Milestones, Aug. 11, 1975

Died. Gary Sanders, 25, popular pro golfer; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Buena Park, Calif. At 16, Sanders won the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship, then turned pro after college and earned $22,665 during last year's tour, which included a victory in Florida's Amelia Island Open. He was competing in the Western Open in June when he learned he had lymph-gland cancer, which was thought to be unrelated to his death.

Died. Dr. Edward T. Tyler, 62, gynecological researcher whose work helped to develop the Pill; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. As...

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