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January 17, 1937

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REINFORCED REBELS ADVANCE 30 MILES IN PUSH ON MALAGA; Troops Landed at Estepona Under Guard of Planes Join Southern Army. MADRID DEFENDERS FIRM Capture Trenches in Region of San Fernando Bridge, Northwest of City. 4-POWER PACT UP AGAIN Mussolini and Goering Thought to Have Discussed Alliance With Britain and France. The European Situation THE SPANISH FRONT -- Hard fighting took place on the southern coast after the Rebels sUcceeded in landing an expedition at Estepona and were pressing on toward Malaga. A second column also advanced. At Madrid the Rebels again attacked the northwestern suburbs of the city, but the Loyalist lines held. Page 1. ROME--Premier Mussolini had another long conference with Col. Gen. Goering of Germany. It was thought he tried to smooth the way for a revival of the 1933 Four-Power pact among Britain, France, Italy and Germany. Pate 33. BERLIN--Official sources said Germany and Italy were not planning further aid to General Franco, but were trying to help the non-intervention movement. Page 33. Rebel Advance in the South

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Reptd among Rebel hostages slain at Bilbao, Spain

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DR. MORGAN PLEADS FOR 'COOPERATION' WITH THE UTILITIES; TVA Head Declares Against 'Finish Fight' Over Public and Private Control. ARGUES PUBLIC WELFARE Government Operation Is. Experimental, He Says, and the Steps Should Be Slow. FEARS ABUSES IN HASTE He Declares Power Interests Are Chastened and in Mood to Respect Popular Will. Offers Sketch of Problem Lists Alleged Abuses DR. MORGAN STATES HIS POWER CREED Achievements Are Praised Work of Norris Is Cited Views on Public Ownership Solution Viewed as Possible Would Break Vicious Circles Urges a Uniform Policy Warns Against Bluffing Statesmanship Called Need Asks Respect for Thrift Fair Statements Demanded Cities Held Vital to Networks Gives Power Pool Plan DR. MORGAN STATES HIS POWER GREED Wants Public Informed Would Bar Napoleonic Methods

By Arthur E. Morgan, Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority

Dr A E Morgan on drawbacks of pub ownership

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Alain Badiou

1937Alain Badiou, French philosopher and academic[†]

Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École normale supĂ©rieure (ENS) and founder of the faculty of Philosophy of the UniversitĂ© de Paris VIII with Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault and Jean-François Lyotard. Badiou's work is heavily informed by philosophical applications of mathematics, in particular set theory and category theory. Badiou's "Being and Event" project considers the concepts of being, truth, event and the subject defined by a rejection of linguistic relativism seen as typical of postwar French thought. Unlike his peers, Badiou believes in the idea of universalism and truth. His work is notable for his widespread applications of various conceptions of indifference. Badiou has been involved in a number of political organisations, and regularly comments on political events. Badiou argues for a return of communism as a political force.