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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
12
The Canberra Times weighs a 30 hour Christmas truce proposed by Vietcong and South Vietnamese American forces. A cautious view urges observers to avoid high hopes while stressing that a faithful 30 hour halt could build trust and advance negotiations, with religious leaders cited as potential influence.
A narrator recalls traveling to Mukinbudin known as Muka a wheat town on crossroads north east of Perth for a Christmas visit. The writer and family plan to stay with Uncle Monty and Aunty Ethel at a sheep station beyond the rabbit fence for a festive season full of expectations.
John Allan Monty, related to the poet, recalls decades in a marginal Western Australia block. He describes a remote life, a brood of warnings from a postman, dingo scalps and emu beaks as income, a courtroom heap of cash terms, and a steamy Christmas journey from Perth to Mukinbudin with beer in a waterbag.
Washington notes a Johnson budget focused on Vietnam costs and Great Society programs. Tax rises and deficits loom as defense spending, Latin America policy, and domestic aims collide, with big business urged to join poverty relief and systems analysis efforts nationwide.
West Berliners fear the last Christmas reunions may hinge on a fragile border deal. After five months of wrangling, East and West German negotiators issued day passes on November 25 allowing families to reunite before midnight. A 68 year old widow in Spandau hopes to spend Christmas with her daughter, five grandchildren, and two sisters across the wall, having saved from a small pension for gifts.
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