Et Cetera Grounded

Navy and Marine aviators will have to let their imaginations fly in search of innovative ways to have fun this fall. The Tailhook convention, their skin- flick and booze fest, is off. Last week the Tailhook Association announced it was canceling the annual event in the wake of an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment that marked last year's four-day gathering. In the midst of running up thousands of dollars in bar bills, a few carousing pilots remained dexterous enough to grope at more than 26 women in the Las Vegas Hilton, sparking a furor that continues to grow.