Assignment 6

Following are fact sets for 4 news stories. Your assignment is to read the fact sets and write leads for the four stories.
You do not need to write the actual story. REMEMBER: A lead is always only one sentence!! If you find you lead has two sentences
go back and rewrite it.

When you are finished this assignment you should have just 4 sentences in total.



Fact Set 1: An electrical accident in the Moines Municipal Power Pant almost take the life of of one employed of Acme Engineers .


Ralph Lincoln, 45, of Mason City, Iowa, a pipe fitter employed by Acme Engineers, a company headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa; Harry Rosen, project manager for Acme Engineers, said Lincoln suffered third-degree burns at 3 p.m. today and was listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Des Moines Regents Hospital; Lincoln was installing new pipes on the roof of the Des Moines Municipal Power Plant, 223 Power Drive, when he touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts with a piece of angle iron.


Fact Set 2: Car accident almost produce a death in Barton County.


Myrna Jones, 27, of 402 N.W. 50th Lane, Lamar, Mo., and Ronald Stevenson, 19, Rural Route 2, Liberal, Mo.; Jones was driving a 1990 blue Dodge car west on County Road C in Barton County, near the town of Irwin, Mo., while Stevenson was driving east in a 1982 Chevy pickup; Barton County Sheriff Bill Griffith said Stevenson apparently crossed the center line and struck the Jones vehicle; Jones is in serious condition at Barton County Memorial Hospital; Stevenson was treated and released; no charges were filed


Fact Set 3:


A 45-year-old Denver, Colo. woman, Sheila Richards, was found dead in her apartment. Richards suffered a gunshot wound and police say they suspect foul play; Richards was found late this afternoon by a neighbor; coroners and police have not yet released the official cause of death, but police note Richards is the third woman to be found dead in her apartment building in the last three days.


Fact Set 4: A pretty face steal opportunity for a great news .

NASA spokesman Joel Wells says Kennedy Space Center officials have been inundated with more than 4,000 requests for press credentials to cover the launch of the shuttle Discovery when it carries space legend 77-year-old former U.S. Sen. John Glenn into orbit 36 years after his last space flight; Glenn will be the first senior citizen in space; a record-breaking 3,000 journalists have been granted credentials for the historic launch; "Today" show host Matt Lauer secured press credentials for his wife, Annette Roque, a model who is listed on the NBC roster as a makeup artist; an NBC network spokesperson says Roque was on the roster so she could watch the launch; she did not work for the network and was not paid by NBC; the NBC network spokesperson acknowledged that some NBC journalists are complaining that Roque's inclusion on the roster meant the network sent one less legitimate journalist to cover the launch.