Her ald , ▁she ▁was ▁carrying ▁on ▁a ▁les bian ▁rom ance ▁with ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁picture ▁editor ." ▁ ▁The ▁cur ator ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁exhib it ▁about ▁Martin ' s ▁years ▁in ▁Washington ▁contains ▁this ▁statement ▁about ▁her ▁public ▁presence : ▁From ▁her ▁school ▁days ▁at ▁Eastern ▁High ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁war ▁correspond ent , ▁articles ▁about ▁Jack ie ▁Martin ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁press . ▁While ▁the ▁setting ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁D elta ▁G amma ▁sor or ity ▁house ▁near ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁campus , ▁the ▁Lind berg ▁baby ▁trial , ▁the ▁Mat ta ▁Gros so ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁or ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Army ' s ▁campaign ▁through ▁France , ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁the ▁same . ▁Pl ucky , ▁dimin utive , ▁dynamic , ▁trust worth y — es pecially ▁that ; ▁lady like , ▁fair , ▁self - made , ▁hard working ▁phot og , ▁our ▁girl ▁returns ▁from ▁some ▁assignment ▁or ▁is ▁off ▁to ▁one . ▁We ▁can ▁re ass ured ly ▁look ▁forward ▁to ▁what ▁Jack ie — the ▁press ▁referred ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁that ▁somewhat ▁and rog yn ous ▁nick name — has ▁photograph ed . ▁No ▁surpr ises . ▁No ▁r ude ▁aw aken ings ▁to ▁the ▁world ' s ▁threaten ing ▁other ness . ▁The ▁cur ator ▁adds ▁that ▁despite ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁health ▁that ▁began ▁during ▁her ▁w art ime ▁experiences , ▁she ▁continued ▁to