Exercise 5.9

5.9 Writing Leads 2

Plant Accident:
An employee of Gross Engineers suffered from third-degree burns while installing new pipes on the roof of Petal Municipal Power Plant 3 p.m. Thursday.
Who: Duane LaChance
What: Third-degree burns/intensive care unit
Where: Petal Municipal Power Plant
When: 3 p.m. Thursday
Why: He was installing new pipes on the roof
How: He touched a wrench to a power line

McCartney Illness:
Peter McCartney was admitted Thursday to Riverside Hospital for exploratory throat surgery after losing his voice during a performance in Bennett Auditorium and surgery is scheduled for Friday.
Who: Peter McCartney
What: Needs throat surgery
Where: Riverside Hospital
When: Today (Thursday)
Why: His voice was reduced to a whisper during a performance
How: Uncertain

BOE Meeting:
Hattiesburg Board of Education met Friday morning to discuss the recent drop in enrollment and pass a set of new dress code rules suggested by the administration.
Who: Hattiesburg Board of Education
What: BOE Meeting
Where: Hattiesburg
When: Friday morning (today)
Why: Discussing drop in enrollment, voting on new rules that ban miniskirts for girls and jeans for all students, and accepting a bid from Farmer's Dairy to provide milk
How: ?