Milestones, Aug. 8, 1949

Born. To Princess Shigeko (called Teru no Miya: Shining Highness) Higashi-Kuni, 23, eldest of Emperor Hirohito's six children, and Prince Morihiro Higashi-Kuni, 33, eldest son of Japan's surrender Premier, Prince Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni: their third child, second son (Hirohito's third grandchild); in the imperial household's private hospital, Tokyo. Weight: 7 lbs. 13.7 oz. Name: undisclosed.

Divorced. By Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, 43, F.D.R.'s only daughter and onetime newspaperwoman turned magazine editor, who now gives a daily radio commentary with her mother: second husband John Boettiger, 49, erstwhile Hearstling; after 14 years of marriage, one child; in Phoenix, Ariz.

Died. Vince Dundee (real name: Vincent Lazzaro),...

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