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...housewife, copped the news photography award because she happened to be quick with a camera when a truck ran off the road right near her. Sometimes the prize achievements, however praiseworthy, have a fleeting and parochial flavor. All Watsonville, Calif., must have buzzed in 1955 when the local Register-Pajaronian revealed shenanigans in the district attorney's office. Chances are that even in Watsonville-not to mention Watson Crossroads, N.C.-interest waned long before the Register-Pajaronian won the Pulitzer public service award the next spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Spring Sweepstakes | 5/4/1962 | See Source »

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