South Viet Nam: Down, Down, Down

Is South Viet Nam literally ungovernable? More than ever it looked that way last week as the latest regime was installed in Saigon, amid the usual grim expressions of resolve and the usual lofty promises of reform. Hardly had the new Premier, Tran Van Huong (TIME, Nov. 6) moved into his office when he ran head-on into the same murky obstacles that had undermined not only the government of Ngo Dinh

Diem, who was murdered a year ago supposedly to clear the way for reform, but had brought down the regime of Soldier-Premier...

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