Milestones: Apr. 13, 1970

Born. To Mohammed Reza Pahlevi 50, the Shah of Iran, and Empress Farah, 31, his third wife: their fourth child, second girl; in Teheran. Name: Princess Leila.

Died. Brigadier General William R. Bond, 50, commander of the U.S 199th Light Infantry Brigade and the first general to die of enemy small-arms fire in Viet Nam; of a chest wound; 67 miles northeast of Saigon. A 28-year Army veteran on his second Viet Nam tour Bond was inspecting the scene of a recent firefight when he was hit by a single sniper's bullet. Four other...

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