TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: Though the happy day is some months away, Prudie sends best wishes and congratulations to the young couple and tranquil thoughts to both sets of parents.

SOLUTION: Though the happy day is months away, Prudie sends congratulations to the young couple.

PROBLEM: When the Sudanese refused to hand over three individuals identified as involved in the assassination plot, the UN Security Council passed a resolution criticizing their inaction and eventually sanctioned Khartoum in April 1996.

SOLUTION: Sudan refused to hand over three individuals involved in the assassination plot, UN passed a resolution criticizing their inaction and sanctioned Khartoum in April 1996.

PROBLEM: Our goal is to replace the product on the retail shelf as quickly as possible, because that's where the consumer buys it.

SOLUTION:
Our goal: replace product on retail shelf quickly, because that's where consumer buys it.