27 Rebels Reported Killed
United Press International
MANILA — Government troops backed by armored vehicles and helicopter gunships repulsed a force of 150 Communist rebels, killing 27 of them, officials said Thursday. They said the guerrillas of the New People’s Army struck at a 22-man army detachment about 650 miles south of Manila. The soldiers held their ground until helicopter gunships and armored vehicles arrived.
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