“L” FOR LIBERTY
PARADE BY GAMBLERS ARGENTINE “SHUT-DOWN” BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 15. Commerce and industry were virtually halted throughout the Argentine at the start of the “shut down” called by business leaders. However, transportation functioned in Buenos Aires and British-owned suburban trains operated normally. Heavy police details patrolled the Buenos Aires streets, which otherwise ' were practically deserted. Patrons abandoned the roulette and other gambling tables. The Government operated the Casino in the Mardel Plata, the country’s largest seaside resort. The gamblers paraded in the shape of an “L” for liberty, but the police dispersed them with tear gas. A spokesman for the business leaders said the lock-out might be extended if a solution were not reached by January 16.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21922, 17 January 1946, Page 6
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