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...approach of the June 30 fil- ing deadline for presidential candidates in South Viet Nam, the rivalry be tween Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky intensified. U.S. diplomats alerted Washington that trouble was imminent. Rumors of coup and counter-coup coursed through Saigon: Vietnamese marines loyal to Ky were said to be headed for the capital; 20 truckloads of pro-Thieu troops were reported en route to the city. Though the rumors proved false, the nation had good reason to be upset. A break between Ky and Thieu could have split the armed forces into...
Suddenly, the dispute was resolved. Ky, once the heavy favorite to win the presidency in the September 3 elections, agreed to step aside. Moreover, he said he would take the second spot on a ticket headed by Thieu. Said a subdued Ky after his withdrawal: "We must all make sacrifices in order to realize unity...
...coup against Ngo Dinh Diem but was ousted as chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council only three months later, retains wide popular appeal. The generals quickly decided to keep him out of the country. Then they turned to an even graver problem-the feud between General Thieu (pronounced Choo), a phlegmatic, 44-year-old career soldier who is known as a shrewd ma- nipulator, and Air Vice-Marshal Ky, a flamboyant, 36-year-old pilot with a penchant for power...
...Vien. There they expressed their deep misgivings over the feud's effect on military unity. They decided to invite the two men to talk things over. In a heated and often an gry confrontation that ran on for nearly three days, the commanders urged Ky and Thieu to compose their differences or resign from office in favor of a caretaker government. Both refused...
...them 15% raises. His ally, National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan, is using his own persuasive powers among the provincial chiefs, and the boss of the pacification program is doubling as Ky's campaign manager. Government censors, controlled by Ky, play up news about him while playing down Thieu...