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JOURNALISM AWARDS

Public Service :

---'' Charlotte (N.C.) Observer '', for its series on "Brown Lung: A Case of Deadly Neglect.

Local General Or Spot News Reporting :

---Staff of '' Longview (Wash.) Daily News '', for its coverage of the Mt. St. Helens story, including the photographs by Roger A. Werth .

Local Investigative Specialized Reporting :

---Clark Hallas and Robert B. Lowe of '' Arizona Daily Star '', for their investigation of the University Of Arizona Athletic Department.

National Reporting :

--- John M. Crewdson of '' New York Times '', for his coverage of illegal aliens and immigration.

International Reporting :

---Shirley Christian of '' Miami Herald '', for her dispatches from Central America.

Feature Writing :

--- Teresa Carpenter of '' Village Voice '', New York City.

Commentary :

--- Dave Anderson of '' New York Times '', for his commentary on sports.

Criticism :

--- Jonathan Yardley of '' Washington Star '', for his book reviews.

Editorial Writing :

--- (No Award)

Editorial Cartooning :

--- Mike Peters of '' Dayton (Ohio) Daily News ''

Spot News Photography :

--- Larry C. Price of '' Fort Worth (Texas) Star Telegram '', for his photographs from Liberia .

Feature Photography :

--- Taro M. Yamasaki of '' Detroit Free Press '', for his photographs of the Jackson (Mich.) State Prison.

LETTERS AWARDS

Fiction :

---'' A Confederacy Of Dunces '' by the late John Kennedy Toole (a posthumous publication) (Louisiana State U. Press)

History :

---'''' by Lawrence A. Cremin (Harper & Row)

Biography Or Autobiography :

---'''' by Robert K. Massie (Knopf)

Poetry :

---'' The Morning Of The Poem '' by James Schuyler (Farrar, Straus)

General Non-Fiction :

---'''' by Carl E. Schorske (Knopf)

ARTS AWARDS

Drama :

---'' Crimes Of The Heart '' by Beth Henley

Music :

---No Award

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