Milestones: Jan. 10, 1969

Born. To Sophia Loren, 34, filmdom's eternal woman (Arabesque, The Countess from Hong Kong), and Carlo Ponti, 55, her producer-husband: their first child, a boy, Carlo Jr.; in Geneva. Sophia's baby—7 lbs. 11 oz. and healthy as can be—came after years of yearning and three tragic miscarriages. She was overjoyed, while the exultant new papa promised to give Geneva a $ 1,000,000 obstetrical clinic "in gratitude."

Married. Sandy Koufax, 33, former Los Angeles Dodger pitching ace and prize Hollywood bachelor, who has become one of the most popular television sportscasters on the West Coast;...

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