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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
3
Egyptian officials arrest 12 in a French spy ring amid bribery claims to rig the Giza Sphinx and pyramids for sound and light shows. The case shadows Egypt’s famed attractions as authorities fund and modernize sites with multilingual tours and new display systems.
Jean Bellivier told investigators that Mohammed Saad Abdel Maguid was paid 5000 pounds to steer the son et lumiere wiring contract to a Paris firm La Societe Philips Eclairage et Radio. Paris says charges are absurd as officials plan a commission to probe the contract amid an espionage crackdown in Cairo.
Columbus utilities director C Howard Johnson Jr testifies that New York Central lost money on Train 321 between Cleveland and Columbus due to poor service and judgment. He notes trains 322 and 323 were profitable despite the carrier’s claim of losses and says the nine day ridership study was during Labor Day and student return. The commission audit supports NYC’s loss claims. hearing resumes December 12 to 14.
The new Ohio Higher Education Assistance Commission can begin functioning. Governor Michael V. DiSalle named its nine members: Frank G. Anger Dayton banker, Dan De Hayes Columbus official of the Ohio Independent Telephone Association, Jack S. Marks Chillicothe Gazette, Philip F. Searle Ashtabula banker, Peter Amato Wellsville realtor, Arch Anderson Toledo banker, The Very Rev Raymond A. Roesch University of Dayton president, Edgar J. Mack Jr. Cincinnati broker, and Lynn W. Turner Otterbein College president. Members’ terms expire in 1962 to 1964.
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