Instructions: Write a lead for the following items. You are writing for a small-town daily afternoon newspaper. You received the information in the morning and you will be writing the lead for that afternoon's edition of the newspaper. (The facts are accurate but do not necessarily conform to AP style).
Billy Bradley, 4116 Maple Street, won a scholarship worth $5,000.
Bradley will attend the State Institute of Technology.
Bradley plans to major in mechanical engineering.
Bradley was the valedictorian at Central High School last month.
Bradley is an orphan living with her uncle, John Bradley, who is a textile mill worker but is currently unemployed.
(Source: Central High School Principal J.E. Smith, announced yesterday).
New set of facts below:
Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Doakes, 222 Birch Drive, while the couple was at movies last night.
The dog, Rover, was left in the basement.
Mrs. Doakes collapsed upon returning from the movies.
Frame building enveloped in flames when firemen arrived.
Faulty electrical wiring believed to be the cause.
Home valued at $150,000.
(Source: Fire Chief H.X. Phillips).
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