Milestones, Jun. 12, 1972

Marriage Revealed. John Spencer-Churchill, 46, distant cousin of the late Sir Winston and the eleventh Duke of Marlborough; and Countess Rosita Douglas, 26, a Swedish fashion designer; he for the third time, she for the first; in London, on May 20.

Married. Melvin Belli, 64, flamboyant "King of Torts" with a knack for courtroom theatrics and attracting headlines; and Lia Triff, 23, University of Maryland coed; he for the fifth time, she for the first; in Sonora, Calif.

Died. Violette Leduc, 65, French novelist, best known for her candid autobiography, La Bâtarde (The Bastard); of cancer; in Faucon, France. The unlovely,...

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