Milestones: Dec. 4, 1964

Married. Melissa Murphy, 21, daughter of California's new Republican U.S.

Senator; and Robert Ellis, 23, fellow student at the University of Colorado; in Aspen, Colo.

Died. Colonel William Draper, 44, Eisenhower's pilot during eight presidential years, who almost always brought Ike winging in on time despite snowstorms, tardy politicians and small-town airstrips, logging over 200, 000 miles in the Columbine and 707; by his own hand (hanging), probably a result of despondency since a heart attack grounded him last year; in Camp Springs, Md.

Died. The Most Rev. Edward Daly, 70, Roman Catholic bishop...

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