Complications in Public Power Policy and TVA Grid
The article outlines the clash between public power advocates and private interests in the Tennessee Valley Authority grid. It notes the shift toward private transmission lines, federal efforts under Roosevelt and Truman, and the Dixon-Yates dispute with the Atomic Energy Commission over feeding power into the TVA system amid looming shortages.
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Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosen
Truman
Eisenhower
Agen i
Thas
Camisguz
Stration
Dixon-Yates Group
TVA
Conawag
Vases
Octatic
AEC
Witter
Lewis L. Mow
Power politics flare over Dixon-Yates deal and public power sale
A clash unfolds over Adolphe Wenzell's dual roles with Budget Bureau and First Boston in the Dixon Yates contract, while debate continues on selling federal power to Georgia Power for cooperative resale. Attorney General Brownell argues the law favors cooperatives and public agencies, warning the sale to a private firm would defy public power policy and intensify political tensions.
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Ity
Dixon-Yates
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Budget Bureau
TVA
First Boston Corp
First Boston
Dixon-Yates Group
Georgia Power Co
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Lemming Uses Teeth to Dig Rather Than Claws
The lemming shows unusually long front teeth that serve as digging tools, replacing the need for claws. This adaptation highlights its distinctive foraging behavior and physical traits observed in the study.
Arkansas hunter killed in Colorado during hunt
John B. Murray Jr. of Jacksonville Arkansas died after a bullet fired at a deer from a rifle held by M S Davies Jr. of Dumont Texas struck him in the head while they sat in a car near Gunnison Colorado. Coroner Alex Campbell said Davies fired from the top of the car as the deer was sighted. Thelmer Swain and James Woodie of Searcy Arkansas were in the rear seat. other party members were not present.
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Gunnison
Colo
John B. Murray Jr
Jacksonville
Ark
Here
Alex Campbell
Murray
M. S. Davies Jr
Dumont
Tex
Davies
Campbell
Thelmer Swain
James Woodie
Searcy
Burll Dykes
Honson
Buddy Owens
North Little Rock, Ark
Man Charged With Girl's Slaying in Hot Spring
Prosecutor H A Tucker said he would file first degree murder charges today against Bill Downen 28 for the slaying of his 4 year old step daughter Martha Jackson. Downen admitted the crime and officers led to an abandoned water well where the body was found weighted with a concrete block. The victim’s body showed a gash just below the hairline.
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Hot Spring
H A. Tucker
Bill Downen
Martha Jackson
Tucker
Downen
State Hospital
Leonard Ellis
Ragweed Valley
Here
Downe
Racing Commission to Meet Next Week on West Memphis Tracks
Arkansas Racing Commission chair Dr. Edwin L. Dunaway said a meeting will occur some day next week after Gov Faubus returns to decide controversies over dog and horse tracks in West Memphis and Hot Springs. The court ruled Oaklawn Jockey Club’s Hot Springs franchise valid.
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State Supreme Court
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Hot Springs
Jockey Club
Dunway
West Memphis
Dunanway
Senate Chief Claims Super Soup Recipe
Kentucky's Earle Clements who will pilot Senate Democrats during Lyndon Johnson's illness boasts he can brew a bean soup tastier than the Senate restaurant's fame. Mrs. Clements describes his method, ham hocks, hominy grits, sausages, and Kentucky cooking lore.
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Washington
Kentucky
Earle Clements
Senate Democrats
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Trial Runs Planned on Dog Racing in West Memphis
Southland Racing corporation schedules dog races in West Memphis for Crittenden county residents under eight years old dogs. First prize is 75 dollars with elimination prizes of 5.10 and 20 dollars. Races run Wednesday and Thursday with finals the next night. Special TV pictures will be taken. Public is invited with no admission charge.
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West Memphis
Southland Racing Corporation
Crittenden County
Southland
Daily Sun
Markets and grain prices in markets and Chicago
Markets in Little Rock and Floral area show mixed demand for broilers and fryers with steady to weak tone. Grain and provisions in Chicago rally soybeans and corn while wheat oats and rye retreat. Du Pont leads chemical shares, aircrafts rise, metals and railroads gain.
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Broilers
Little Rock
Baitesville-Floral Area
F.o.b. Farm
Chicago live poultry and dairy prices hold steady
Chicago markets show steady receipts across poultry dairy and eggs. Live poultry in coops 1 316 Friday 719 coops 142 935 lb with heavy hens 22 5 25 5, light hens 17 5 19 broilers 23 25 caponettes 27 28 under 4% ib 29 30. Butter wholesale prices unchanged 57 5 57 75 92 A 57 5 90 B 56 5 89 C 54 25 eggs steady to firm receipts 8 583 prices mixed whites 60 64 9 percent A 52 standards 41 dirties 28 checks 27 current receipts 34.
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Chicago
Fio.b
New York Cotton Futures Mixed Amid Hedging and Profit Taking
Cotton futures in New York showed irregular trading with selling of near December against deferred months and late day hedging. By afternoon, prices ranged from 50 cents a bale lower to 1.35 dollars higher than the previous close, with December at 32.69, March 31.80, and May 31.35.
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New York
New York Stocks Rise On Market Optimism
New York stocks edged higher today on optimism about economic cues and corporate earnings. Traders watching technology shares reassessed risks as the session progressed, with gains broadening into midday trading.
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New York
Livestock Prices Fall at St Louis National Stockyards
Hogs run 16 500 head with broad mix prices and 140 170 lb hogs at 13 25 to 14 75 dollars. Cattle 8 000 with choicest steers steady and heavy dealer bids up to 24 dollars per cwt. Sheep 2 500 with prime lambs around 20 dollars and ewes sold 3 to 4 50 dollars.
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National Stockyard
Gill
U. S
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