Milestones, Feb. 9, 1959

Born. To Stanley Frank Musial, 38, St. Louis Cardinal outfielder-first baseman, who has parlayed a coil-spring batting stance, quick wrists and buzzard-sharp eyes into seven National League batting titles and a roster of alltime records, and Lillian Labash Musial, 38: their third daughter, fourth child; in St. Louis. Name: Jean. Weight: 7 Ibs. 8 oz.

Married. Raúl Castro, 27, younger brother and top lieutenant of Cuban Hero Fidel; and Vilma Espin Guillois, 28, sometime (1955-56) student of chemical engineering at M.I.T. and underground organizer in Cuba's revolution; in Santiago, Cuba (see THE HEMISPHERE).

Died....

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