Air Force pilot’s affair ends in discharge after love letters surface
Copies of love letters from 1st Lt. Kelly Flinn to her married lover Marc Zigo were released after Flinn accepted a general discharge to avoid court martial on adultery and fraternization charges. Neighboring claims say Flinn flaunted rank and pursued Zigo despite union with his wife Gayla Nicolay Zigo, who read the notes and sued for accountability.
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Minot Air Force Base
N.D
Kelly Flinn
Flinn
Marc Zigo
Minot
Zigo
Zigos
Gayla Zigo
Marc
Flinn seeks second chance after Air Force ruling
First Lt. Kelly Flinn, the Air Force’s only female B 52 pilot, asks for an honorable discharge and a second chance in a May 19 resignation letter to Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall. She calls the decision hardest of her life, says she fell in love with a man who led her to “self-destruction,” and hopes for redemption while facing potential book deals and airline offers. Her lawyer criticizes the service for taking excessive action and says nonjudicial punishment could have kept her in the cockpit. Her brother says she is exhausted and has faced abuse in the relationship and system.
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Minor Air Force Base
N.D. (Or
Kelly Flinn
Air Force
Flinn
Sheila Widnall
Frank Spinner
Spinner
NBC
23Rd
Don Flinn Jr
Helicopter Crash Near Dallas Kills Two Marines
A Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed and burst into flames near Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Hutchins, Texas, killing two Marines. Eyewitness Velva Washburn described a whop and popping noises before the craft went down, while Dallas police noted the aircraft appeared to hover low and falter. Local reactions praised the pilots as heroes as fire crews investigated explosions from fuel tanks. The base of assignment had not been confirmed, with Naval Air Station Dallas cited as the nearest facility.
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Hutchins
Tex
Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Dallas
Velva Washburn
Washburn
Charles Epperson
Epperson
Stewart Wagner
Marine Headquarters
Washington
U.S. Naval Air Station
Peace officers honored for service to state
The ceremony honors fallen Kansas police and guards. Moore, killed May 22, 1901, is remembered with a tombstone in Maple Grove Cemetery. Other officers honored include Wilson Pringle, Melvin Howe, Arch Brandon, David Burns, John Gilley, Andrew Hartwick, John Sherman, J B Waldrope, and Lee White with details on their deaths and service.
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Graves
Kurtis
Chicago
Topeka
Wyatt Earp
Wild Bill Hickok
Kansas
Prairie
Moore
Union Pacific Railroad
Lawrence
Steven Jansen
Police Department
Chris Mulvenon
Mulvenon
Maple Grove
Wilson Pringle
Eudora
Earl Bullock
Pringle
Haskell
Bullock
Melvin Howe
Arch Brandon
Rock Island Rail
David W. Burns
Kansas State Penitentiary
John W. Gilley
Kansas City
Kan
Andrew F. Hartwick
Ripley Park
John Sherman
Union Pacific
J.B. Waldrope
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Lee White
Hutchinson
Witness for McVeigh alters testimony under pressure
A key witness in the McVeigh case admits mental illness and changes her account. She recalls an olive-skinned man with curly hair near the Ryder rental agency and the motel two weeks earlier, while under cross examination by U.S. Attorney Patrick Ryan.
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McVeigh
Ms. Bradley
John Doe
Ryder Rental Agency
U.S
Patrick Ryan
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Ms. Ramsey
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Bradley
Dave Bales
Iowa
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Dave
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House OF Mark Home & Office Interiors
Wanuets
Lene
West
95Th ST
Overland Park
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