Indo-china: THE U.S. MOOD: NOT ANOTHER BULLET

To gauge the reaction of Americans to the debacle in Viet Nam and President Ford's call for more military aid, TIME'S regional bureau chiefs last week sampled public and editorial opinion in their areas. Their reports:

New England's SANDRA BURTON

As the opening shots of the Bicentennial echo across New England, the news from Indochina seems almost as much a part of past history as the rout of the redcoats at Lexington and Concord. The decision to remove American influence as well as troops from Viet Nam was made in the minds of many New Englanders long ago and confirmed time and...

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