Gravely reassigned to Navy communications post
Captain Samuel L. Gravely Jr., 48, nominated last month to become the first black admiral, is reassigned to the Pentagon as chief of Navy communications. He captained the guided missile frigate Jouett since May and just returned from a seven month Southeast Asia cruise. promotion awaits Senate confirmation.
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Three-Year Vietnam Casualty Toll Surges Past Twenty-Two Thousand
A U.S. casualty tally shows 22,170 Americans killed in combat since the Paris peace talks began three years ago. The tally includes 4 deaths last week, the lowest weekly figure in three months. South Vietnamese deaths total 51,722. Allies report 394,659 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties.
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29-Vehicle Dust Storm Pileup Kills Six on I 10
Six people died and about 210 were injured in two crashes totaling 29 vehicles during a dust storm on Interstate 10 west of Casa Grande. The eastbound crash involved sixteen cars, while thirteen piled up in the westbound lane. Winds up to 50 mph reduced visibility to zero as fires erupted from exploding vehicles.
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Wildcat strikes disrupt Paris bus and sanitation services
A wave of wildcat strikes hits Paris east and north, crippling bus routes as only 17 of 34 buses operate amid stoppages by bus drivers and sanitation workers. Victims of recent accidents include George P. Wene of Tucson and Samuel Klausner Jr of Phoenix.
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Army names three Negro generals
The Army announced the promotion of three Negro colonels to brigadier general, the first time multiple Black officers reached star rank together. Roscoe C. Cartwright, Oliver W. Dillard, and James F. Hamlet were nominated by President Nixon and sent to the Senate for confirmation. Dillard and Hamlet serve in Vietnam, Cartwright at the Pentagon. Brig. Gen. Daniel James, the only Negro general in the Air Force, announced the promotions as proof of equal opportunity across the Defense Department.
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