John N. Cole accepted the Missouri Medal for the Maine Times. Cole, president and editor of the Maine Times, a prize-winning regional weekly, is an environmental activist and author. A Yale graduate in 1945, he put in a four-year hitch in the Air Force as a combat gunner. After trying his hand at public relations … Continued

Joseph Pulitzer, editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, accepted for that newspaper’s response to challenges confronting afternoon newspapers. A bold new printing technology met and overcame distribution problems at the Post-Dispatch. The newspaper continues to believe in its responsibility to serve society and its own community; it continues to be devoted to the … Continued

Henry Gemmill, editor of the National Observer, accepted the award for his national weekly newspaper.