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Orphaned at the Marne. The successful Nobelman was born in the Algerian village of Mondovi, the son of a poor artisan. Orphaned at ten months by the Battle of the Marne, Camus never saw his French father, spent his sou-less boyhood in Algiers with his Spanish mother. Working his way towards a philosophy degree at the University of Algiers, young Camus was invalided by a bout with TB, which may have stimulated his lifelong preoccupation with death. He recovered completely, as he did from a brief bout with the Communist virus contracted at about the same time...
...with France he said that we should be prepared to stand by as a "helpful friend" while France experiences the inevitable pain of "adjustment to loss of power" in Algeria. He sharply criticized as "naive" Sen. John Kennedy's proposal that the U.S. work through the U.N. to achieve Algerian independence...
...Algerian nationalists jumped to exploit France's internal crisis. In a show of impudent strength, they staged a coordinated attack on Sidi-bel-Abbes, the storied home of the Foreign Legion itself...
...show of soberer responsibility, Algerian nationalists let it be known that Tunisia would speak for them officially in the forthcoming debate at the U.N. Tunisia, said Chief U.N. Delegate Bahi Ladgham, feels that the Algerian Front of National Liberation (FLN) has the support of the majority of Algerians. "We have kept in touch," he said, "and of course we are neighbors." What were the chances of success? Said Mr. Ladgham: "Each side must give...
With the French refusal to take a decision on Algeria, the only end to the costly and bloody battle in that area appears to be through negotiated settlement. The Moroccans, Tunisians, and Algerian nationalists have called for a four-part conference with the French to try and settle differences without forcing Algerian autonomy on France. But in the absence of a French government, it seems unlikely that the parley could be held before the United Nations begins debate on the subject...