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Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station

Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station

Date5/15/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres; lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours; all in vain; for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008096F
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