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m tOMO iiuaunt, wtutow QMtWH . WEDNESDAY. JULY 2. 1883 g Jj AAodern Build.imgs Close ifiroinn) Momom) icofths imi CaHfceie By MICHAEL DEURE I Bourguiba was rcelectedi North Africans, nartiriilnr. i is the Mnslpm ITnivprsitv nf like Tinner Michigan nn No. RiH ISrlm,)ir. ...wv, . i u ..i-' . ji. ...:. . .. . . ' United Press International Tunis, Tunisia flJPD A city that stood here was once de scribed as "after Rome, the busiest and most corrupt cen ter of the West." The City was Carthage and it was a Roman governor, who so described it almost 1,200 years ago. Carthage was al ready 1,600 years old. Modem buildings rise now from the Roman baths to look over the Mediterranean to ward Italy. Freighters and oil ers push through nearby wa ters, once the domain of the Barbary Coast pirates. The Phoenicians, sailing west from what now is Leb anon founded Carthage about 800 B.C. Through the next 2,700 years Romans, Arabs, Turks and French claimed the area. Spain made a pass at it in the 16th Century and the British controlled the seas around it 300 years later. Driven From Tunisia The Allies drove the Ger man army from Tunisia into the Mediterranean in World War II. From, this battering cul tures a predominantly Arab state arose to independence in 1957. A poor country by American and European 'standards, Tunisia is neutral, pro-West and proud. Tunisia is an agricultural country. Much, of the land, though fertile, is underdevel oped. ' The country covers 48,332 square miles, a little less than North Carolina and a little more than Indiana. It is half ' way between the Straits of 'Gibraltar and the Suez Canal and, with Sicily, forms the barrier between the eastern and western Mediterranean. - Tunisia's 900 miles ot coast line gave it economic and po- . litical importance hundreds of years ago. - Smallest of Slates - Tunisia is the smallest of the north African states in area, sandwiched between the Mediterranean on the north - and east, Libya to the south . and Algeria to the west. There are 4,255,000 persons living in Tunisia, about the same number as in Missouri. About 4 million of these are Tunisian Moslems. The re mainder are Europeans, most- ly French and Italians, Jews : and "foreign" Moslems. The native Tunisian Is el- ; ther Arab or Berber, a fairer people than the Arabs. The country became auton omous March 20, 1956, after receiving increasing self-gov ernment measures from France since 1947. She be came a full-fledged republic one year later under President Habib Bourguiba. Decorator Magic ........ s Bourguiba was reelected president in 1959 for a five- year term. The president's Neo - Des- tour or "new constitution" party is the only one in the country since the Communists were banned Jan. 1, 1963. Internationally. Tunisia be- longs to the growing group of neutralist" or non-aligned nations-the young emerging countries of Africa and Asia who put their respective de velopments before member ship in either of the world's power blocs. North Africans, particular-! ly, with their history of col onial domination, see identi fication with the Communists or the West as submitting to "neo-colonialism.". A 'Young' Country Tunisia is a "young" coun try. More than half its popu lation is under 19 years of age. Arabic is the national and official language although most educated Tunisians also speak French. Schooling is ob ligatory up to the equivalent of the ninth grade. For higher education, there is the Moslem University of Zitouna in Tunis and the In stitute of Advanced Studies. These will be incorporated into a new Tunisian universi ty within six years. Students wishing to study abroad are encouraged by government grants. Many of the civil servants were edu cated in France for instance. Geographically, Tunisia is mountainous, fertile and fair ly well watered. On the coast, the climate is temperate. In land, in the Atlas Mountains, soft Mediterranean breezes give way to whipping winds like Upper Michigan on a No vember day. The Tunisian Sahara occu pies the whole of the south ern division of Tunisia. But it is not all desert. Mountains, in the southeast, reach more than 4,000 feet and vegeta tion is abundant. Rainfall averages about 22 inches a year compared to slightly , more than seven inches in Arizona and 43 in New York. In the Tunisian Sahara rainfall is uneven. Two or three years may pass with none, then there may be violent floods and storms. Besides agriculture, which employs more than 80 per cent of the work force, Tunis ia also has minerals - lead, phosphates and zinc. Since in dependence her light indus try, most fertilizers, carpets and shoes, has increased. So have her tourists. But the country Is poor. More than one-third of her population earns less than $37 annually, Farm Laborers People at this level would be farm laborers and peasants living in primitive conditions in the country on a diet of bread and dishes made from rice, oats and barley. At a higher level there are people like Amer Ben Khalm as, a railway office clerk, who earns about $1,200 a year. He represents the growing mid dle class as Tunisia becomes industrialized. Amer, 37, his wife Lallah and their three children share a three room apartment with a kitchen and bathroom over looking the sea in Tunis. The apartment is immacu late, but lightly furnished like most homes in. hot coun tries. It has a small patio where the family often sits af ter the evening meal. Some for Rent Amer and Lallah pay six dinars a month for rent. Most of the rest of his salary goes for clothes for himself and food. He is also buying a German-made radio on time and putting some money away. A national health program pays doctor and hospital bills. As the world shrinks in the air age, Tunisia is discovering her potential as a tourist at traction. Hotels rise above spectacu lar stretches of white sand. Their Moorish arhes, patios, fountains and mosaics blend with the surf, palm tree and cactus. Fifty miles southeast of Tunis is Hammamet, the best developed holiday spot in the country. The ornate houses and swimming pools of Euro pean colonial officials have been replaced by hotels and motels against the background of orange and lemon groves. Tunisia is enouraging for eign firms to build hotels and is already developing tourist regions itself. Accessories galore they are so crisp, cheery in den, dinette, bedroom, on aprons. . Bright Butterfly charm ing on checked gingham. Size of check determines . cross-stitch size. Pattern 7081: chart; color chart; di rections. THIRTY -FIVE CENTS .'(coins) for this pattern add 15 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing and special handling. Send to Alice Brooks, Medford Mail Trib une, Needlecraft Dept., P. O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N Y. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS, ZIP CODE, PATTERN NUM BER. 1963's Biggest Needlecraft Show stars smocked acces sories it's our new Needle craft Catalog! Plus over 200 fresh-to-you designs to knit, crochet, sew. weave, embroi der, quilt. Plus free pattern. Send 25c now. 1 Dir. hAYC Thursday. Fridav and .r"!1" Saturday - i - 1 and Wtaard Lena- life Bulbs! One Re- 129 60-, two 75-, one 100-watll 99c Lf'l Silicon! 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