Senate and House join for TVA probe demand
A group of Senate and House critics urged a joint congressional inquiry into TVA administration. Senators Bridges and King with House Chairman May and Rep Antle push a five senate and five house panel to probe all TVA aspects under the TVA Act. The plan faces opposition from Norris and others who favor separate probes and FTC involvement.
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Washington
Senate
House
TVA
Congressional
Bridges
King
Utah
May
House Military Affairs Com
Antr
Norris
ind-Neh
Federal Trade
Speater
Hull
Amelie Muth
Rae
S&c
Grilges
Wing
Norvis
Bryé
Genes
Trey Sy
Cartier
D-Urahi
Weather forecast with scattered showers and warm spell
Weather outlook shows showers and thunderstorms in places with a trend toward generally fair conditions in the southwest. Cooler central areas May see rising temperatures by Wednesday with light winds, and a mix of showers tonight into Wednesday from the west.
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Donight
Ender Ip
Fairtlis
Saniner Cenisht Terel
Siort West Pneton
Eestor West Harti
Mother, Child Hitch-Hikers May Die Of Auto Injuries
In Grundy Virginia a mother and seven month old son were critically injured when struck by a car near Johnson City. The pair were hitchhiking with a third person from Big Stone Gap. two unknown men forced them from a vehicle after a prior robbery. Police report skull fractures and unconsciousness, with the car that hit them not yet identified. Meanwhile, fifteen prisoners escaped a county jail by sawing a second story window bar and using a quilt rope. Authorities, led by Sheriff BF M Ratliff, pursued the jailbreakers with outside help.
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Grundy
Ishmael Ratliff
Southirginia
M. Ratliff
Jie
Ae Autosiabile
John Martin
B. L. Hiya
Jennson City
Gray Sustlon Road
Mars
Vivian Flannery
Big Stone Gap
Willie Brace Flannery
Johnson Citys
Culton
Ingsport
Unification Plans Drawback Seen in Methodist Split
Bishop James Cannon Jr says an adverse North Mississippi Conference vote on 1998 amendments to the Methodist Church South articles jeopardizes unification. He notes the split could justify division and absorption as the controversy inflames across the church. Continged on Page Eight.
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Richsong
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church
South
North Mississippi
Bares Ranches
Richmond Christian Advocate
Hot Springs
Ark
General Conference
Human Alarm Clock Averts Regularity Is Main Quality
A satirical piece portrays Pie ik ViMage's "human mary clowl" and Charlie Moses resisting routine but valuing punctuality. The subject rejects yearlong plans for marriage while stressing dedication to work and a belief a good wife should guide him to morning duties.
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Banter
Charlie Moses
Hugier
Daily Mail
Dave
Waste in natural resources is hit in Tennessee
Sam Brewster, state conservation commissioner, warned civic leaders that American decline comes from waste of natural resources. He warned that the rising population will outpace land and resources in the next 35 years, and that entangling social and political strife cannot avert hardship.
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JO Himson City
Tenn
Sam Brewster
State Conservaatio
Brewster
Leaders favor helping small firms in taxes
Washington March 15 Senate Finance Committee informally considered a plan to aid small business by lowering rates in the administration tax bill. Chairman Harrison indicated an attempt to change house approved rates from 42 to 16 percent for firms with $25 000 annual net profit. Bailey proposed studying a gross income tax or a levy on capital investment to reach large corporations escaping heavy taxes. Roswell McGill noted the bill was $22 000 000 short on revenue after the house killed closely held corporations. The senate set 2 p.m. EST for a test vote on government reorganization.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Bailey
D.-N.c
House
Roswell McGill
Uicer
the Treasury
Vandenbers
Rmich
Senate
Walsh D-Mass
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Prent
Federal Trade Commission
White House
Wis
Vending Machines Hijacked In City Heist
Abingdon owner H. Caudle reported several days ago that 17 Roscoe slot machines were stolen from a vacant Old Kingsport building owned by Joe Miller. Miller admitted he stored Caudle machines there and said other of his own radio and cigarette machines were taken. Value around $500 with $60 to $75 in nickels inside. No suspects named. The theft disrupted pending operations in a state where such devices are prohibited.
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J. D. Newland
H. Caudle
Abingdon
Caudle
Old Kingsport
Joe Miller
Miller
Miler
Newland
Village Bustles When Sea Serpent Bones Are Found
Hustle Virginia residents swarm after Barbee Spindle finds sea serpent bones in a creek. More than 200 fragments shown, vertebrae up to 20 feet unveiled. J W Bailey of University of Richmond notes Zeuglodon size about seven feet. fossil lies in marl deposits along the Rappahannock river.
