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1. WRITING NEWS LEAD June 25, 2012 Aries N. Oliveros School Paper Adviser, Quantum Chronicles

2. SUMMARY LEAD Twenty-eight passengers and a crew of four were killed last night when a single-engine plane crashed four miles south of Moscow.

3. SUMMARY LEAD A 20-year-old man was killed Monday night when his vehicle ran into a utility pole at the intersection of Main Street and Broad Street in Moscow.

4. SUMMARY LEAD The Philadelphia Phillies ended their long wait for a World Series title with a short burst of baseball last night as they clinched the crown by completing a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

5. SUMMARY LEAD The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed a ruling of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) revoking the professional license of cosmetic surgeon Hayden Kho stemming from his controversial sex video with actress Katrina Halili .

6. SUMMARY LEAD The roar of the Ford Mustang may soon be a more familiar sound on Manila's streets, with Ford set to launch the Mustang in the Philippines later this month.

7. GRAMMATICAL LEAD To protect the public  and  to  police  its own ranks, the 37 strong member of the Philippine Veterinary Drug Association (PVDA) is completing its comprehensive code of ethics, according to Dr. Julius O Perez, PVDA president.

8. GRAMMATICAL LEAD Stricken by the widespread economic malaise in Asia, the nine-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will restructure trade and investment agreements, including the acceleration of the tariff reduction timetable and the relaxation of investment rules, to cushion their economies from the impact of the worsening crisis.

9. GRAMMATICAL LEAD Because of higher financial charges, Benpres Holdings Corporation reported a 17.9 percent decline in comparable consolidated profits in the first nine months of the year to PhP1.44 billion from  PhP1.75 billion posted in the same period in 1997.

10. GRAMMATICAL LEAD Securing a permanent site of Philippine Science High School – Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) has been Director Lilia Habacon’s ultimate goal.

11. GRAMMATICAL LEAD With brooms and other cleaning materials, the student leaders of Manila Science High School participated in the Clean and Beautification Campaign of Manila Youth Bureau, last June 26.

12. NOVELTY LEAD No new car. No new guns either. Not one piece of firearm will be added to the arsenal of the Philippine National Police (PNP) next year, leaving 22 percent or over one-fifth of the PNP’s total uniformed force solely relying on nightsticks as their battle against crime.

13. NOVELTY LEAD Mourners lined up for miles yesterday in the pouring rain to take one last look and lay flowers near the coffin of Mother Teresa, who lived among Calcutta's sick and needy for 35 years .

14. NOVELTY LEAD St . John's Church survived the 1868 fire that destroyed most of Bloomington, and it weathered firebombs thrown in anger during the sixties. But it crumbled last night under the weight of snow from yesterday's freak storm .

15. QUOTED LEAD “This event is a realization of my dream .” Thus said Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary and for a while, was an officer-in-charge of the Philippine Science High School System, Fortunato dela Peña in his keynote address to the country’s budding young scientists who converged in Antipolo for three days of fun and learning in the first Philippine Science High School System - Meralco Management and Learning Development Center (PSHSS-MMLDC) Science Fair held from Nov. 16 to 18 .