European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 18 2007 stars and stripes Page 13 pulitzer scattered among Media live jazz recording wins for first time drama Winner not finalist the associated press new York with no single event dominating front pages in the manner of Hurricane katrina or sept 11 the pulitzer prizes were scattered among 13 news organizations on a variety of subjects and a live jazz recording won in the music category for the first time also for the first time the pulitzer Board pulled a bit Hole out of the hat for the drama award after three finalists approved by the jury in that Cate gory failed to attract the Neces sary majority of Board members the Wall Street journal was the Only multiple Winner taking Home the International reporting and Public service awards for its coverage of China and a Stockow tons scandal that roiled corporate America the associated press won the pulitzer in breaking news photog Raphy for Jerusalem based staff photographer Oded Bali Tys dra Matic picture of a jewish settler trying to resist israeli Security officers it was the news Agency 49th pulitzer including 30 for photography the pulitzer announced on monday by Columbia University honoured achievements in Ameri can journalism and the arts for the 91st year by winning in the music category for a jazz composition titled sound grammar Ornette Cole Man represented a departure from customary pulitzer awards for classical works in 2004 prize administrators expanded the rules for the music prize to allow for recordings in addition to writ ten pieces in literature winners included the looming Tower Almaeda and the Road to by Lawrence Wright in general non fiction and the race beat the press the civil rights struggle and the Awakening of a nation by Gene Roberts and Hank Banoff in the history category if s never too late said Rob erts a University of Maryland journalism professor who won his first personal pulitzer after a distinguished career at the new York times and the Philadel phia inquirer which earned 17 pulitzer during his 18year ten ure As editor Brett Blackledge of the Bir Mingham Ala news won a pulitzer for an expose of cronyism and corruption in the states two year colleges his work Origi Nally was entered for Public ser vice but was moved to the investigative reporting category the staff of the Portland Ore gonian won in breaking news for its coverage of a family lost in the mountains during a Buzzard James Kim and his family took a wrong turn while returning after the storm Dick Blume the Syracuse by Melinda Stevens of Syracuse by shovels the sidewalk in front of her House after a nor easter left a Swath of devastation from South Carolina to Maine it knocked out Power to hundreds of thousands of people and was biased for at least 16 deaths Rich a Dicks Atlanta Atlanta journal constitutions editorial Page editor Cynthia Tucker Winner of the 2007 pulitzer prize for commentary and managing Edi Tor Hank Klibanoff Winner of the 2007 pulitzer prize for history Cele brate in the newsroom monday in Atlanta Home to san Francisco following a thanksgiving trip Kim was found dead after his wife and two Young daughters were rescued the judges praised the newspaper for its skillful and tenacious coverage Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journa Constitution won for courageous clearheaded commentary and Jonathan Gold of la weekly earned the criticism prize for restful wide ranging restaurant reviews Frk or Call played at cousins Appeal hearing Stamford Conn a Man implicated in the murder that sent Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel to prison said he want in the exclusive Greenwich neigh boyhood the night of the crime according to a recorded phone Call involving Robert f Kennedyjr that was played in court tuesday Skakel who is serving 20 years to life in prison is asking for a new trial in the 1975 bludgeoning death of his neighbor Martha mox Ley when both were teenagers it want Clear How the taped phone conversation Between Kennedy and Adolph Hasbrouck might affect ska Els Hopes for a new trial Nasa Aims for four shuttle flights in 2007 Cape canaveral Fla Nasa will try to launch four space shuttle flights in 2007 to continue building the International space station managers for the us space Agency said monday the targeted launch dates in 2007 will be june 8 for Atlantis aug 9 for endeavour oct 20 for discovery and dec 6 for Atlantis Sleeper agent7 guilty of lying about Saddam ties Chicago an alleged iraqi Sleeper agent accused of com ing to the us to spy on Saddam Hussein enemies was convicted monday of lying about his ties to the former Baghdad regime Sami Khoshaba Latchin 59 listened expressionless As judge Rebecca r Pallmeyer read the verdict which could Send him to Federal prison for the rest of his life from the associated press wizard cartoonist Parker Dies at 86 los Angeles times cartoonist Brant Parker who co created the comic strip the wizard of id and rendered its medieval kingdom for More than three decades has died he was 86 Parker died sunday at a Lynch Burg a nursing Home of com plications related to alzheimer disease and a stroke suffered last year said creators Syndicate the strips distributor his death came eight Days after longtime wizard Collaborator Johnny Hart died of a stroke at 76 the kingdom of id sprang to life in a new York hotel room when Parker and Hart papered the Walls with two dozen Wiz Ard panels a Syndicate executive bought the strip Hart already was drawing the Stone age strip by when he sought out Parker to help wring humor from the Middle Ages they had met in 1950 when Parker an artist for the Binghamton press newspaper in upstate new York judged a High school Art contest that Hart had entered while Parker Drew the Wiz Ard pictures Hart came up with the gags that they refined together its two different kinds of thinking always Parker told the los Angeles times in 1986 the trick is to find two people who Are basically alike we both enjoy the same kind of humor so its been a great relationship it endured until 1997 when Parker turned the wizard draw ing Over to his son Jeff who had served a decade Long apprentice ship the wizard of id will continue As a collaboration Between the Parker and Hart families Accord ing to creators Syndicate moving and shaking without any breaking relocation guide tripes visit before you move in every saturday edition