. Wilkins, R. Christopher

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

Staff

Publication
Fayetteville (NC) Times
Citation
For the series "And Justice for All?" which revealed failures and favoritism in the Cumberland County (N.C.) District Court System.
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Categories: Public Service

Staff

Publication
Detroit Free Press
Citation
For a series by Stephen Franklin and Marcia Stepanek that exposed the failure of the automobile industry and the federal government to protect the motoring public from defective cars.
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Categories: Public Service

John Engels

Publication
Weather-Fear: New and Selected Poems
Publisher
University of Georgia
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Categories: Poetry

George Getschow

Publication
The Wall Street Journal
Citation
For his series "Dirty Work," which disclosed the existence of temporary slave labor camps throughout the southwest United States.
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Categories: National Reporting

Benjamin L. Weiser

Publication
The Washington Post
Citation
For his series on the difficulties doctors face in making life-and-death decisions regarding their patients.
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Categories: National Reporting

Peter Lieberson

Publication
Piano Concerto
Citation
Premiered on April 21, 1983 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Categories: Music
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