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Jack Nelson (journalist)
American journalist (1929–2009)
John Howard Nelson (October 11, 1929 – October 21, 2009) was an American journalist. He was praised for his coverage of the Watergate scandal, in particular, and he was described by New York Times editor Gene Roberts[a] as "one of the most effective reporters in the civil rights era."[2] He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1960.
Youth
Nelson was born in Talladega, Alabama. His father ran a fruit store during the Great Depression. Nelson moved with his family to Georgia and eventually to Biloxi, Mississippi, where he graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1947.
Early career
After graduating from high school Nelson began his journalism career with the Biloxi Daily Herald.[2] There he earned the nickname 'Scoop' for his aggressive reporting.[2] He then worked for the U.S. Army writing press releases before taking a job with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1952. He won the Pulitzer for local reporting under deadline in 1960, citing "the excellent reporting in
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Jack Nelson: On the Art of Watching People Who Use Machines Exhibit
Jack Nelson is an artist whose work defies easy classification. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1929 and primarily active in the 1960s through the 1970s, he explored the metaphysical aspects of religion and nature through sculptures, drawings, collages, and video art. His work shows similarities to the contemptuous Fluxus and Pop movements but displays humanistic tendencies often lacking in his conceptual peers.
After graduating from the Arts Institute of Chicago, Nelson relocated to Sweden where he lived through the mid-1960s. Upon returning to the United States, he created machine-like sculptures of wood and metal but by 1963 he had abandoned what he deemed his ‘heavy’ pieces, stating that he had become “bored with machines – bored with heavy aesthetics. [I was] Interested more in people who use the machines.” The last major work in this vein was made in 1967, a complex automata created for an urban renewal project in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unable to abandon machines completely, he created increasingly delicate
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Jack Nelson (swimmer)
American swimmer and coach
Jack Weyman Nelson (November 8, 1931 – November 5, 2014) was an All-American competition swimmer for the University of Miami who competed in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in butterfly and served as a Hall of Fame swimming coach at Fort Lauderdale's Pine Crest School, the Jack Nelson Swim Club, and the University of Miami. He allegedly sexually abused many of his athletes. He managed teams that won 6 National Championship titles, and 30 High School State Championships.
Remaining a Southerner nearly all his life, Nelson was born on November 8, 1931 in Chickamauga, Georgia.[1]
University of Miami swimming
Nelson began his swimming career at Indiana's Lafayette high school, currently known as Lafayette Jefferson, though he subsequently took a break in his swimming career to serve in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the University of Miami Hurricanes aquatic teams from 1958-1959 and was untouchable in butterfly competition in southern area meets during his period of competition. He excelled equall
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