Monday, Jul. 15, 1946

Antagonists

W. Lee ("Pappy") O'Daniel, Texas' hillbilly Senator, and his good-looking, screen-tested son Mike got off a well-coordinated one-two punch. While Pappy filibustered against OPA extension, Landlord Mike, in Dallas, upped a veteran's rent from $67.50 to $100, then served an eviction notice. The local American Veterans Committee chapter, fighting mad, slapped a 60-man picket line around Mike's property, hired a lawyer to fight the eviction.

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