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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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On May 4, American Veterans Committee members hung effigies on lamp posts in Los Angeles and Hollywood as a stunt for OPA Day, protesting a Congressman's vote against price control. Police investigated one dummy at Hollywood and Vine.
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"OPA DAY" BRINGS
STUNT, HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD, May 4.-Members of the American Veterans Committee early today suspended dummies high on six lamp posts in various parts of Los Angeles and Hollywood, with placards reading:
"This Congressman committed political suicide. He voted against price control, sez AvC."
Dan Morris, an officer of the local AvC chapter, said today was designated as OPA Day throughout the nation by the AVC and that this was the method chosen by the Los Angeles Area Council to carry out the campaign here.
Hollywood police received reports by telephone that a body was hanging from a lamp post at Hollywood and Vine and upon investigation found it was one of the effigies.
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Hollywood And Los Angeles
Event Date
May 4
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hollywood police investigated one effigy at hollywood and vine and found it was a dummy.
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Members of the American Veterans Committee suspended dummies on six lamp posts in Los Angeles and Hollywood with placards reading 'This Congressman committed political suicide. He voted against price control, sez AvC.' Dan Morris, an officer of the local AvC chapter, stated that today was designated as OPA Day nationwide by the AVC, and this was the Los Angeles Area Council's method for the campaign.