Milestones Mar. 9, 1998

INDICTED. THE REV. HENRY LYONS, 56, president-shepherd of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.; on charges of racketeering and theft; in St. Petersburg, Fla.

DIED. J.T. WALSH, 54, character actor and specialist in obdurate personae; of a heart attack; outside San Diego. Walsh's sense of icy machismo made him perfect for David Mamet's anomic world; the playwright gave Walsh his first big break when he cast him in the 1984 Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Walsh did not start acting until he was 30, yet he brought his skill to nearly 60 film roles, including a turn as John Ehrlichman...

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