obituary review

AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 14 (AP) — The former All-Pro football player Dewitt Coulter, who played left tackle for the Giants, died here Oct. 2. He was 83.

His son Jeff Coulter, of Kamloops, British Columbia, announced the death.

Coulter, known as Tex, was an all-American on Army’s 1945 national championship team. He played left tackle for the Giants from 1946 to 1952 and made the All-Pro team in 1948 and 1949.

Coulter also played four seasons with Montreal in the Canadian Football League.

A high school star at Masonic Home in Fort Worth during the 1940s, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

His wife, Ruth, died in 1997. In addition to his son Jeff, he is survived by his son David Coulter of Vancouver, British Columbia; his daughters, Ann McKinlay and Dena Coulter-Brown, both of Austin; and eight grandchildren.

This obituary of Dewitt Coulter is arranged in an inverted pyramid, and follows the same type of structure and order that we discussed in class. It uses short paragraphs, made up of one or two sentences each, to summarize Mr. Coulter's life and family and mention his accomplishments. It's concise, covering all the facts needed without adding excess information.



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/sports/football/15coulter.html

Radar Guns Banned as a Precautionary Measure For Officer Health

MERIDIAN, Conn -- Yesterday marked the first day of a ban on hand-held radar guns as used by Connecticut state police. This action was based on concerns about a possible link between the radar guns and cancer according to several studies which are currently in progress.

"The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue" said Adam Berluti, a spokesman for the state police.

This action is the first of its kind by any state troopers, and was spurred ahead by the claims of 3 Connecticut police officers claiming to have developed cancer from use of the radar-guns. 70 radars guns will be withdrawn from service while the state waits for studies on the subject to be completed. Officers will continue to use radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of their police cruisers in the interim, as those units are thought to be a safer option.

Now that the ban has gone into affect, all the state can do is wait for the results of the studies before any further steps can be taken. "The whole situation is under review" said Berluti.