The St. Petersburg Times, for its aggressive investigation of the Florida Turnpike Authority which disclosed widespread illegal acts and resulted in a major reorganization of the State's road construction program.[1][2]
James V. Magee and Albert V. Gaudiosi, reporters and Frederick Meyer, photographer of the Philadelphia Bulletin, for their expose of numbers racket operations with police collusion in South Philadelphia, which resulted in arrests and a cleanup of the police department.
Gannett Newspapers, for their program, "The Road To Integration", a distinguished example of the use of a newspaper group's resources to complement the work of its individual newspapers.[8]