Milestones, Apr. 10, 1978

ILL. Arnold Ray Miller, 54, beleaguered president of the United Mine Workers union; with a mild stroke suffered two days after signing the controversial contract that ended his 5½-month grind of negotiations with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and brought disgruntled miners back to work last week; in Miami.

ILL. John Wayne, 70, craggy hero of some 200 movies; with suspected respiratory ailments following bouts of flu and pneumonia; in a hospital in Boston.

DIED. Dr. Wadi Haddad, 49, co-founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (P.F.L.P.) along with fellow physician...

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