Milestones, May 8, 1950

Born. To Dominic ("The Little Professor") DiMaggio, 32, spectacled centerfielder of the Boston Red Sox, arch-rival and loyal booster of Yankee ace big brother Joe, and Emily Frederick DiMaggio, 27: their first child, a son. Name: Dominic Paul. Weight: 7 Ibs. 13½ oz.

Married. King Phumiphon of Siam, 22, Boston-born, saxophone-tootling King of Siam; and Princess Sirikit Kitiyakara, 17, his distant royal cousin; in Bangkok (see PEOPLE).

Married. Joan Caulfield, 27, blonde cinemactress (Dear Ruth); and Frank Ross, 45, Hollywood producer (A Lady Takes a Chance); in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Marriage Revealed. Arthur Koestler,...

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