Milestones: Oct. 31, 1983

CONVICTED. Edwin P. Wilson, 55, former CIA agent currently serving 32 years for shipping arms to Libya; of trying to arrange from prison the murder of two federal prosecutors, a business associate and five Government witnesses who participated in the trial that led to his incarceration; in New York City. Wilson now faces up to 152 more years for the attempted murders and other related convictions.

HOSPITALIZED. Connie Francis, 44, singer (Where the Boys Are) who suffered a breakdown and became a recluse for seven years after she was raped in 1974; in a psychiatric hospital; in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Francis was...

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