Milestones

DIED

Christa Wolf, 82, novelist (Divided Heaven, Cassandra) who criticized the East German regime she lived under but as a leftist opposed Germany's reunification.

RESIGNED

Randy Babbitt, as FAA chief, after being arrested for drunk driving on Dec. 3; he had headed down the wrong side of a highway in Fairfax City, Va.

DIED

Zdenek Miler, 90, Czech creator of the wide-eyed nonverbal mole Krtek; for over a half-century, Krtek's 50 short films were seen in 80 countries, and books featuring the character, which were translated into 20 languages, sold 5 million copies.

DIED

Harry Morgan, 96, who played the sometimes...

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