Newsday Wins Pulitzer for Meritorious Public Service
Newsday, the Long Island daily, is awarded the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service for its four year campaign to expose labor racketeering at Long Island race tracks and construction unions. The awards also honor John Patrick for The Teahouse of the August Moon, Brig. Gen. Charles A. Lindbergh for The Spirit of St. Louis, and Newsday’s prize follows the imprisonment of labor racketeer William C. DeKoning.
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New York
Newsday
Long Island Daily
John Patrick
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Herbert L. Block
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Joseph Stalin
Long Island
Laborazar
William C. DeKoning
DeKoning
New York Drama Critics Circle
Joseph Pulitzer
Columbia University
Walter M. Schau
San Anselmo
Calif
Schau
Vicksburg
Miss
Sunday Post-Herald
Alvin Scott McCoy
Kansas City Star
C. Wesley Roberts
Richardson
Washington
Cowles
FBI
White House
Iry Dexter White
Jim G. Lucas
Scripps-Howard Newspers
Korea
Boston Herald
Don Murray
Public Service
Bruce Catton
Appomattox
Roethke
Pomg Porter
Henry E. Niese
Montclair
N. J
Angel nurse Genevieve de Galard at Dien Bien Phu
Lt Genevieve de Galard a French army nurse is singled out at Dien Bien Phu where she received the Legion of Honor from Brig Gen Christian de Castries. She helped transport wounded, served through shelling and bombardment, and aided in up to 25 operations daily as one of 12 000 besieged troops.
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Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Legion of Honor
Genevieve de Galard
Genevieve
Christian de Castries
de Castries
France
Angel
Sooner Pioneer Fails To See Gov Eisenhower In Washington
James O. Allstott of Pauls Valley aged about 70 arrived in Washington with maps and notes to halt Washita River floods. He sought an audience with Governor Eisenhower but was directed to the Bureau of Reclamation. He planned to mail his multi part dam plan and hoped officials could assemble his numbered map sections.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
James O. Allstott
Pauls Valley
Washita
John Jarman
Allstott
Bureau of Reclamation
White House
Department of Interior
U. S. 77
Reclamation Bureau
Government
Allistott
Motorist Pays Fine Leaves Tip For Cop
In Rochester a motorist handed two parking tickets to police, slid a $5 bill into an envelope as a tip after being told the fine was $4, and dropped the envelope in the traffic bureau mail chute before walking away.
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Rochester
N.Y
Police
Michael J. Kane
Traffic Bureau
Funeral rites for John Henry Abbott in Elgin
John Henry Abbott 79 of Elgin dies Sunday in a Lawton nursing home. Services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Elgin Baptist Church. Born Bowling Green Missouri Nov 2 1874 he came to Indian Territory Oct 3 1897 and settled at Chickasha where he married Susie Kennen Aug 6 1901. They later lived in Cement before moving to Elgin in 1908. Survived by three daughters Mrs John Recknagel San Calif Mrs Elmer Bauman Lawton and Mrs Orville Stevens Puente Calif two sons Elbert Lawton and S Sgt Glen Abbott Bangor Me one sister Mrs Bertha Angel Bowling Green and eight grandchildren Burial in Elgin Cemetery with Dalton Funeral Home Fletcher in charge.
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John Henry Abbott
Elgin
Elgin Baptist Church
Abbott
Lawton
Bowling Green
Indian Territory
Chickasha
Susie Kennen
Cement
Daugh
John Recknagel
San Calif
Elmer Bauman
Lawton St
Orville Stevens
Puente
Calif
Elbert
Glen Abbott
Bangor
Bertha Angel
Elgin Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Fletcher
X Rays Threaten Dentists Lives in Southern California
Dr. Gordon Fitzgerald of the University of California warned at a Southern California State Dental Assn meeting that careless x-ray use shortens dentists lives to about 56 and may cause fatal blood disease in staff. He cited animal tests showing life spans cut by a third and leukemia risk for doctors from exposure.
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Los Angeles
Gordon Fitzgerald
University of California
Southern California State Dental Assn
City Woman Dies In Texas Accident
A Lawton woman, Margaret Foreman aged 30, was killed when her car struck a bridge near Jacksboro Texas about 10 30 p m Sunday. Her children David Lynn 10 and Janet Lee 2 were hospitalized in noncritical condition. Also injured were Darrel Logan and his children Ronnie 5 Patsy 4. Foreman's husband Stec Jesse Foreman is stationed at Camp Belvoir Florida. The family moved to Lawton in 1948 with services likely in Denison Texas. Arrangements pending.
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Margaret Foreman
David Lynn
Janet Lee
Army Says Reds Selling Drugs To GIs In San Diego
Luce reports the army is combating drug use among soldiers by noting highly pure drugs create addiction and many escape detection. Attempts at medical amnesty failed, with authorities saying little can be done for confirmed addicts in time for treatment. Education and strict physical training are touted as the most effective countermeasures.
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Luce
San Diego
Polio Foundation Reports More Cases In 1954 Than 1953
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says polio cases rose each week for four weeks versus prior records. Medical director Dr Hart E Van Riper reported 1,857 cases since January 1, up 25 percent from any similar period in five years.
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New York
National Foundation For
Foundation
Hart E. van Riper
Man Bulldogs Runaway Steer Rides Into Slaughter Pen
In Durant Oklahoma an 800 pound steer broke from a pen and charged into the Southeast Packing and Locker Co lobby chasing an employee. G A Wilson captured the animal by bulldogging it to the floor and rode it back to the slaughter pen.
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Durant
Okla
Slaughter House
Southeastern Packing and Locker Co
G. A. Wilson
Quake Lands Light Shake Over Tokyo Region
A mild earthquake was felt in the Tokyo area today with no casualties or damage reported. The incident caused brief concern among residents but authorities confirmed no injuries or structural harm.
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Tokyo
Philosopher Urges Courage to Meet H-Bomb Challenge
Irwin Edman Columbia University philosopher advocates facing the H-bomb threat, saying humanity can beat the bomb and must move forward. He ties the issue to themes of human misery and Communist manipulation, reflecting on era concerns during Columbia’s bicentennial year.
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New York
Irwin Edman
Johnsonian
Columbia University
Edman
Columbia
Dr. Ed
Californians Sue Government For Atomic Dust Injuries
Two San Bernardino residents filed in federal court a joint-damage suit against the government, alleging exposure to atomic dust from tests at Yucca Flats Nevada last year caused injuries and nervous disability. Emma Mackelprend, living in Wamblein Valley Utah, and Dewey A. Hortt of Mesquite Nevada, cite dates between March 17 and 25, 1953.
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Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Calif
Ent
Ted
Yucca Flats
Nev
Emma Mackelprend
Wamblin Valley
Utah
Dewey A. Hortt
Mesquite
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Anselmo
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Tex
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Polio Foundation
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Chrysler
Airtemp
Harry Routh
Fred Melton
Avenue
Bill Smith
P| Ee Insurance
Howell
Auto Radio
Southapentaen Radio & Sound
Holsey
Oldsmobile
Charley Wade
Oldsmobile Co
Second Street
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Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co
Continental
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