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A few years ago the Michigan Daily's Crime Notes section included an item under the headline "Boyfriend reports missing girlfriend, later found":

A male resident a Cozen's Residence Hall became worried Saturday evening after he was unable to locate his girlfriend, DPS reports state. The man had previously made plans with his girlfriend, who was later located.

You read the article, and you think, that could not possibly be improved on--love lost and regained all in 35 words. And then you realize the headline does it all in 6 words. It's a masterpiece.

I just have the clipping now, stuck to my office door, and don't even know what year it came from.