
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, July 17, 1994                   TAG: 9407170023
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: The New York Times
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

MILITARY HEAD STILL ON THE JOB AFTER $13,000 HELICOPTER JAUNT

Seven weeks after the White House said he would be reassigned for his role in the misuse of a Marine Corps helicopter, the head of the White House military office has not been disciplined and remains on the job, administration officials said Friday.

That Alphonso Maldon Jr.'s fate remains unresolved adds another layer of embarrassment to the May 24 episode in which he and his superior, David Watkins, used a presidential helicopter for a 55-mile trip to the Holly Hills Country Club near Frederick, Md., for a round of golf.

After details of the incident became public, Watkins was dismissed and ultimately agreed to reimburse the government for the $13,000 cost of the flight.

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