Milestones, Aug. 2, 1948

Born. To Yehudi Menuhin, 32, American-born, internationally famed concert violinist, and second wife Diana Gould Menuhin, 34, British actress and ballet dancer: their first child (his third), a son; in Edinburgh, Scotland. Name: Gerrard. Weight: 7 Ibs.

Born. To Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, 35, multimillionaire turfman, and second wife Jeanne Lourdes Murray Vanderbilt, 29, brunette socialite who once worked as a pressagent for Manhattan's chichi Stork Club: their first child (his second), a daughter; in Manhattan. Name: Heidi. Weight: 8 Ibs.

Married. Edward John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby, 30, one of Britain's richest peers, who succeeded to the 463-year-old title on his grandfather's...

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