The Nation - News from Feb. 15, 1989

The U.S. Army has ordered a college student, who set off a nationwide search when he ran off with his new wife to find “perfect love,” to serve four years as an enlisted man to work off his ROTC scholarship. Scott Swanson, 24, of Naperville, Ill., will be permitted to finish college, delaying his induction into active duty until as late as May, 1990, officials said. He violated his ROTC contract when he and his wife, Carolyn, 23, disappeared last April 2. The Swansons were secretly married a week before they disappeared. Their ransacked car was found in a Chicago alley with the engine running, leading to fears of foul play. The couple turned up unharmed July 27 in San Diego.