Milestones: May 2, 1969

Born. To Parnelli Jones, 35, ace racing driver, winner of the 1963 Indianapolis 500 and by his own estimate "a few hundred" other races, and Judy Thompson Jones, 27: their first child, a boy; in Torrance, Calif.

Divorced. By Cass Elliott, 25, the voluminous crystal-voiced mama of the Mamas and the Papas, now making it on her own: Singer-Songwriter James R. Hendricks, 29; on ground of cruelty (Mama Cass said, "He became more jealous as I became more famous and used to create scenes, throw tantrums and embarrass me in front of my friends");...

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