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February 18, 1936

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O'CONNOR'S THREAT STIRS HOUSE UPROAR; Members Cheer His Telegram -- Supporter Says Coughlin 'Accepts' Challenge.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

details of Coughlin-O'Connor controversy on Frazier-Lemke bill

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SUPREME COURT, 8 TO 1, BACKS TVA ON THE SALE OF POWER PRODUCED FROM WILSON DAM; BUYING OF LINES UPHELD But Decision Is Limited Strictly to Case Before the Court. HUGHES READS THE OPINION Status of TVA as Operator of Consumer Systems or of its Social Aims Passed By. DISSENT BY M'REYNOLDS Brandeis, Stone, Roberts, Cardozo Join the Majority but Wanted Suit Dismissed. TVA SALE OF POWER UPHELD BY COURT

By Arthur Krock.special To the New York Times

Sup Ct, 8 to 1, rules Wilson Dam was constitutionally constructed; upholds right of TVA to buy transmission lines to carry surplus power to market; status as operator of consumer systems or of its social aims passed by; Justice McReynolds dissents; J L O'Brian formulated Govt strategy (A Krock dispatch)

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MARKET BOUNDS UP, BUT DROPS SHARPLY; Speculators' Attempt to Guess Purport of TVA Decision Spurs Utility Issues. REACTION IS SPECTACULAR It Extends to Other Shares, Pulling Down Nearly All in Excited Selling. MARKET BOUNDS UP, BUT DROPS SHARPLY

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Reaction of stocks to Sup Ct TVA decision

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Roosevelt Puts His Veto On 5 Private Claim Bills

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt vetoes bill to confer honorable discharge and retirement pay on dismissed officer

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Notable Births

1936Jean M. Auel, American author^[†]

Jean Marie Auel is an American writer who wrote the Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores human activities during this time, and touches on the interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. Her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.