Milestones, Dec. 8, 1975

Died. Ross McWhirter, 50, master of trivia, which he collected with his identical twin Norris in their Guinness Book of World Records, a compilation of every conceivable record, and holder of one in its own right as the alltime best-selling copyrighted book; after being gunned down at his doorstep following his public offer of a $100,000 reward for the apprehension of I.R.A. killers; in London.

Died. Dr. Lewis Dahl, 60, chief of staff of the Hospital of the Medical Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory; of cancer; in Upton, N.Y. Dahl's pioneering experiments,...

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