In a message dated 4/12/2005 2:26:16 PM Central Standard Time,
anabil@caltel.com writes:
> I was looking through some old "stuff" and found a newspaper
> clipping from the St. Joseph News Press &Gazette, dated 1958 ...
>
> "Independant service stations on the Belt Highway became
> involved in a Gas War. Premium grade gasoline, which was selling at
> 28.9 cents per gallon, was down to 22.9 and regular grade gasoline
> was 7 cents below the normal 26.9 to 19.9"
>
Of course, back in 1958 it took me all week to save up that 25 cents from my
allowance.
Dave
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