Milestones: Nov. 7, 1969

Married. Richard D. Zanuck, 34, who took over from his father Darryl as president of 20th Century-Fox; and Linda Harrison, 24, a bright-eyed starlet currently cast in the role of a bright-eyed starlet on TV’s Bracken’s World; he for the second time; in a civil ceremony; in Las Vegas.

Married. Dr. Sam Sheppard, 45, Cleveland osteopath and sometime professional wrestler, who spent nearly ten years in prison for the murder of his first wife before a retrial led to his acquittal in 1966; and Colleen Strickland, 20, the daughter of his wrestling manager; he for the third time; in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Divorced. Fou Ts’Ong, 35, critically acclaimed Chinese concert pianist who defected from Communist China in 1959; by Zamira Menuhin Fou Ts’Ong, 30, daughter of Violinist Yehudi Menuhin; on grounds of adultery; after nine years of marriage, one child; in London.

Died. Marion von Rospach, 44, founder and publisher of the Overseas Weekly, a racy tabloid for G.I.s abroad; in Manhattan. Almost from its inception in 1950. Mrs. von Rospach’s paper was in trouble with the military brass; its dedication to cheesecake earned it the sobriquet “Oversexed Weekly,” while its delight in uncovering military scandal often proved embarrassing, as in 1961, when it revealed that Major General Edwin Walker was indoctrinating his troops in West Germany with John Birch propaganda. Twice the Pentagon attempted to ban the paper from PX newsstands, only to be outmaneuvered by the determined publisher, who fought her case both in Congress and the courts.

Died. Francisco José Orlich, 62, former President (1962-66) of Costa Rica; of cancer; in San José. Shrewd, wealthy and ant-Communist, Orlich led a contingent of government troops that put down a Red-led insurrection in 1948: his friendship with José (“Pepe”) Figueres, the country’s most popular leader, eventually won him the presidency. Yet, an able executive, he worked with U.S. aid to raise his one-crop (coffee) country’s living standards.

Died. Tony Pastor, 62, bandleader and tenor saxophonist, whose mellow horn and rasping voice won a wide following in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s; of a heart attack; in New London, Conn. Pastor struck out on his own in 1940, and rode the crest of big-band popularity with such hits as Dance with a Dolly and Bell Bottom Trousers. In the postwar era, when dance bands began to wane, he remained popular—particularly after he hired two young singers from Cincinnati, Rosemary and Betty Clooney.