Milestones Feb. 2, 1998

INDICTED. JOHN GOTTI JR., 33, reputed successor of jailed Mob boss John Gotti; on charges that include racketeering and extortion; in White Plains, N.Y.

SENTENCED. MIR AIMAL KANSI, 33, Pakistani terrorist who in 1993 ambushed CIA headquarters, killing two of its employees; to death; in Fairfax, Va.

DIED. JAY MONAHAN, 42, NBC News legal analyst and husband of Today show host Katie Couric; of cancer; in New York City.

DIED. CARL PERKINS, 65, Big Daddy of rockabilly; after a series of strokes; in Jackson, Tenn. Blue Suede Shoes, his anthem to teenage vanity nearly became his requiem when, as he was...

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