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...shaky as that of the British by the hog-wild nationalist uprising, abruptly fired the lot of them, with ironic thanks "for what you have done" and a reproof for failing to keep "security and order." To form the new government, he appointed an old friend and adviser: Aly Maher Pasha, 68, one of the richest men in Egypt, who has served twice be fore as Premier. As Chief of the Royal Cabinet when young Farouk first came to the throne as a boy of 16, Maher Pasha had formed and guided all the young monarch's early opinions...
...Premier at the outbreak of World War II, Maher dutifully followed the British lead and broke off diplomatic relations with the Axis in 1939. Later, when Maher began receiving visits from Goebbels, Mussolini's Balbo and their ilk, the British became suspicious and complained to Farouk. The King dismissed Maher, and in 1942 the British arranged to have him placed under "house arrest" for the duration...
Going over the Director's head, McCarthy appealed to the Civil Service Commission directly. And yesterday, in a move that baffled city officials, the Civil Service Commission by a vote of three to one, upgraded McCarthy. Now the line-up stands: 1. Patrick F. McCarthy, 2. Edward J. Maher, 3. Patrick F. Ready, and 4. Joseph Linnehan...
...soon as the Civil Service Commission announced the new scores, Maher engaged an attorney to press his case for first place in the courts...
...Unless Maher can obtain an injunction, the City Manager will have the job of choosing a chief by October 7, the legal deadline...