Milestones, Jan. 8, 1973

Married. King Hussein, 37, indestructible ruler of Jordan; and Alia Toukan, 24, honey blonde airline hostess and a Jordanian diplomat's daughter whom Hussein met in October; he for the third time, she for the first; in Amman, less than a week after the King's divorce from wife No. 2.

Died. James ("Little Jimmy") Patton, 39, gritty 185-lb. safetyman for the New York Giants (1955-67), who played in six championship games, five pro bowls, and was one of the best man-toman pass defenders in pro football; in an automobile accident on Dec. 22;...

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