The World - News from Jan. 16, 1985
Salvadoran guerrillas attacked a coffee plantation in eastern San Miguel province, killing five soldiers, burning two coffee warehouses and causing about $2 million damage, military officials said. There was no immediate report of rebel casualties. The rebel radio said an armed C-47 plane inflicted civilian casualties near Moncagua, in San Miguel province. The C-47, equipped with three .50-caliber machine guns, is the latest U.S.-supplied addition to the government’s arsenal.
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