Pre. ident Johnson• ■ eho4aled •t ■ tto~ toni~ht in N ew York. !her• to receive the annusl I rreedom Aw rd - of Freedom House. Also to reply to recent criticism~- of American policy in Viet Ham. The Pre~1dent expected to 1ay that there • will no •mindless escalation• of the war - lnto a major conflict with Red China. Re'e expected to add however, that America's oblig~tion in Viet Nam - will • be met•. I T . r s t n led th har - core Viet Cong troop u O a in tw o battl s -- ba ely sixty miles apart. The fi rst -- north o Bong Son, where two companies or battle hr ene Viet Con eel ed to stand up and slub it out with U.S. Maines. A fat al m is tak e . The guerrillas los1n about 1 ty men be for e they broke an d f led. ~ e con d / T he ~ucr battle -- south of Bong Son; where U.S. Air Cavalrymen ran into enemy resistance while pursuing others they had d riven early this week from a jungle hide- ou t. The opposing f orces still reported -- heavily engaged" at ni htfall. At the same time - pressure be an to build todAY 1n the Sen , te - for a quick vote of confidence on American olicy in Viet Nam. Both Democratic and RepublioRn le ? ders urging speedy approval of the president• four point eight billion dollar military ~ authorization bil'l A'il provide mo 0 ey ¥11&11,= needed - to meet the coata of war. Senator Dirks n, for one , a11ert1n~ the time !or debate has paa ■ ed - 1 the time for action 11 here and now•. Senator Long, for another, predictin1 pa11age of the mea1ure - no later than tomorrow with five d1seent1ng vote• at moat - said he. NUR o · nn un m n today rom the Def . n e D partment a h ov rnm n wil a ra - o · male nur oon ma ke 1 ts fir : t cal 1 - - ·or The call - u estgn e to meet a horta o · Army an Navy nurses -- arising ~r om the war in Vt t a m. D eel ion to "111 the ap with men -- based on the act that th e overnment as yet a has no authority -- t o dra t women. A two hundr d page public rep rt of top secret testimony by Defense Secretary ~Ob_J!rt McNamara w r made public today 1n Was in to • A condensed versi on of his annual report to the Senate Armed se rvices com n ittee. • ..s In it - McNamAra contend.e that a Red victory -\ in Viet Nam - would set loose a Chinese attempt at of Revolution throughout 1 all)the under-developed world.• /} ' ' /2 - ~ , , NcNam r1 a ae sert 1ng further - tha tl\tlsc ■ 1 gA has already picked Thailand - was its neit victim,• /nd ha1 already laid the ro 11 nd work - for an alleged •war of national liberation• in that country. ed China•• long term goal - 1atd Molamara - 11 to become the dominant f~rce 1n A ■ ia, Africa and .Jr~ ~~"",44-- - M • . 1- I~ the test Latin America. Viet NamA ; ( a • case in Chine's mas t er p l a n . - - ~ ~ _. E l 8 e w her • on 'ap 1 t o 1 H 111 - v e t er a n Democratic Sen tor Pat McNam ~ ra ~f Mioh!.il._n _ today anno , ficed that he will retire fro public office at the end of this year. Thee venty-one yeP~old McNamara who is just completing hie second term - a1 giving age 11z the reAson for hla decision. Although now 1n good he;:tl th he said he feared he might be A ( ~ una le to do full justice to his~Senate re1pone1 b 111t1ee through a not ~ ~ r s 1 x year term. The rerult likely to be a bruising Democrat 1c primary 1n M1oh1ga~ At1th former Michigan Governor G Mennen illtam1 - who 18 now A1s1stant Secretary of State for Africen affairs - and Mayor Jerry Cavanaugh of Detroit - ~oth expected to declere y for" McNamara~ Senate eeat. S!RIA Once more revolut !on followed quickly by cou . nter- revolut ion today -- in the Middle East. Extremists in Syria's ruling Baath Party -- seizing power in a pre-dawn coup. Quickly capturing the seat of government at Damascus along with President Amin Hafez and Premier Salah Bitar; only to run into fierce army resistance -- within a matter or hours. The attempted ooup -- Syria's twelfth since Nineteen Forty Nine· apparently led by Major General Salah Redid -- a Baath extremist who was purged from the party last December. It was sta~d -- we are told -- over a recent proclamation by President Hafez; considered by many -- a bid to return to better relations with Egypt's Nasser. Tonight the outcome of the coup seems to be in doubt. In themeantime __ all Syrian seaports, airports, and borders are closed. The country's only contact with the world -- through Radio Damascus. INDONESIA The man who was once commander of Sukarno's ~alace Guard want on trial or his life today in Jakarta. Lieutenant Colonel Untung charged with treason and armed rebellion -- 1n that attempted Indonesia coup of last October. Meanwhile, renewed violence today -- at te Palace; with Sukarno forced to call in troops -- to put down another student anti-Communist demonstration. According to an Australian newsman at the scene -- the ~ riot claiming the lives of ati/J.east two and possibly as •ny ~ as five students. \ 1 ... QLIAN A far-reaching fed e ral pro ~ raa to olean1e Aaer ica' s river fnd 1treaa1 - was proposed today by President Johns on in stil~nother 1pec1a1 me11age to congresa. The pro~ram to begin with a 10-oalled •c1ean Rivera ~~ Deaona,ra,1on Program•· i~'h a aodee, 1n1,1al budget of r11,, Mllllon Dollar,. Ultimate goal - 1aid the President - ;,,o clean and pre1erTe entire rlver ba1in1 - from thelr aouroea ,o their ■ outhe.• The Preeldent a110 re~ort1n1 - tha, he will soon launch a 111111ar elean alr program. - - Deeigned - 1a1d h e ~ SQ■•* l■proTe and 1no ea1e federal reaearoh 1: t1nanc1n1 and teebnloal ae111tanoe - ~ . to help a,ate and local governaente tate the mea1ure1 needed to control air pollutlon. TICKETS From San Antonio, Texas -- the story today or a traffic violation -- plus some aggravation. A local patrolman reporting -hat he stopped a woman to give her a trat'fic ticket, only to have her tear up the summons and bite him on the cheek -- as she !'led into her home nearby. Did the policeman turn the other cheek? Not on your li f e. He wrote out a new ticket -- and delivered it personally -- along with a warrant for the woaen's arrest. The charge this time -- aggravated assault. When a lady bites you on the cheek -- ls that -- well -- 1 what does it mean, Warren. pt SQRIMl.lATION rc:.. .1"1.! h "t't;,( te• A ~n all-male walk-out today at Hew Concord, Ohlo. A direct re8ult of recent federal legi1lat1on 6 uaranteeing equel 3ob opportunltie~ to women. The men 1triker1 proteet1ng that women t4 ■A have been given the be~t 3ob1 1n a local generAl - Elec t ric plant - merely to coaply wlth the new law. Jobe which in rea11tJ, they couldn't handle - ea1d the men. Company pollcy thu1 branded by the union -- a clear cae fl of d1ecr1a1nation agftinet men.