Then came the inevitable Viet Cong reaction. Seeing their hold on the civilian populace begin to slip. the V.C. made Dr. Viti "Public Enemy No. 1" and put a price on his head. They threatened reprisals and posted circulars in every hamlet. One mother who chose to ignore the threat and seek aid for her dying baby was killed with her husband and four other children on the night she returned home. Medical supplies ran short. Additional re. quests for asylum raised the population to over 20.000. Refugee requests for aid for family members too sick to move from their