Milestones: Jul. 30, 1984

HOSPITALIZED. Liza Minnelli, 38, effervescent singer-actress; for treatment of alcohol and Valium problems; at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Minnelli's newly acknowledged difficulties evoke rueful comparisons with her mother, Judy Garland, who suffered from drug and alcohol addiction for much of her life.

DIED. James F. Fixx, 52, guru of the fitness generation who wrote two bestselling books explaining the mechanics and extolling the benefits of jogging, The Complete Book of Running (1977) and Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running (1980); of an apparent heart attack while jogging; in Hardwick,...

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