Milestones: Sep. 19, 1969

Divorced. By Lauren Bacall, 44, ever svelte and sensuous leading lady: Jason Robards, 47, most recently starred in We Bombed in New Haven; on grounds of incompatibility; after eight years of marriage; in Juarez, Mexico.

Divorced. By James Roosevelt, 61, eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and former U.S. Congressman, who now works for a Geneva-based investment firm: Gladys Owens Roosevelt, 52, currently free on bail after stabbing Roosevelt last May because she thought he was about to leave her for another woman; on grounds of incompatibility; after 13 years of marriage, one adopted son; in Geneva.

Died. Gavin Maxwell, 55, Scottish...

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