My Lai Story Wins Pulitzer Prize in 1970
Pulitzer winners announced for 1970 include Seymour Hersh for international reporting on the My Lai massacre. Winners also include Charles Gordone for No Place To Be, Newsday for public service, and Steve Starr for spot news photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour M. Hersh
My Lai
Charles Gordone
Lomey
Newsday
Garden City
N.Y
Associated Press
Steve Starr
Albany
Cornell University
Hersh
Lai
Pentagon
Dispatch News
Gordone
Public Service
Long Island
Thomas F. Darcy
Dean Acheson
Gandhi
Erik H. Eriksson
T. Harry Williams
Huey Long
Richard Howard
Charles Wuorinen
Time
Jean Stafford
Mecklenburg Police Officer Killed in Ambush During Warrant Service
Sgt. Lewis Edward Robinson of the Mecklenburg County Police Department was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on Joseph Mundy, who was critically wounded. Mundy fired on officers during the confrontation as tear gas failed to induce surrender. Robinson, a 22 year veteran, survived by his widow and son. he had previously received the department meritorious service award in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Police Department
Lewis Edward Robinson
Joseph Francis Mundy
B. L. Porter
Mundy
Robinson
Porter
Sgt
Department
BT Tablets Offer Relief For Everyday Nervous Tension
If you suffer daily jitters you can ask the listed druggist about BT tablets. They are described as safe non habit forming with a guarantee to reduce tension or refund. Purchase eight BT tablets today and avoid substitutes for relief.
Protests Planned At North Carolina Universities Over Cambodia War
The Associated Press reports rallies at UNC Duke and NC State to protest President Nixon sending U S troops to Cambodia. Duke plans a 24 hour protest with campus rally and 500 student groups, while UNC and NC State schedule convocation and actions to oppose university involvement in the war.
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North Carolina
Nixon
Cambodia
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Duke University
North Carolina State
Hutch Traver
Associated Students of Duke University
ASDU
Durham Draft Board
Army Research Office
Durham
Duke
Traver
U. S
U.S
Church Seeks FM Station in Winston-Salem NC
The Federal Communications Commission approved Bible Moravian Church Inc. of Winston-Salem NC for a new educational FM station on 89.3 megacycles.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bible ‘Moravian Church, Inc
Winston-Salem
N. C
Greensboro to High Point and Lexington tour of parks and landmarks
A 208 mile scenic drive begins in Greensboro and visits P Lorillard Co plant and High Point museums. Travelers reach Thomasville Lexington and Boone's Cave with High Rock Lake along the way, tracing historic railroad surveys and local industrial sites.
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Greensboro
P. Lorillard CO
U.S. 29
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Boone's Cave
Daniel Boone
High Rock Lake
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My Lai Story
Joseph Pulitzer
The
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Old New York World
Columbia University
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Chicago Sun-Times
Students For A Democratic Society
Chicago
Harold Eugene Martin
Montgomery, Ala
Advertiser
Alabama Journal
Alabama
Mecklenburg
Eckerds Drug Store
Nash Jewelry
North Main Street
Santina Cleaners
Terry Sanford
ASDA
Church
Green Dr. Wing
Salisbury
Kannapolis
Winston- Salem
Richfield
Concord
Saulsbury
Cornwallis and
Greene
Peter Ney
Old Third Creek Presbyterian Church
Marshal Ney
Napoleon
Thyatira
Mooresville
Salisbury National Cemetery
Rowan Museum
S. Jackson St
Cannon Mills
Cornwallis
James Polk
Here
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
N. Tryon Street
Mint Museum OF Art
Eastover Park
U.S. Mint
Charlotte Coliseum
E. Independence Boulevard
U.S. 74
America
Cathedral OF Mary
Belmont
United States
Albemarle
Morrow Mountain State Park
Morrow Mountain
U.S. 52
Asheboro
Discover
American Petroleum Institute
Avenue of the Americas
Bath
Torino
Ford
Motor Trend
Mustang
Falcon
Maverick
Americas
North Caroline
Ent. of Conservation and Development
Raleigh, North Carolina
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