Write
an immediate identification lead and a delayed identification
lead for each of the following sets of facts. Your leads
should be 35 words or less, so carefully consider which of the
facts belong in your lead, and which should go later
in the story.
Fact Set #1:
Pipe fitter
Who: Duane La Chance, 55, Springfield, a pipe fitter employed by Gross Engineers, a company based in Springfield.
What: Suffered
third-degree burns and was listed in serious condition Wednesday
night in the intensive care unit at Springfield Hospital
When: 3
p.m. yesterday
Where: Springfield
Municipal Power Plant, 222 Power Drive
How: La Chance was installing new pipes on the roof of the power plant when he accidentally touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts with a piece of angle iron
Source: Henry
Rosen, project manager for Gross Engineers
Fact Set #2:
Car accident
Who: James W. Cunning, 20, 505 W. Stewart Road, and Wayne Clay, 19, Route 1, Springfield.
When: 11:45
a.m. today
Where: On
U.S. 63, one-tenth of a mile north of Blue Ridge Road
What/How: Cunning was driving south on U.S. 63 in a 2005 Ford Focus. Clay apparently crossed the center line and struck the Cunning vehicle, according to an officer in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department. Cunning is in satisfactory condition at Springfield Hospital.