Milestones, Oct. 31, 1955

Born. To Renée ("Zizi") Jeanmaire, 30, quicksilvery ballerina and musicomedy star (The Girl in Pink Tights) and Roland Petit, 31, founder-director of the French Ballets de Paris, in which Jeanmaire first starred: their first child, a daughter; in Paris.

Born. To Jan Sterling (real name: Jane Sterling Adriance), 32, tough-gal-typed blonde cinemactress (Women's Prison), and Paul Douglas, 48, cinemactor (Green Fire): their first child, a son; in Hollywood. Name: Adams. Weight: 7 lbs. 12 oz.

Married. James Michener, 48, novelist (The Bridges of Toko-ri), connoisseur of things Japanese (The Floating World), 1947 Pulitzer...

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