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Hustle
Barbee Spindle
Essex County
Hamstet
Br J. W. Bailey
University of Richmond
Gulf Stream
Hisex County
Tidewater Virginia
Rappahannock River
Seversky Proposes 120 Passenger Flying Yacht for Atlantic Run
March 4 Farmington, N Y A proposal from Seversky Aircraft Corp seeks a 120 passenger flying yacht to fly nonstop New York to London for Pan American Airways. The craft would weigh 300000 pounds with eight engines totaling 18490 horsepower and a 250 foot wing span. Maj. Alexander P De Seversky notes potential civilian and wartime uses including a bomb load of 20000 pounds and sub stratosphere operation.
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Farmingdale
New York
London
Trans-Oceanic Air Transport E Company
Seversky Aircraft Corporation
Fan American Airways
Stuart Steel Tne
Seversky Craft
Stainiess Steel
Alexander P. de Seversky
United States
Europe
de Seversky
U. S. Navy
Coast Guard
Berry Will Establish Campaign Headquarters Near Nashville
Walter M. Haynes, campaign manager for Senator George L. Berry, said here today that headquarters would be opened at the Andrew Jackson Hotel within the next five or three weeks. Temporary headquarters for Roy C. Wallace, candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, were opened today at the Hermitage Motel.
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Nashvines
Marenas
Walter M. Haynes
George L. Berry
Lodany
Andrew Jackson Solel
Roy C. Wallace
Hermitage Motel
Birth control urged by TCSW delegates in Memphis
Tennessee Conference of Social Workers delegates urged adequate care for the feebleminded and careful sterilization legislation. They called for the establishment of birth control as part of social policy amid a March 15 dispatch.
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TCSW
Memphis
Tennessee Conference of Social Workers
England Plans to Match Nazi Armed Might at Home
London March 15 Prime Minister Chamberlain refused an inquiry into the British air program and opposed regimenting the nation. He warned against a production inquiry, urged focus on supplying the air force, and declined a guarantee of aid to Czechoslovakia while signaling opposed action to German aggression.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
Atay
Lord Swinton
Hir
Angage¢L
Tet Ug
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Ghancella
Hitler
Austria
Sullivan Youth Confesses Crime Involuntary Manslaughter Charge
An 88 year old Sullivan County youth faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Bernie Brown in Johnson City five years past. Police Captain Cad Shaun said William Insco pleaded guilty to the charge and signed a statement admitting he was the driver of the car that fatally injure Brown on Kingsport highway October 25, 1936. Insco could not post bond immediately and later joined the United States Army.
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Johnson CI
Teun
PIA
Sullivan County
Bernie Brown
Johnson City
Cad Shaun
William Insco
Magis Pierce
Shaun
Insco
Brown
Kingsport
Cooper Endorsed in Governor Race by Bedford Rally
Shelbyville Tennessee March 15 Bedford county Democratic rally endorses Prentice Cooper for the gubernatorial nomination though he misses the event due to a prior engagement. Speakers praise Cooper's local roots and strength, with W R Webb Jr vouching for his widespread support and resistance to pressure groups.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
Prentice Cooper
Bedford County
Cooper
W. R. Webb, Jr
Webbishool
Ac Bell Buelle
Hitler seals Austria's fate in a German Reich display
Vienna reports Adolf Hitler proclaimed the end of Austrian independence and the entry of Austria into the German Reich. He hailed the move from Heroes Square as officials absorbed Austrian functions and the treasury, while Jews were barred from voting. The scene linked to past Austrian leaders and signals a complete political merger.
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Wade Werner
Vienna
The
Hapsburgs
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Fuehrer
Seyse-Induart
Heroes' Square
Berlin
Ostmark
Dollfurs
Schuschnigg
Belvedere Palace
Schuschiiger
Wilhelm Wolf
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Forestry Office
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Interior Ministry
Italy Blamed for Spain Destruction
Madrid reports an ancient Spain is being devastated by a 20th century Italian array. The government cites Italian troops and German planes aiding an insurgent advance to Cappiz near the eastern coast, with bombing planes sweeping the Mediterranean coast and spreading death.
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Charles P. Nutter
Madrid
Spain
Mediterranean
Cupiz
Cyclone Echoes of Five Years Past Haunts Kingsperk Night
A night storm in Kingsperk recalled the 1933 Kingsport tornado tragedy. Hail and rain with lightning struck two hours earlier than the 1983 Cherry Hill date, causing nine deaths and heavy damage in 1933, about 30 injuries and $125000 to $150000 in 1983. Power fuses tripped and street lights out. fears of a repeat eased as the storm subsided. Continued on page eight.
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Kingsperk
Iit
Cherry Hill
Kingsport
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