Writing a News Lead

Article #1
Who: Two famous orphans ages six and ten were removed from their homes.
What: Their parents were executed during the Cold War in 1953.
When: In 1953 during the Cold War
Where: In Russia
Why: In order to vindicate their parents.
How: After being arrested they took a journey

Lead: It began in July 1950, when F.B.I. agents arrested Julius Rosenberg in the family’s Lower East Side apartment, thrusting the boys onto a global stage as bit players in their parents’ appeals, in the government’s efforts to extract their parents’ cooperation, and in Soviet propaganda campaigns to cast the Rosenbergs as martyrs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/nyregion/17rosenbergs.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Paraphrased Lead: The Rosenberg brothers were arrested by the Federal Bureau Investigation Agency in 1950 to draw out their parents cooperation.
Article #2

Who: Comic book collectors and Superman fans
What: Will have an opportunity to bid on a comic book classic.
When: Starting this Friday.
Where: It will be held at an auction
Why: There are only 100 existing copies of this original copy, 80 percent of those copies have been restored but fans want an untouched copy of the comic.
How: It will be conducted via an auction.
Lead: Starting Friday, comic book collectors and Superman fans will have the opportunity to bid on a comic classic.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/02/26/comic.book.auction/index.html

Paraphrased Lead: Action Comic's No. 1 classic will be up for grabs starting Friday, comic book collectors will be going insane in order to get the original untouched copy.