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in which Dave Mitchell, Cathy Mitchell and Dr. Richard Ofshe recount the details of covering a story that won them a 1979 Pulitzer Prize for public- service reporting.
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Index

Pulitzer Prizes
Public Service
Point Reyes Light
Synanon
Richard Ofshe
Local General or Spot News Reporting
San Diego Evening Tribune
Pacific Southwest air liner
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Gilbert M. Gaul
Elliot G. Jaspin
Pottsville Republican
Pennsylvania
National Reporting
Des Moines Register
International Reporting
Richard Ben Cramer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feature Writing
Jon D. Franklin
The Baltimore Evening Sun
Commentary
Russell Baker
The New York Times
Criticism
Paul Gapp
Chicago Tribune
Editorial Writing
Edwin M. Yoder Jr.
Washington Star

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