Fifty Years Ago Today, November 29, 1965

McNamara Pledges

Viet Nam Buildup

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara ending his visit to Viet Nam today by declaring that the United States would throw in as many fighting men as needed to wage the war against the Communists. McNamara told newsmen at Saigon airport after his 1 1/2 day factfinding tour that his most dramatic impression is that "we have stopped losing the war."

Klan Trial

Three Ku Klux Klansmen went on trial on federal conspiracy charges today in connection with the Alabama highways slaying of Detroit civil rights worker Mrs. Viola Liuzzo.

Lunar Arms Ban?

President Johnson was advised today to seek international agreement on "a code of human activity on the moon" to prevent the earth satellite from becoming a military base for any nation. The proposal for a moon code, made by a citizens committee of scientists, space experts and educators, was one of several put before a White House Conference on International Cooperation.

This story was originally published November 28, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, November 29, 1965 ."