Two pieces of a newspaper regarding the article of "Long waits prompt some violence: Worst lines of shortage" with subtitle of "Tuesday the pits at pumps"
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Worst lines of shortage
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By Ed Pope
Staff Writer
Gasollne lines, described by
some dealers as the worst 'of
the shortage, plagued Santa
Clara County Tuesday, appar
ently in response to unc�rtain-·
ty over a threatened four-day
closure of service stations this
week.
Most service stations report
ed lines as long as or longer
than. they were before odd-even
rationing was imposed.
And police depurt1uents said
the lines caused the worst traf
fic jams they have seen during
the worsening gasoline crisis.
The Regal Arco station at
Old Oakland and Gish roads re
ported a line 1 ½ miles long
Tuesday morning --' "the long
est we've ever had."
Manager Steve Malork said
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he counted 365 cars in line at
the peak. He said, "Peonle are
panicking again becau,i ,�f the
proposed four-day st, ·,down"
Thursday through Sunc. ,y.
Other station' attendants
agr.eed that that ls part of the
problem, but the.y also pointed
out that Tuesday was the first
real opportunity since last Fri
day for "odd" license plate
owners to gas up.
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Comments from dealers
about Tuesday's lines ran,ged
from "odd-even hasn't helped"
to "the line today was the long
est ever." Waits of up to 2½
hours were reported. Several
dealers said they had to close
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Gasollne lines, described by
some dealers as the worst 'of
the shortage, plagued Santa
Clara County Tuesday, appar
ently in response to unc�rtain-·
ty over a threatened four-day
closure of service stations this
week.
Most service stations report
ed lines as long as or longer
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By Ed Pope
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than. they were before odd-even
rationing was imposed.
And police depurt1uents said
the lines caused the worst traf
fic jams they have seen during
the worsening gasoline crisis.
The Regal Arco station at
Old Oakland and Gish roads re
ported a line 1 ½ miles long
Tuesday morning --' "the long
est we've ever had."
Manager Steve Malork said
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Back of Section, Col. 1
Comments from dealers
about Tuesday's lines ran,ged
from "odd-even hasn't helped"
to "the line today was the long
est ever." Waits of up to 2½
hours were reported. Several
dealers said they had to close
he counted 365 cars in line at
the peak. He said, "Peonle are
panicking again becau,i ,�f the
proposed four-day st, ·,down"
Thursday through Sunc. ,y.
Other station' attendants
agr.eed that that ls part of the
problem, but the.y also pointed
out that Tuesday was the first
real opportunity since last Fri
day for "odd" license plate
owners to gas up.
Worst lines of shortage
Long ,vaits prompt some violence
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Long ,vaits prompt some violence
(Y\.U' U-0 �- (l).eoc
Worst lines of shortage
•
By Ed Pope
Staff Writer
Gasollne lines, described by
some dealers as the worst 'of
the shortage, plagued Santa
Clara County Tuesday, appar
ently in response to unc�rtain-·
ty over a threatened four-day
closure of service stations this
week.
Most service stations report
ed lines as long as or longer
than. they were before odd-even
rationing was imposed.
And police depurt1uents said
the lines caused the worst traf
fic jams they have seen during
the worsening gasoline crisis.
The Regal Arco station at
Old Oakland and Gish roads re
ported a line 1 ½ miles long
Tuesday morning --' "the long
est we've ever had."
Manager Steve Malork said
l
?'71
he counted 365 cars in line at
the peak. He said, "Peonle are
panicking again becau,i ,�f the
proposed four-day st, ·,down"
Thursday through Sunc. ,y.
Other station' attendants
agr.eed that that ls part of the
problem, but the.y also pointed
out that Tuesday was the first
real opportunity since last Fri
day for "odd" license plate
owners to gas up.
(
Comments from dealers
about Tuesday's lines ran,ged
from "odd-even hasn't helped"
to "the line today was the long
est ever." Waits of up to 2½
hours were reported. Several
dealers said they had to close
Back of Section, Col. 1
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0 "1
::, ro
"O
... 0
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Gasollne lines, described by
some dealers as the worst 'of
the shortage, plagued Santa
Clara County Tuesday, appar
ently in response to unc�rtain-·
ty over a threatened four-day
closure of service stations this
week.
Most service stations report
ed lines as long as or longer
Staff Writer
By Ed Pope
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::, ro
"O
... 0
l
than. they were before odd-even
rationing was imposed.
And police depurt1uents said
the lines caused the worst traf
fic jams they have seen during
the worsening gasoline crisis.
The Regal Arco station at
Old Oakland and Gish roads re
ported a line 1 ½ miles long
Tuesday morning --' "the long
est we've ever had."
Manager Steve Malork said
•
?'71
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Back of Section, Col. 1
Comments from dealers
about Tuesday's lines ran,ged
from "odd-even hasn't helped"
to "the line today was the long
est ever." Waits of up to 2½
hours were reported. Several
dealers said they had to close
he counted 365 cars in line at
the peak. He said, "Peonle are
panicking again becau,i ,�f the
proposed four-day st, ·,down"
Thursday through Sunc. ,y.
Other station' attendants
agr.eed that that ls part of the
problem, but the.y also pointed
out that Tuesday was the first
real opportunity since last Fri
day for "odd" license plate
owners to gas up.
Worst lines of shortage
Long ,vaits prompt some violence
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Document
San Jose Mercury published this article written by Ed Pope regarding more gas stations apparently were experiencing the worst of the gas shortage and lines were as long as or longer than the time before odd-even rationing was imposed.
Initiative
Collection
Dominic L. Cortese
Content Type
Newspaper Article
Resource Type
Document
Date
05/16/1979
Decade
1970
District
District 2
Creator
Ed Pope
Language
English
City
San Jose
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