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OPA

American

U.S. Government.

Office of Price Administration: the federal agency (1941–46) charged with regulating rents and the distribution and prices of goods during World War II.

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The nature of the allegations was not made public, and OPA is prohibited from discussing them.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The tentative contract also doubles the number of civilian investigators at the OPA to four.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

At 1:27 a.m., according to the OPA report, the officers marked themselves en route.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

The police trainee recognized the lapse, telling OPA investigators he felt they had “dropped the ball.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

During those two periods we had OPA price control that the Congress gave us and War Labor Board wage controls.

From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)

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