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...country, recruiting support from top generals, impressing the populace with displays of calculated generosity, and keeping his name in the headlines by demanding that 140,000 more U.S. troops should be sent to South Viet Nam. At the same time, his most serious rival, Lieut. General Nguyen Van Thieu, who is Chief of State, formally declared that he is a candidate and began campaigning...
Many U.S. and Vietnamese officials feared that a showdown between the two prideful generals might split the army, which is the primary unifying force in Viet Nam. They thus hoped that one or the other would retreat from the race. But, vowed Thieu, "I do not intend to withdraw...
...Commander in Chief of the armed forces, sets both domestic and foreign policy, oversees the budget, has patronage aplenty, and in time of emergency rules by decree. The job would be a significant step up for Ky, whose present powers as Premier are substantial but ill-defined, or for Thieu, whose Chief of State position, outwardly at least, is largely ceremonial...
...candidate, Thieu has some advantages. In a land that reveres age, he is slightly older (44 to 36) than Ky. He is a native of South Viet Nam and married to a woman from the Delta, while Ky suffers from the disadvantage of being a Northerner. Quiet and unobtrusive, Thieu commands more respect among his fellow generals than Ky, who is resented by many for being too cocky and pushy. Thieu also outranks Ky in the military, three stars...
...weeks ago, Premier Nguyen Cao Ky declared his candidacy for the presidency of South Viet Nam. His only reservation in standing for the Sept. 3 elections, he said, was that he would "never" oppose his colleague in the ruling military directorate, General Nguyen Van Thieu, should Chief of State Thieu decide to run. Though both officers had wanted a single "military" candidate to avoid splitting the army's loyalties in the balloting, both also want the presidency badly. So last week Thieu called Ky's bluff. He announced that he, too, would run, although it would...