Times-Daily Cop Five State Awards Florence Times and Tri-Cities Daily writers and photographer copped five awards over the weekend at the annual Assoctat- ed Press news and photography awards dinner held in Huntsville, The oevasion was the spring meeting of the Alabama AP As- sociation, held at the Russel Erskme Hotel in Huntsville. The Florence Times and The Tri-Cities Daily staff also recety- ed, for the second successive year, a special citation from the Associated Press. It was “for outstanding mem- bership participation by the news: paper In the Associated Press." Photographer Sam Edwards and Sports Editor Hap Halbrooks both were double winners for 1002 ef- forts, while staff writer Chris Eckl copped o single prize. Edwards won second place jn Spot news photos and copped a second place in features pictures as well, Halbrooks won a third place in Sports and a second place tie with IN 1962 WRITING CONTEST: Staffers G. C, Skipper of The Huntsville Times im public service, Eckl was a third place tie prize winner in features with Phillip Kyle of The Decatur Daily, Representatives of The Flor- ence Times and The TreCities Daily jomed newsmen and photo- graphers from throughout the State at the annual contest, Mennwhile a “cluropractor-turn: ed-robber" and a “fire” supplied the needed elements for the two top awards of the Associated Press news contests. Ken Hogg of the Dothan Engle told of the deadly rampage of the chiropractor-rebber in a dra- matic story that won the sweep- stukes award for news writing. Charles Moore of Miami, Fla., won the top award for news pic tures with a touching portrayal of a family which had ost its home and all belongings in a fire. Moore was a phutographer for the Alabama Journul when the picture was taken. (Continued on Poge 2, Col, 4) a(Continued from Page 1) The newswriting awards were’ judged by Gail W. Churchill, , managing editor of The Nashville Tennessean; Tom Esperman, managing editor of The Charlotte: Observer; and Barney Waters, managing editor of the Pompano: Beach, Fla., Sun-Sentinel. Edward Pierce, picture editor of the Miami Daily News, judged TIMES-DAILY | the newsphoto contest with the help of his staff. Here are the winners, by class and category (class AA is for cities with populations exceeding 100,000): CLASS AA Spot news: 1, Tom Lankford, Birmingham News. 2, Bob Cohn, Montgomery Advertiser. 3, Bull: Mobley, Ted Bryant and James Bennett, Birmingham Post- Herald.Sports: 1. Benny Marshall, Bir- mingham News. 2, Clettus Atkin- ison, Birmingham Post-Herald. 3, Ray Holliman, Montgomery Ad- vertiser, Features: 1, Don Brown, Bir- mingham News. 2, Kenneth E. Wallace, Alabama Journal. 3, Don Alldredge, Montgomery Ad- vertiser. | Public service: 1, Charles Mc- | Williams, Montgomery Advertis- er. 2, Birmingham Post - Herald staff. 3, Don Brown, Birmingham News. CLASS A Spot news: 1, Ken Hogg, Do- than Eagle. 2, Alex Thomas, Huntsville Times. 3, Arthur Ca- pell, Selma Times-Journal. Sports: 1, George Smith, An- niston Star, 2, (tie) Doug Brad- ford, Dothan Eagle, and Charles Land, Tuscaloosa News. 3, Hap Halbrooks, Tri-Cities Daily. Features: 1, Bob Ward, Hunts- ville Times. 2, Don Barnes, Sel- ma Times-Journal. 3, (tie) Phillip Kvle. Decatur Daily, and Chris