AILING. ERIC WRIGHT, 31, better known as Eazy-E, co-founder of early gangsta rap group N.W.A.; from AIDS; in Los Angeles. In critical condition, Wright did not know he had the disease until he was hospitalized three weeks ago for breathing problems.
AILING. CARL SAGAN, 60, mediagenic astronomer; from a rare bone-marrow disease; in Ithaca, New York. Sagan is taking a leave of absence from Cornell to seek treatment for the potentially cancerous condition.
RELEASED. JEFF STONE (NE GILLOOLY), 27, newly named ex-spouse of rogue skater Tonya Harding; from prison after serving a year for his role in arranging Nancy Kerrigan's knee...