Milestones: Jan. 12, 1970

Married. Milton R. Young, 72, Republican Senator from North Dakota since 1945; and Patricia Byrne, his secretary for 24 years; he for the second time; in a Roman Catholic ceremony at Arlington, Va.

Died. Salvatore Baccaloni, 69, basso buffo of the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1962; of heart disease; in Manhattan. His keen sense of timing, his magnificent voice and even grander physique (320 lbs.) gained Baccaloni a reputation as "the greatest scene stealer in the business." Toscanini discovered him in Italy in 1925, and the young giant packed houses around the world before coming to the Met to appear in...

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