ANNOUNCED:

12/24/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

Actor James Doohan, best known as Scotty the engineer on the original "Star Trek" TV series, and his wife, Wende Doohan, are awaiting the arrival of their third child, a girl, on April 1. Wende is 43. On March 3, James turns 80 . . . Sen. Edward Kennedy (D - Mass.), 67, was hospitalized in Washington Sunday for a viral infection that left him with back and shoulder pain. He is said to be resting comfortably.