Milestones Jun. 5, 1995

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ARRESTED. JOEY BUTTAFUOCO, 39, celebrity cad; for soliciting sex from an undercover cop; in Los Angeles. Buttafuoco could face six months in jail-plus more time in New York, where he is on probation for the statutory rape of gun-slinging teen Amy Fisher. Said tenaciously patient wife Mary Jo: "My husband is a very friendly guy."

DIED. LES ASPIN, 56, ex-Clinton Defense Secretary; of a stroke; in Washington. Aspin's thoughtful manner made for a difficult fit with the snap-to-it Pentagon, where the former chair of the House Armed Services Committee confronted hot-button issues like gays in the military. When it was revealed that he had turned down requests for more tanks and armored vehicles in Somalia prior to the deaths of 18 American soldiers in a Mogadishu fire fight, Aspin resigned-after less than a year at the helm.

DIED. ULYSSES KAY, 78, prolific composer whose works, like the opera Frederick Douglass, often drew on African-American themes; in Englewood, New Jersey.

DIED. HAROLD WILSON, 79, former British Prime Minister; in London. Wilson came to power in 1964, occupying No. 10 Downing Street for seven years, longer than any other 20th century peacetime premier except Margaret Thatcher. The silver-haired Labour Party leader was known for his pipe, raincoat and Yorkshire accent. Among his legacies: the 1967 devaluation of the pound to rescue a declining economy, the 1975 referendum that committed Britain to E.C. membership, and his recommendation of the Beatles for knighthood.

DIED. ISADORE ("FRIZ") FRELENG, 89, animator; in Los Angeles. In 1930 Freleng joined Warner Bros., where he animated the A list of cartoondom: Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam. Freleng won five Oscars for his blend of frenzied action and idiosyncratic characters.