COMM 313: Headline-writing exercise one

Write a 1-18-3 above each of these short stories (One column, 18 point, three line). Use the computer's broadsheet hed size calculator to fit or, if you don't have the software available, count using the unit count method and hed sked. Note that the hed sked indicates a one col, 18 pt hed can be a maximum of 20 and one-half units. (That's Univers medium, a common san serif typeface.)

Note: as you are now the headline writer, someone else has copy edited the stories, so no need for you to. Read the stories on screen, and type the headlines on a separate sheet, identifying each by "slug" line (brief name used by editors to track stories). Be sure to indicate breaks for each line of the three-line heds. Submit for grading only slugs, size of head (all 1-18-3 in this case), and headline. Submit headlines only for grading; don't print stories.

Slug: assault

PARK RAPIDS, Minn (AP)--A 33-year-old St. Paul, Minn., man is being held in Hubbard County Jail here pending first appearance in court Monday on a charge of first-degree assault arising from the wounding by 12-gauge shotgun of his 65-year-old father, also of St. Paul. Donald Allen Jones was taken into custody Monday at Duck Lake on the Hubbard-Wadena County line. He is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail. According to Hubbard Sheriff Larry Johnson, Frank Jones was shot in the side as he walked out of the lake cabin after a domestic quarrel Sunday. Jones was treated and released at an area hospital.

Slug: benefit

A benefit dinner for Erma Nern, East Snowshoe, Minn., will be 11 a.m. Sunday at East Snowshoe Senior High School. Nern and her two children are living in a shelter after fire destroyed their home last month. The dinner costs $5, and will feature a baked potato bar, desserts and beverages. Donations also can be made to the Nern Fund, Box 2020, East Snowshoe, Minn.

Slug: paper workshop

The Spink County Family and Community Education clubs will sponsor a papermaking workshop from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Laura Olson, Minneapolis, will conduct the workshop. Participants will undertake two or three projects. Class size is limited to 15. Registration will be accepted one a first-come, first-served basis. A minimal fee will be charged. For more information or to register, call the Spink County Extension Office at 231-7295.

Slug: BB champs

It was the same old story, as the West Snowshoe State University. Women's Basketball Team continued to pick up steam in a quest for a third straight national championship. Like a snowplow, the Frostbiters iced over Northern Colorado 94-57, then froze out Nebraska-Omaha 97-63. Seniors Debra Nern and Frances Frick closed out their regular season careers at the Frostbiter's Chalet Sports Arena as the university remains in command of the No. 1 ranking.

Slug: rate increase

East Gulch, N.D.--Resident water rates will increase 10 percent beginning next month, the city announced Tuesday. This amounts to a $3 increase to an average homeowner's monthly utility bill, according to city utilities superintendent Irving Nern. Nern said rates have not changed in six years, but that water treatment chemicals and shipping costs have increased 20 percent, forcing the city to raise the rate.

Slug: bridge tourney

The University Svenska Bridge Society is offering players the opportunity to compete for cash and prizes at its 15th annual bridge tournament. The tournament will begin 8 a.m. Saturday in the Memorial Union Lounge. Registration is free, but teams are asked to pre-register by calling club advisor Ross Collins at 231-7295. Prizes include $50 first place, $25 second place, and two decks of Svenska-logo playing cards for third-, fourth- and fifth-place teams.