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Airport Press is fortunate in having Rix Quinn, Best Selling Author, Writing consultant and Journalism teacher who provides snippets of information about how to write better. Rix Quinn writes a nationally syndicated newspaper humor column – "Poor Rix's Almanac" – for DBR Media. He's the author of "Words That Stick," a reference book for both students and professionals who hate to write. He holds a B.A. in journalism from Texas Christian University, and an M.A. from California State University.
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Want to submit a news release to a newspaper or magazine? Here are some things I do:
1. In the upper left corner of the news release, I put the following words in capital letters: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (DATE I WANT RELEASE PUBLISHED). This lets the editor know when you want the information released to the public.
2. I skip three or four lines, and then I put the headline. I like short headlines, so I make mine no longer that two lines, with no more than four words in each line.
3. Next I write the press release. I make each paragraph no longer than three sentences. And, I try to make the entire release no longer than a single page.
4. The most important part is the last paragraph. In it, I give the reader details on how to get MORE INFORMATION on the subject the release discusses. (These details include contact name, physical address, fax, phone, e-mail, and web site.) 5. Then, I skip a few more lines, and in capital letters I add: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (MY PHONE NUMBER). |
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Can you identify this month's aircraft? The winner will receive a honorable mention in next month's issue. Contest Rules: Limit your entry to 100 words. Send your entry by emailing airprtpres@aol.com (preferred) or fax to 718-995-3432. Include your name, title and employer. |
| How does Airport Press select a winner? |
It's the first correct answer we receive and we have our incoming emails time stamped just to ensure that we get it right. For those of you that can only send a fax, maybe we have to accommodate one or two winners for the fax folks. Stay tuned. The winners of this month's Name that Plane are Tim Donovan and Gordon Budhai, TSA Instructors at LaGuardia Airport. This is their entry: The B-45 was the |
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first American fourengine jet bomber to fly and the first USAF jet bomber to go into production. Work on the design of the Tornado" began during WW II and the first B-45 made its initial flight on March 17, 1947. B-45s remained in USAF operational use from 1948 until 1958. North American built a total of 142 B- 45s including 10 long-range B-45Cs |
with wingtip fuel tanks and 33 RB-45s configured for high altitude photo reconnaissance. Some RB-45Cs flew combat missions during the Korean War. In 1952, using in-flight refueling, two RB-45Cs made the first nonstop trans- Pacific flight by multi-engine jet bombers. In flying the 3,640 miles from Alaska to Japan in 9 hours and 50 minutes, one of the pilots won the Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of that year. And just a few more interesting observations from Lt. Dan Carbonaro, PA Police at JFK: The aircraft Serial #48-010 (Airport Press photo) was returned to the USAF Museum in 1971, where it is presently on display after being on loan to the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division for engine testing purposes. It is painted in the markings of the 47th Bomb Wing (Light), which flew the B-45C from 1952-1958 while bases at Sculthorpe, England. Others who got the right identification are: Edward Pascuzzi of Travelers Aid, and John Hjelm of the FAA in Westbury. |
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