Milestones, Sep. 24, 1979

SEEKING DIVORCE. Karolyn Rose, 37; from flamboyant Philadelphia Philly Pete Rose, 38, one of the highest-paid players in baseball; on the ground of "gross neglect of duty"; after 15 years of marriage, a daughter and a son; in Cincinnati.

DIED. Dr. Agostinho Neto, 56, President of Angola since its independence in 1975; following surgery for cancer; in Moscow (see WORLD).

DIED. Ayatullah Mahmoud Taleghani, 74, an advocate of moderation within the Iranian theocracy, revealed upon his death to have been chairman of the secretive Revolutionary Council, Iran's chief ruling body; of a heart attack;...

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