The Amarillo Globe-Times, for "exposing a breakdown in local law enforcement with resultant punitive action that swept lax officials from their posts and brought about the election of a reform slate. The newspaper thus exerted its civic leadership in the finest tradition of journalism."[1][2]
Edgar May of The Buffalo Evening News, for his 14-part series about New York's public welfare services, "Our Costly Dilemma", which "brought about reforms that attracted nationwide attention".[1][3]
Lynn Heinzerling of the Associated Press, "for his reporting, under extraordinarily difficult conditions, of the early stages of the Congo crisis and his keen analysis of events in other parts of Africa".[3][4][5]
Carey Orr of the Chicago Tribune, "for his long and distinguished career as an editorial cartoonist, as exemplified by a cartoon captioned, 'The Kindly Tiger', published on October 8, 1960".[1][6]