61.   The battalion christened Friday is the second of three Colombian army units to be prepared and ferried into battle on dozens of U.S.-donated combat helicopters.

62.   The Colombian army, which began handing out its macabre posters nationwide in schools and shopping centers last week, wants to publicize human rights violations by rebels.

63.   The bulk of the funds would pay for military helicopters and Green Beret training for Colombian army battalions.

64.   The Colombian army often conducts operations in rural areas, where leftist rebels who have been fighting the state for decades are based.

65.   The Colombian army recently rescued a former Cabinet minister and other hostages.

66.   The Colombian army rescued an Italian engineer a day after he was kidnapped as he drove to work.

67.   The Colombian army will not help President Ernesto Samper out of his political crisis, a Colombian general reportedly said.

68.   The Colombian army said Monday that more suspected members of the Irish Republican Army visited the zone than previously believed.

69.   The death toll has prompted intense criticism of the Colombian army, which in recent months has suffered a string of humiliating defeats at rebel hands.

70.   The last of three Colombian army anti-drug battalions to be trained by Green Berets has graduated at a ceremony attended by top U.S. military commanders and the American ambassador.