Md. Man Who Shared In Pulitzer Prize Dies At 81

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland man who shared in a newspaper's Pulitzer Prize for covering a race-related riot in Detroit in the 1960s has died. 

Saul Friedman, 81, died Friday at his home in Edgewater. He had a rare form of stomach cancer. His wife confirmed his death to The Capital of Annapolis. A memorial service was held Tuesday. 

During his career as a newspaper reporter Friedman worked for the Houston Chronicle, Knight Ridder Newspapers and the Washington bureau of New York's Newsday. He also worked for the Detroit Free Press where in 1968 the staff shared a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of race-related riots that resulted when police raided an unlicensed drinking establishment. More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed, and 43 people died. 

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