Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Exercise 5.8

5.8 Writing Leads 1
Crash:
A plane crash at noon Wednesday in a new Super Shopping Mall, killed an Air Force pilot from Little Rock Air Force Base and destroyed 15 cars in the lot.
Who: Rufus N. Hebernowski
What: Plane Crash
Where: Super Shopping Mall
When: Today at noon (Wednesday, Sept. 11)
Why: Uncertain
How: Uncertain

City Council:
Thursday's city council meeting determined a 10 percent increase in property tax to expand the city park that will take effect on the first of next month and raise average taxes to $50 yearly.
Who: City council
What: Deciding to increase taxes
Where: The city council meeting
When: Today (Thursday, Sept. 12)
Why: To pay for doubling the park size
How: They are going to pay for the new park size by increasing the taxes, up to $50 yearly

University Raises:
Perdue University's vice president of finances announced all faculty and staff get a 15 percent pay raise, the first raise in two years, that will take effect this fall.
Who: Harold R. Drazsnzak faculty and staff
What: Announcing pay raise for university faculty and staff
Where: Perdue, The front steps of the administration building
When: Recently This fall
Why: First raise in two years
How: Increased revenues from the state made it possible

Journalism Students Meet:
Thursday's Journalism Student Association met to start a boycott against a raise in tuition, which is believed to increase by 10 percent beginning in the fall semester.
Who: Journalism Student Association
What: Boycotting rise in tuition
Where: Perdue
When: Boycott starts Friday
Why: Tuition is supposed to raise by 10 percent in the fall semester
How: They are going to boycott classes tomorrow to protest

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