VIET CONG REPULSED
(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) DA NANG, June 13. Government marines, outnumbered three to one, eariy today beat back a heavy Viet Cong attack after a 12-hour battle in sandy coastal lowlands south of Da Nang. It began as a skirmish yesterday afternoon as the marine battalion and local militia began a search operation near a river, five miles south of Quang Ngai city.
Then the marines encountered a. guerrilla force, estimated at three battalions, and heavy fighting went on until early morning.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31085, 14 June 1966, Page 17
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