Arthur Raymond, whose aircraft designs ushered in an era of global air travel, died Monday in Santa Monica, Calif. He would have turned 100 Wednesday. He was largely responsible for the design of Douglas Aircraft's DC-3, which was the world's most popular plane for more than two decades.

Viacheslav Chornovil, 61, one of Ukraine's most prominent politicians and a former Soviet political prisoner, died Thursday in an automobile accident near Kiev. He was the longtime leader of the opposition Popular Rukh movement and a key figure in Ukraine's fight for independence from the Soviet Union.

Pub Date: 3/27/99