Milestones

By Harriet Barovick, Matthew Cooper, Autumn De Leon, Andrew Goldstein, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, Desa Philadelphia, Chris Taylor

SENTENCED. JONATHAN SCHMITZ, 29, Jenny Jones Show guest convicted of murdering Scott Amedure, who revealed on the show that he had a crush on Schmitz; to 25 to 50 years in prison; in Pontiac, Mich. Schmitz's first conviction was overturned on appeal.

RECOVERING. RUTH BADER GINSBURG, 66, Supreme Court Justice, from surgery for colon cancer; in Washington. Ginsburg will remain hospitalized for about a week. It is not clear whether she will be able to return for the high court's new term, which begins Oct. 4.

DIED. W. ARTHUR GARRITY JR., 79, the federal judge who in 1974 triggered riots and "white flight" by ordering the desegregation, by student busing, of Boston schools; in Wellesley, Mass.

DIED. HARRY CRANE, 85, stand-up comedian turned screenwriter and co-creator of The Honeymooners; in Los Angeles. In a 50-year career, Crane made jokes for the Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and others, including Robert F. Kennedy.

DIED. BENJAMIN BLOOM, 86, education pioneer whose findings showed the relationship between early experience and learning, and focused attention on development and home environment; in Chicago. Bloom helped spur Head Start, the program for low-income students established in 1965 by President Johnson.

DIED. CHARLES CRICHTON, 89, British film director of The Lavender Hill Mob, among other comedies of the '40s and '50s; in London. Most recently, Crichton was nominated for an Oscar for the farcical 1988 John Cleese blockbuster, A Fish Called Wanda, his first feature film in nearly 25 years.

DIED. ENRIQUE ALFEREZ, 98, Mexican-born art-deco sculptor and Pancho Villa comrade whose dozens of sculptures decorate New Orleans; in New Orleans. Before moving to America to study art, Alferez served with the revolutionary forces, which he joined at age 12.