Milestones, Apr. 24, 1978

ENGAGED. Stuart Symington, 76, first Secretary of the Air Force (1947-50) and telegenically handsome, four-term Democratic Senator from Missouri who, he said, graduated from politician to statesman when he retired in 1976; and Ann (Nancy) Hemingway Watson, 59, widow of Arthur K. Watson, an IBM executive and a son of its founding father. The wedding, in June, will be the second for each.

MARRIED. Aretha Franklin, 36, long-reigning queen of soul, rhythm 'n' blues, gospel and nearly every other popular music territory; and Glynn Turman, 31, handsome actor of stage (A Raisin in the...

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