"Washington, Jan. 3.
The Supreme Court to-day adv: ced the New Deal's power and uti ties programme on three fronts in a sweeping victory for the Roosevelt Administration.
The Court unanimously approved the constitutionality of Public Works Administration grants and loans to municipalities for production of electric power. The Administration hailed this decision as a major victory for President Roosevelt's power and utilities programme.
The Court also opened the path for the possible reversing of the 39- year-old: judicial t. ory providing that utility evaluations for rate-making purposes must be based on reproduction costs.
The Court's third decision of the day upholding the New Deal was its agreement to review the constitutionality of the registration provisions and certain regulatory sections of the 1935 Utility Holding Company Act which required holding companies to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "The decision was returned in the Electric Bond and Share case.
Senator George W. Norris, Independent Republican of Nebraska, to-day introduced a joint resolution in Congress calling on the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a far-reaching investigation of the Tennessee Valley—Authority.—United Pres:
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