Milestones Apr. 29, 1996

RELEASED. F. LEE BAILEY, 62, lawyer; from 44 days in jail for contempt of court; after agreeing to hand over 400,000 shares of stock belonging to an ex-client; in Tallahassee, Florida. Bailey had considered the stock payment for his services.

SENTENCED. ERIK MENENDEZ, 25, and brother LYLE MENENDEZ, 28, to life without parole for the murder of their parents; in Los Angeles.

DIED. MICHELLE CAREW, 18, daughter of baseball great Rod Carew; of leukemia; in Orange County, California. The search for bone-marrow donors turned her father into an advocate for transplant candidates, and her plight drew national attention to minority and...

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