Milestones, Apr. 23, 1973

Separated. Phil Esposito, 31, star of the Boston Bruins and the National Hockey League's leading scorer for the past three years, now mending from knee surgery after being injured two weeks ago in a playoff game; and Linda Esposito, thirtyish; after nine years of marriage, two children; in Boston.

Died. Dudley Senanayake, 61, quiet, conservative, three-time Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); of heart disease; in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Succeeding his father as Prime Minister in 1952, Senanayake found his government beset with chronic inflation, food shortages and a leftist opposition determined...

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