Engaged. Acting Mayor of Chicago Michael Bilandic, 54, close friend of the late Richard Daley and heir apparent to his throne; and Socialite Heather Morgan, 34, executive director of Chicago's Council on Fine Arts. Bilandic, who topped five other contenders in the Democratic primary, is expected to win the June general election tp fill the remaining two years of Daley's term.

Married. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., 62, onetime Under Secretary of Commerce and third son of the former President; and Patricia Luisa Oakes, 27, socialite and adopted daughter of Mining Heiress Nancy Oakes; he for the fourth time, she for the first; at the Roosevelt family estate in Dutchess County, N.Y.

Died. Richard Bissell, 63, witty novelist and co-author of the hit Broadway musical The Pajama Game; of a brain tumor; in Dubuque, Iowa.

Died. Edward N. Cole, 67, outspoken former president of General Motors and auto industry innovator; at the controls of his private plane in a crash near Kalamazoo, Mich. An engineer who rose through the ranks to become president in 1967, Cole had the rare savvy and persistence to conceive an idea, guide it through the corporate mazes and oversee its embodiment in steel. He helped design the controversial Corvair, sold GM on the merits of the pollution-cutting catalytic converter and the recently abandoned rotary engine, and supported development of the air-bag safety system. His motto at the corporation was "Kick the hell out of the status quo." Cole retired from GM in 1974 and had taken over Checker Motors, intending to produce a more efficient taxi. "Once you have it in your blood," he often said, "you're always looking for solutions to problems."

Died. Ludwig Erhard, 80, former Chancellor and architect of West Germany's economic miracle after World War II; of heart disease; in Bonn. A German economist without a Nazi past, Erhard was selected by U.S. Occupation officials to help restore Germany's war-ruined economy. A laissez-faire economist, he initiated currency reform, then abolished price controls and rationing. His rationale: "Turn the people and the money loose, and they will make the country strong." It worked. West Germany became Europe's most prosperous power. A strong supporter of the Common Market and European integration, Erhard succeeded Konrad Adenauer as Chancellor in 1963 but stepped down three years later when his fragile, problem-riddled Christian Democratic coalition came apart.

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