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[[caption]] General J. N. Garba, Commissioner of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria was speaker of the Annual Awards Dinner for National Publishers Convention. Gen. Garba spoke on the subject "Nigeria Today". [[/caption]]

Rewards For Labor Of Love
NNPA Merit Awards Winners

[[4 columned table]]
| Categories | Winners | Presenters | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
|Class I|General Excellence|Edward A. Yakamavage|ALCOA|
|   |1. Sacramento Observer|PR Manager, Cleveland|   |
|   |2. Miami Times|   |   |
|   |3. Cleveland Call & Post (Tie)|   |   |
|   |4. New York Amsterdam News|   |   |

|CLASS II| Robert S. Abbott|   |   |
|   |Best Editorials|Herbert H. Wright|Philip Morris|
|   |1. St. Louis American|Urban Affairs Director|   |
|   |2. Mobile Beacon|   |   |
|   |3. Richmond Afro-American|   |   | 

|CLASS III|Emory O. Jackson|   |   |
|   |Best Columns|James E. Smith|Sears, Roebuck And Co.|
|   |1. William O. Walker Cleveland Call & Post|Director of Minority Affairs|   |
|   |2. Ralph Matthews, Jr. Baltimore Afro-American|   |   |
|   |3. Preston Yancy Richmond Afro-American|   |   |

|CLASS IV|Carl Murphy|   |   |
|   |Best Community Service|   |Coca-Cola|
|   |1. Washington Afro-American|   |   |
|   |2. Miami Times|Paul E. X. Brown|   |
|   |3. Louisville Defender|Urban Affairs Director|   |  

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