Pulitzer awards given
NEW YORK-(UPI)-The 1966 Pulitzer Prizes give particular recognition to journalists for investigative reporting, coverage of racial conflict and of the war in Viet Nam.
The awards, announced for the 50th year Monday, cited six individuals and two newspapers for journalistic achievement. Awards were also granted in the fields of letters and music; but for the third time in four years Columbia University trustees did not award a Pulitzer Prize for drama.
THE WINNERS of the coveted prizes in journalism included:
- News Photography; United Press International staff photographer Kyoichi Sawada for his general coverage of the war in Viet Nam;
- International Reporting: Associated Press correspondent Peter Arnett for his reporting from Viet Nam;
- National Reporting: Haynes Johnson, the Washington Evening
- LOCAL REPORTING general news: The staff of the Los Angeles Times for its coverage of the Watts rioting;
- Star, for his reporting of the aftermath of civil rights conflict in Selma, Ala.;
- Local Reporting investigative and specialized: John Frasca, The Tampa, Fla., Tribune, for reporting which resulted in freeing of an imprisoned innocent man;
- Editorial Writing: Robert Lasch, The St. Louis Post Dispatch;
- Cartooning: Don Wright, The Miami News;
- MERITORIOUS PUBLIC Service: The Boston Globe for its investigation and successful campaign to prevent confirmation of Francis X. Morrissey as a U.S. District Court judge.
The Pulitzer Prizes in letters included an award to historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., for his biographical portrait of John F. Kennedy, "A Thousand Days." It
was Schlesinger's second Pulitzer award in 20 years.
An award for historical study was granted for "The Life of the Mind in American: From the Revolution to the Civil War." The work, left uncompleted at the death of Perry Miller in 1963, was finished and published by his widow.
KATHERINE ANN PORTER, a 75-year-old Texan, won the fiction award for her short stories in "The Collected Works of Katherine Anne Porter." The general non-fiction award was given to Edwin Way Teale, a past president of the New York Entomological Society, for "Wandering Through Winter."
"Selected Poems 1930-1965," by Richard Eberhart, won the poetry award. The work covers the Dartmouth professor's development of style through 112 poems.
The Pulitzer in Music, omitted in 1964 and 1965, was awarded to Leslie Bassett for his "Variations of Orchestra."
Alabama viewed in first primaries
By United Press International
The political test by primary began today in six states. But it was Alabama Negroes, with historic voting power at their command, who held national attention.
Democrats and Republicans were watching the Negroes, more of whom were registered to vote than at any time in 100 years. They were voting on Gov. George C. Wallace's bid to retain power.
THE PARTY LEADERS were also watching voting in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oklahoma for signs of voter feeling on Viet Nam and the steadily climbing cost of living, both key GOP issues for November.
The six primaries were the first of many which will culminate Nov. 8 in the election of all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 35 U.S. senators and 35 governors.
Wallace's wife, Lurleen, was the candidate on the ballot in the Alabama Democratic primary. But her campaign left no doubt that if elected, she would "let George do it." She is running against nine men.
A RECORD TURNOUT of 800,- 000 voters was expected for the Alabama race. Segregationist Wallace ran his wife when he was unable to overcome a constitutional ban against his running again.
Pollsters and professional politicians believed Mrs. Wallace would top the primary voting easily and go on to win in November. If she becomes governor, she would be the third woman in U.S. history to do so.
Daily Kansan
Tuesday, May 3, 1966
Red summit planned for July on Viet Nam
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LONDON'—(UPI)—A Communist summit conference on Viet Nam strategy and the Soviet-Chinese conflict will likely be held early in June, informed sources said today.
Top leaders of Russia, the East European countries and several leading Communist parties outside the Red bloc appear to have agreed on the conference, the sources said.
ITS CHIEF AIM will be to coordinate Communist policy and assistance to North Viet Nam and seek a joint line on the feud with Red China.
The party chiefs of the Warsaw Pact nations, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria were said to be among those slated to participate.
Other leaders are expected to be invited and there was speculation that Communist North Viet Nam might also attend.
The conference is expected to make efforts to develop a concerted Viet Nam strategy that would channel military aid to Hanoi and also might seek to work out a joint policy for any eventual peace moves.
THE PLACE OF THE projected meeting was not known. The reports said the meeting was discussed when Red leaders were in Moscow for the recent 23rd Soviet party congress.
Official Bulletin
**Peace Corps:** A representative will be on campus Wednesday (May 4) at the Peace Corps Office in El Salvador. He will have an information table in Main Lobby of Union from 9 to 4, and a special meeting in Sunflower Room. Interested students invited to attend.
TODAY
Symposium Forum, 4:30 p.m. "Economies and Composer." Swarth-
ford Hall.
Symposium Concert, 8 p.m. Kansas City Philharmonic, University The-
Duplicate Bridge, 7 p.m. 306 West,
Union
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship,
7 lm Secondary. Seconde of Christ
Lam School
KU Comm. to End War in Viet Nam,
pri m. comm., Kansas Union.
Discussion meeting.
Protestant Worship, 9:15 p.m. Wesley Foundation Methodist Center.
Catholic Mass, 6:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. ST. Lawrence Chapel. Executive council meeting, 6:45 p.m. student center.
Christian Science Organization, 7:30 p.m.
Dantorf Chapel.
Protestant Worship, 7 a.m. Wesley Foundation Methodist Center.
Peace Corps Meeting, 4 p.m. Sunflower Room, Union. Special representative from P.C. will discuss summer project for El Salvador. Public welcome.
Music Symposium Rehearsal, 10
a.m. K. C. Philharmonic. University
Faculty
Symposium Forum, 4:30 p.m.
Swarthat Recital Hall.
University
1.5 hrs.
University Union Ballroom,
Classical Film, 7 p.m. "Our Man in
the Box" 7 p.m.
Symposium Concert, 8 p.m. K. C.
Philharmonic. University Theatre.
Times alters paper policy
LONDON —(UPI)— An anarchism of journalism—the absence of news on the front page of The Times of London—disappeared today.
For the first time in 181 years, The Times appeared without its traditional advertisements on the front page. In replacing the small ads with news and a news picture, the paper ended a practice that it had adhered to since its founding in 1785.
AT THAT TIME, it was common practice for newspapers to run ads on the front page. But while other papers began moving away from the practice, the Times clung to tradition.
The great "Gray Lady" of British journalism made other changes today, also. The British royal coat of arms that adorned the paper's logotype was gone. And there were two additions—a gossip column and a cartoon.
The Times, however, resisted making the front page into a complete news page. A four-and one-half-inch wide by eight-inch deep hole on the bottom right hand corner of the paper carried an ad by the Shell Oil group lamenting the passing of the "agony," or personal, columns from page one.
The paper made the changes to boost circulation from its present 256,000—one of the smallest London papers.
Kansans join space race
HOUSTON —(UPI)— Two native Kansans were among 17 of America's newest pilot entries in the race to the moon who started a program today at the Space Center aimed to putting them on a cosmic flight basis within 18 months.
Capt. Joe Engle, 33, who was born at Abilene, was the only space veteran in the group, having flown the X-15 rocket plane to 53.5 miles above the earth last June.
P.T.P. - SUA
Lt. Cmdr. Ronald E. Evans, 32, who was born at St. Francis, has more than 100 combat missions over the Viet Nam battle zone to his credit.
EUROPEAN TRAVEL FORUM with Mademoiselle Dulade-Charpentier
7:00 p.m. — Tuesday, May 3 Kansas Union
Alcove A — Everyone Welcome!