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Government Ends Gas Rationing
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keywords: wwii, gasoline rationing ends, full-service gas stations, gas ration decals
Synopsis: Automobiles take to the streets in celebration as the Government lifts WWII gasoline restrictions with stations announcing no more stamps required as drivers remove their gas rationing decals from their windshields and line up at full-service gas stations to fill their tanks...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:00:52
- Sound: Partial
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Government Ends Gas Rationing
(silent) Automobiles take to the streets as the O.P.A. (Office of Price Administration) lifts gasoline restrictions after end of WWII. Sign at service station reads "Gas Rationing Off, No Stamps Required". Shows "A" gasoline rationing decal being removed from automobile windshield. Scenes of a full service gas station; attendants checking engine oil, tire pressure, cleaning windshield, and pumping gas.
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- Newsreels: 1945 - August 16
