Milestones, Aug. 31, 1953

Born. To Crown Prince Asfa Wassan of Ethiopia, 37, and Crown Princess Medferiash Worq Abbebe, 30: their third child, first son, Emperor Haile Selassie's twelfth grandchild, second in line of succession to the throne. Name: to be announced, according to Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox custom, 40 days after birth. Weight: 7 Ibs. 14 oz.

Born. To Charles Chaplin, 64, cinema's incomparable funnyman, and fourth wife Oona O'Neill Chaplin, 28, daughter of Playwright Eugene O'Neill: their fifth child (his ninth), second son; in Lausanne, Switzerland. Weight: 8 Ibs.

Married. Ranko Koizumi, 23, granddaughter of U.S. Writer...

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