NEWS LITE : NAMES IN THE NEWS JFK JR.'S WIFE MAY BE IN A FAMILY WAY.

Everybody's wondering if Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is pregnant. Why? Because for the first time since she married John F. Kennedy Jr., she looked gloriously happy at a Big Apple soiree the other night.

``I had to do a double take to make sure it was her,'' said Village Voice columnist Michael Musto. ``She was radiant and smiling and acting affectionate with John-John. She was rubbing his back. I was amazed - she looked so happy.''

And if that doesn't convince you, consider this: In New York Daily News photos, ``the usually rail-thin 31-year-old is clearly seen with a new and unmistakable fullness in the abdomen. Her face, too, looks fuller,'' write columnists George Rush and Joanna Molloy.

And, lest ye still a nonbeliever be, when told Carolyn looked ``well along,'' Kennedy's spokeswoman would only say, ``Oh, wow!''

Ricki Lake chooses kid over cockapoo

Ricki Lake has to give up her best friend in favor of her baby.

Lake's cockapoo, Dudley, got aggressive with her 7-month-old son Milo, twice growling at the baby, the talk-show host told React magazine, a weekly newspaper supplement aimed at young people.

She has to give the dog away and hopes to find a home that will allow her to visit. Lake got the dog eight years ago.

``He was around long before my husband, long before my child, so we've been through a lot together,'' Lake said in next week's issue.

Settlement ends Diana album suit

An Oregon religious music publisher has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit against the producers of the Princess Diana funeral album.

Decca Records Ltd. agreed to put stickers with a copyright notice and proper acknowledgments on its stock of CDs and cassettes, said Leonard DuBoff, a lawyer for Oregon Catholic Press in Portland.

He would not disclose any money terms of the settlement reached Wednesday.

The publisher sought $10 million when it sued last week, accusing Decca of using Diana's favorite hymn, ``Prayer of St. Francis,'' on the album without reference to the composer, publisher or OCP, the nonprofit holder of the copyright.

In addition to including stickers on CDs and cassettes not yet distributed, Decca agreed to ship stickers to retailers and request that they place them on 500,000 recordings already distributed around the world, DuBoff said.

The song, also known as ``Make Me a Channel of Your Peace,'' was written by Sebastian Temple. The album is the BBC recording of Diana's funeral service.

Disastrous monikers

get retired

Andrew, Mike, Alibera. Troublemakers all, but never again.

The United Nations weather experts who name storms have decided there won't be any second chances for the most notorious squalls.

``I regret to say that if your name is Andrew, Mike or Alibera . . . hurricanes that have caused so much devastation and loss of life, these names have been retired and will never be used again,'' said Eirah Gorre-Dale of the World Meteorological Organization.

In the Western Hemisphere alone, 44 names have been retired.

Hurricane Andrew caused $15 billion of damage in the United States in 1992. In 1990, Cyclone Alibera wrecked almost all the buildings in Manajary, Madagascar, and Typhoon Mike swept through the Philippines, killing hundreds and causing more than $350 million in damage.

Those names are finished. But there's hope for Gordon, Irene, Owen, Wendy and Lisa among many others still available, Gorre-Dale said.

About 80 tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons develop every year, with winds swirling to at least 74 mph. Six world regions have alphabetical lists prepared with names fitting their locales. For instance, the Caribbean list for this year includes Ana, Fabian, Henri and Wanda.

The idea of naming storms comes from regional traditions. At one point, in some Spanish-speaking islands, storms were named for the saint's day when they hit. Hurricanes Santa Ana and San Felipe struck Puerto Rico in 1825 and 1876.

During World War II, the United States used female names for storms. Male names were added to the lists in the 1970s.

MTM in the '90s

Moore, Harper discussing sitcom reunion

Mary and Rhoda. Together again?

Mary Tyler Moore may try to turn the world on with her smile again by starring in a new version of her hit 1970s comedy, together with Valerie Harper. Both actresses said they are talking with television network executives about a new comedy.

``Is it Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern?'' talk show host Rosie O'Donnell asked Moore on ``Rosie'' Friday.

``Possibly,'' Moore answered, smiling.

``The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' ran on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Moore portrayed Richards, a single woman who was an associate producer of the evening news on WJM-TV in Minneapolis. Harper played Morgenstern, her upstairs neighbor, a role she spun off into her own hit series.

TV Guide this summer named a 1975 episode of ``The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' in which the gang mourns the death of Chuckles the Clown as the best television show ever.

Moore and Harper both subsequently tried their hands at other TV series with little luck. Now they're teaming up.

``For years, people would say, `Oh, God, why can't you and Mary get together?' '' Harper told the New York Post. ``So now we are. We're doing this equally together.''

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(3) Mary Tyler Moore, left, tells talk show host Rosie O'Donnell on Friday about her future TV plans.