Pulitzer Prize Winners Highlight Political Reporting
The AP’s Walters Mears wins the 1977 Pulitzer for national reporting after covering 32 presidential primaries. Haley and Cristofer also win in drama and special categories, while the Lufkin News earns Public Service for a Marine recruit death series. The awards, issued by Columbia University, mark a lean year for international and fiction prizes.
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NEW York
Walters Mears
Associated Press
Mears
Pulitzer
Timothy Crouse
Richard M. Nixon
George McGovern
Alex Haley
Gambia
Migiladl Cristofer
Yehett
Haley
Cristofer
Broadway
Jufiure
Kunta Kinte
Lufkin
Tex
Marine Corps
Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Women face harassment at work prefer men bosses
A survey of University of Texas at San Antonio women finds all experienced sexual harassment on the job yet 71 percent still prefer working for men to women, while 16 percent quit due to persistent advances. The study cites leering verbal advances brushes and threats, with few taking action and many reports deemed fruitless.
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San- Antonio, Tex
Sandra Carey
University of ‘Texas At
Carey
Miss Ray
Wayne Hays
D-Oule
Hays
Justice Department tests corporate tattletale hotline in PA
Pittsburgh AP report says the U S Justice Department promotes an answering service to root out price fixing in Pennsylvania. The antitrust division touts dial a tip hotlines as effective, citing use by other agencies.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Justice Deparment
Pennsylvania
Department
Antitrust Division
U.S
David J. Baker
Philadelphia
Baker
Justice Department
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
Maryland
Senators Slow To Help Philly Schools
In Harrisburg, many state senators resist Gov. Shapp's plan to back Philadelphia schools with a state authority to sell bonds. Opponents cite debt and emergency doubts, while Shapp notes potential benefits to other districts. The plan envisions $358 million in bonds over two years to cover a $110 million May 15 loan due, with the district leasing state buildings.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Philadelphia
Senate
Democratic
Henry Messinger
Lehigh County
Michael Schaeffer
D-Allegheny
Shap
Schaeffer
New York City
Edward Howard
R-Bucks
Frank Rizzo
Neighbor Killed In Argument in Greensburg
Archie Johnson, 54, arraigned on murder and aggravated assault charges after a Sunday night shooting at an Greensburg apartment complex left Harold Peterson, 35, dead and Johnson’s stepdaughter Robin Shields seriously wounded by a stray bullet. Johnson is jailed in lieu of 100000 bond.
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Greensburg
Westmoreland County
Archie Johnson
Harold Peterson
Robin Shields
Westmoreland Hospital
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