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hm, i thought it was mostly the gi.bill....and the fact that resource wise america hadn't tapped out their own oil yet.

what were gas prices then, 5c a gallon?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 07:08:52 PM EST
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and the fact that resource wise america hadn't tapped out their own oil yet.

what were gas prices then, 5c a gallon?

First part true, there were even strict tariffs on oil imports. Second part not so much - in current dollars gas was in the $2.00-$2.50 range for most of the period between WWII and the first oil shock. Furthermore, mileage and salaries were lower.

by MarekNYC on Sun May 18th, 2008 at 09:32:16 PM EST
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