Milestones, Jul. 9, 1973

Married. Moshe Dayan, 58, Israeli Defense Minister; and his longtime companion, Rahel Korem, 47; both for the second time; in a Tel Aviv suburb.

Dayan's former wife Ruth lays partial blame for the breakup of her 36-year marriage on her husband's "long-lasting romance" with Korem, a divorcee who was once a government secretary.

Died. John Cranko, 45, reigning master of full-length story ballet; apparently of a heart attack; while flying from Philadelphia to Stuttgart. Born in South Africa, Cranko came to London at the age of 19; by the time he was 24 he...

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