Washingtons TVA yardstick and power fight exposed
President Roosevelts tidal attempt at government power in the Tennessee Valley Authority faces scrutiny as comptroller general McCarl unveils cost, depreciation, and tax questions. He cites 132.8 million spent, TVA assets valued at 51 million, and argues the 38 percent cost basis for depreciation is flawed amid congressional hearings and private power pressure.
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House Committee
Travel progress and crime in a changing world
In an essay style reflection, John Blake notes rapid travel advances from New York to London and Germany to New York, predicting a future of faster, safer global journeys. He questions social progress, laments crime and graft, and suggests engineers might target organized crime as progress stalls.
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