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Ambiguous newspaper headlines Assignment
Headlines frequently try to be clever. For example, a sports story might say New York Jets Run Out of Fuel. A headline must communicate a lot of information in a small space. The words need to be chosen carefully. Some words or phrases can be read more than one way, and in a joke, this is often intentional. The headlines which follow contain meanings definitely not intended by the writer. These actually appeared in newspapers.
Your job is to figure out two things for the next 15 statements:
What did the writer mean to say,
and how else could the headline be interpreted.
For example: Farmer Bill Dies in House
Actual meaning: A proposed law has failed to survive the legislative process in the parliament (house).
Alternative interpretation: A farmer named Bill died.
POLICE BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO RUN DOWN JAYWALKERS
SAFETY EXPERTS SAY SCHOOL BUS PASSENGERS SHOULD BE BELTED
DRUNK GETS NINE MONTHS IN VIOLIN CASE
GIRL HIT BY CAR IN HOSPITAL
IRAQI HEAD SEEKS ARMS
LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN MUSHROOMS
TEACHER STRIKES IDLE KIDS
REAGAN WINS ON BUDGET, BUT MORE LIES AHEAD
SQUAD HELPS DOG BITE VICTIM
MINERS REFUSE TO WORK AFTER DEATH
JUVENILE COURT TO TRY SHOOTING DEFENDANT
STOLEN PAINTING FOUND BY TREE
TWO SOVIET SHIPS COLLIDE, ONE DIES
KILLER SENTENCED TO DIE FOR SECOND TIME IN 10 YEARS
DRUNKEN DRIVERS PAID $1000 IN 84
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