U.S. At War: No Gas

West Coast motorists have drained their gas stations dry.

> On the road from San Francisco to Sacramento, Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies ran out of gas in Vallejo. Though well-heeled with coupons, he could not find a dealer with gas. > In Portland, 12% of the gas stations closed. Busses were jammed with ex-autoists. Four hundred passengers tried to get aboard one night bus for Seattle.

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