The World - News from Jan. 1, 1985
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Rebels battling the Soviet-backed government of Angola said their forces overran the northeastern diamond mining town of Cafunfo, killing 130 government troops and capturing about 22 foreigners, including two Americans employed by an Oakland-based airline. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) said in a statement in Lisbon, that the town was captured Saturday after two hours of fighting. The Americans were identified as Gerhart Propel, a pilot, and Alen Bongard, flight engineer, members of the crew of a Hercules transport plane operated by Transamerica Airlines, which had brought supplies to the town.
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