Thursday, February 20, 2014

Writing for the Mass Media 5.9, 5.10

5.9
1. Who: Duane LaChance pipe fitter, Gross Engineers,
    What: Third degree burns suffered, touched wrench to power line carrying 15,000 volts
    Where: Petal Municipal Power plant. 222 Power Dr.
    When: 3 p.m. Feb 20.
  Gross Engineer employee touches 15,000 volt wrench to power line at Petal Municipal Power Plant Feb. 10, employee now in intensive care at Methodist Hospital suffering from third degree burns.

2. Who: Peter McCartney
    What: In Hospital for surgery to throat
    Where: Riverside Hospital
    When: Surgery scheduled for tomorrow
    Why: Voice was at a whisper after a capacity crowd performance.
Rock singer scheduled for exploratory throat surgery Feb. 20 when voice is reduced to whisper following capacity concert at Bennett Auditorium.

3. Who: Hattiesburg board of education,
    What: meeting, low attendance, dress code, milk.
    Where: Hattiesburg
    When: Feb 20
    Why: Discuss attendance, make new rules.
Hattiesburg Board of Education imposes stricter dress code, laments enrollment decrease and accepts milk provider bid.

5.10
1. Who:John Dumont, George Johnson, TWA jet passengers
    What: Plane crash, five killed,
    Where: Takeoff at Kennedy International Airport
    When:Thursday night (Feb, 20)
Trans World Airlines jet crashes on takeoff at Kennedy International Airport, five of the 45 people aboard were killed.

2. Who: Norman Meeman pulitzer prize winner, English students, audience
    What: Spoke about writing
    Where: Room 111 of William Oxley Thomson Memorial Library,
    When:4:30 p.m. Sunday
   "You can't be a great writer by imitating the styles of prize-winning authors," says Pulitzer Prize winning author during talk to 67 at William Oxley Thomson Memorial Library.
 
3. Who: Clement Crabtree, 32 winners, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
    What: George Washington Honor Medal award,
    When: last week, Feb 10-14
    Where: Pennsylvania
    Horticulture professor advocating sending patriotic seed packets around the world among 32 George Washington Honor Medal winners honored in Pennsylvania the week of Feb. 10-17.

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