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Berea (1,300) .0.............. Berea, Ky., 40 mi. S. of........................... $420 (no tuition) Lexington
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...heavily developed the hydro power of the rivers, now uses two-thirds steam.) Part of the first $50 million will be used for two new power units at Melton Hill Dam, Tenn., scheduled to be completed in 1963. Other funds will go to a new steam plant at Paradise, Ky. that will sit practically on the coal fields, and for power additions at Wheeler and Wilson Dams...
Some private utilities are still bitter about TVA. Kentucky Utilities Co. is fighting a battle to hold onto its facilities in Paducah, Glasgow and Princeton, Ky., where residents are trying to buy the plants, then buy power from TVA at a 30%-to-50% saving in electricity bills. But the once-widespread bitterness against the TVA has been largely muted, especially since private powermen no longer fear it will spread over the nation. TVA's congressional bond amendment has a clause limiting its expansion to no more than five miles beyond its 1957 boundaries...
...Warmth. Casey Stengel became the most successful manager in baseball history. More than that, he gave the Yankees a warmth they had never had before. Until he signed with the Yankees, Stengel had been the funniest failure in the game. In 1910 Casey was playing the outfield in Maysville, Ky. and delighting inmates in an adjacent insane asylum by practicing his slides on the way to his position. At the time, Casey had hopes of becoming a lefthanded dentist, but soon realized he would need special equipment and, weighing the percentages, chose baseball for life. In time, Casey became...