Wed, Jun 11, 2008
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's Quote of the Day usually
derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick
quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and
issues.
Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the
content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
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future Quotes of the Day.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"We think it was an appropriate result and are grateful
it was done in a timely manner without more invasion into their
private lives. On a public service note, this is what alcohol can
do."
Source: J. Michael Sheldon, attorney for
Pinnacle Airlines flight attendant Adrianna Connor. Along with
pilot Jeffrey Bradford, Connor pleaded guilty Monday to one charge
of disorderly conduct, stemming from a nighttime encounter in the
woods near Swatara Township in central Pennsylvania. An intoxicated
Connor was discovered inside a vehicle by the community's fire
chief. She told police there was a naked man in the woods... and
after searching on foot until almost midnight, they called in a
helicopter equipped with heat-vision. About that time, a woman who
lived nearby called 911 to report a naked man came out from behind
her parked car -- wearing flip-flop, a wristwatch, and nothing else
-- and asked her for a pair of shorts. The two later admitted
they'd gone into the woods to have sex,
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