* Emilio Milian; Denounced Extremist Cubans

Emilio M. Milian, 69, a Miami-based broadcaster who opposed Communism and denounced the extremism of some anti-Castro forces in the United States. His outspoken views made him the target of a terrorist car bombing in 1976 that cost him both his legs and nearly his life. Born in the small Cuban village of Sagua la Grande, Milian started working in radio at the age of 15 and later quit medical school at the University of Havana to become a full-time newsman. Milian left Cuba in 1965 along with his wife and three children, eventually settling in Miami. In Florida, Milian ran a print shop before starting a popular radio program on WQBA. No one was ever charged with the 1976 bombing and, despite continued harassment and death threats, Milian continued to be a force in broadcasting until failing health forced his retirement late last year. On Thursday at his home in Miami after a long battle with kidney and heart ailments.