EXPECTING. Julie Nixon Eisenhower, 28, who is writing a biography of her mother, Pat Nixon; and David Eisenhower, 29, who is finishing a book on his grandfather, Dwight D. Eisenhower; their first child; this summer. The baby will be the first grandchild for former President Nixon.

DIED. Harry Freeman, 71, Brooklyn-born managing editor in the U.S. for Tass, the Soviet news agency; of cancer; in Manhattan. After working for such leftist publications as the New Masses and the Daily Worker, Freeman joined Tass in 1929, writing about many aspects of American life for Soviet readers. In testimony before a Senate investigation committee in 1956. he took the Fifth Amendment when questioned about espionage activity.

DIED. Kurt Goedel, 71, Moravian-born professor at the Institute for Advanced Study (1953-76) who was regarded as one of the world's leading logicians; of heart disease; in Princeton, N.J. Formulated in 1931, Goedel's Theorem became a cornerstone of 20th century mathematics and philosophy. By demonstrating that there is no way to set up a mathematical system that will prove all statements within that system, the theory reaffirmed the creative aspect of mathematics: it implied that a computer could never be programmed to answer all mathematical questions, that human ingenuity rather than mechanical programming would always be needed to generate new mathematical axioms.

DIED. Gilbert Arthur Highet, 71, whose lively as well as erudite studies dramatically depicted the classical world for millions of readers; of cancer; in Manhattan. The author of 14 books (The Classical Tradition, Juvenal the Satirist) and scores of essays, Highet analyzed the West's debt to ancient Greece and Rome. During three decades at Columbia University, the Scottish-born scholar (he became a U.S. citizen in 1951) won a devoted following by his stirring, animated classroom style, confirming his dictum that teaching does not need "quiet, weak men who want to creep into some little niche."

DIED. William T. Schwendler, 73, a founder and chief engineer (1930-50) of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.; of heart disease; in Farmingdale, N.Y. Schwendler helped design World War II combat aircraft (the Wildcat, Hellcat and Avenger) that accounted for more than two-thirds of enemy planes shot down by the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater.

DIED. Alton Carter, 89, President Carter's uncle and the oldest member of the Carter family; of gall bladder disease; in Americus, Ga. The mayor of Plains from 1924 to 1952, "Uncle Buddy" also ran a general store and for the past few years worked in his son's antiques store, where he was a popular raconteur.

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