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TVA probes highlight curious use of federal investigators
A congressional TVA probe in Chattanooga shifts from bond battles to a clash between two local newspapers as federal investigators examine testimony and possible misrepresentation. The Tennessee law allowed outside funding to influence the public ownership referendum, fueling a broader national debate over public versus private electric utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Chattanooga
Carter Glass
Ickes
Washington
Congressional
Tennessee Valley Authority
Citizens and Taxpayers Committee
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Commonwealth & Southern Company
Wendell L. Willkie
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Chattanoo
Chattanooga News
George Fort Milton
State Department
Milton
William G. McAdoo
Madison Square Garden
Cordell Hall
Hull
Harold Humphreys
Harold
Virginia
Old Dominion
Senator Glass
Richmond Times Dispatch
Potomac
Richmond
Dave E. Satterfield
Roanoke Times
Satterfield