Milestones, Mar. 6, 1978

MARRIED. Billy Kilmer, 38, Washington Redskins quarterback; and Sandy Scott, 35, a Delta Air Lines stewardess; both for the second time; in Las Vegas.

DIED. Daniel ("Chappie") James Jr., 58, the first black four-star general in U.S. history; of a heart attack; in Colorado Springs, Colo. A child of Depression-era Florida and a veteran of the segregated armed forces, James joined in an early black sit-in in 1945, flew 101 combat missions in Korea and 78 more in Viet Nam, rose to be commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command...

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