Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Political Reporting and Arts Winners
The 1972 Pulitzer winners include Walters Mears of AP praised for rapid political reporting across primaries and the national campaign. Alex Haley won in special roots category and Michael Cristofer took drama for Shadow Box. Other journalism prizes honored local reporting and photography, with no international or fiction prizes awarded this year.
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Walters Mears
Associated Press
Mears
Pulitzer
Alex Haley
Gambia
Michael Cristofer
Ohio
Haley
Cristofer
Lufkin Tex. News
Public Service
Marine Corps
Joe Murray
Lufkin
Neal Ulevich
Stanley Forman
Boston Herald-American
Ulevich
Bangkok
Old Indian coma drug saves a life
Stanley Wilks, a civilian Army mathematician, spent 72 days in suspended animation at George Washington University Hospital as doctors used curare to induce paralysis and let his body fight pancreatitis and infections. His wife Jocelyn consented. he regained some movement and may soon leave the hospital.
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Washington (Ap
Stanley Wilks
Army
George Washington University Hospital
Wilks
Jocelyn
Glenn Geelhoed
Geelhoed
Sophia Loren Faces Fire on Roof in Nightgown with Children
Fire ripped through the 10 story Luding apartment where Sophia Loren lives at Residence George V near Shans Ely sees. Loren said she spent about two hours on the roof in a nightgown and bare feet with her two children until firefighters rescued them. She described breaking a window to escape, guiding her sons Carlo Jr. and Eduardo down with help as the blaze was extinguished after several hours. Loren noted all were uninjured though she inhaled smoke, and her husband Carlo Ponti, in Switzerland, called to check on them.
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Patis Cap
Sophia Loren
Miss Loren
George V
Shans Elysees
Loren
Eduardo
Carlo
Carlo Jr
Carlo Ponti
Switzerland
Spring Clearance Skinny seersucker suit and dresses
Readable text describes a spring clearance featuring a hres-piece polyester pantsuit in multiple colors blue mint yellow pink. Includes sleeveless tank and pull-on pants in sizes 8 to 12. Mentions brand names Sherwyn Dresses and U.S.E. with promotional language and limited color options.
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U.s.e
Sherwyn
Belled Jacket and Pull-On Pants Set in Beiges
Fashion item by Doing of Gallernia More features a belled jacket with polished goldtone buttons paired with pull-on pants. Made of no-iron polyester knit in beige peach and blue, sizes 8 to 16.
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Gallernia
Wrigley's will opens probate on $60 million estate
AP report details Philip K. Wrigley estate valued at more than $60.3 million in probate petition filed in Circuit Court. The late Cubs owner died last week in Wisconsin at 82. The filing lists 15 heirs including son William of Lake Geneva and widow Helen. Executor named. added bequest dated Jan 22, 1976.
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ChicaGo
Philip K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley P
Wrigley
Elkhorn
Wis
William
Lake Geneva
Helen
Dorothy Chauncey
Scottedale, Ariz
Blanche Schreiner
Port Orchard
Wash
University of Southern California
Cubs
Catalina
California
Sie
Writley
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Reno, Nev
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Washington Post
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Stanford
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Smithsonian Institution
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Richard Wernick
University of Pennsylvania
John Mack
Harvard
Biogaphy Prize
T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
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