Milestones, Aug. 8, 1977

Died. Prince Charles of Luxembourg, 49, younger brother of the reigning Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg; of a heart attack; at his estate in Florence, Italy. A dashing, fun-loving sportsman, Charles was long active in promoting business and industry in his pocket principality. In 1967 he wed Joan Douglas Dillon, daughter of former U.S. Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon.

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Died. Archbishop Coleman Francis Carroll of Miami, 72, powerful, hardline Roman Catholic traditionalist, civil rights warrior and champion of Florida's Cuban refugee community; of heart disease; in Miami Beach. As Florida's highest-ranking Catholic prelate, Carroll combined strong support for racial justice and the...

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