Milestones, Jun. 28, 1971

Divorced. By Maria Callas, 47, tempestuous actress and opera diva: Giovanni Battista Meneghini, 75, Italian industrialist; after 22 years of marriage, the last twelve of which were spent in separation; in Brescia, Italy, following passage of a new Italian law allowing couples who have been legally separated for five years to divorce.

Divorced. Howard Hughes, 65, billionaire recluse; by Jean Peters, 44, former Hollywood actress; after 14 years of marriage, no children; in Hawthorne, Nev. They had lived apart for more than a year, legal grounds for divorce in Nevada. Following the couple's separation in 1969, Miss Peters commented: "This is not...

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