In headlines, writers tend to leave the function words out, hoping that the reader can reconstruct them from the order of the content words. But because function words are the most reliable clues to the phrase structure of the sentence, headlines' language is always a gamble.
Try to make sens out of these headlines:
New Housing for Elderly Not Yet Dead
12 on Their Way to Cruise Among Dead in Plane Crash
N.J. Judge to Rule on Nude Beach
Chou Remains Cremated
Complaints About NBA Referees Growing Ugly