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The Gary American
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
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OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced that servicemen on furloughs exceeding 30 days, including released POWs and overseas returnees, can now obtain additional gasoline rations beyond the previous 30-gallon limit, at one gallon per day. Application rules and exceptions for terminal leave and discharged personnel detailed.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.-Additional gasoline rations may now be obtained by service men having furloughs of more than 30 days, OPA Administrator Chester Bowles announced last week.
"Furlough gasoline will still be issued at the rate of a gallon a day," Mr. Bowles explained, "but the 30-gallon limit is being removed for the benefit of released American prisoners of war who get leave or temporary duty assignments for sixty days in this country, and for those members of our armed forces who return from overseas and get more than 30 days' leave.
"Service men applying for furlough gasoline rations should follow these three easy rules:
1. Apply at any local War Price and Rationing Board.
2. Bring along the mileage rationing record for the car to be used.
3. Be ready to show furlough papers.
Servicemen on terminal leave before discharge are eligible for furlough gasoline rations at the rate of a gallon a day until the date of discharge, but the maximum of 30 gallons still applies to those cases, OPA explained. A discharged service man who does not have an A-card for his car is, of course, eligible for the book, just as civilians are.
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Washington, D. C.
Event Date
Last Week
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30-gallon limit removed for furloughs over 30 days; one gallon per day rate maintained; terminal leave limited to 30 gallons; discharged servicemen eligible for civilian rations.
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Additional gasoline rations available for servicemen on furloughs exceeding 30 days, including released American prisoners of war on 60-day leave or temporary duty, and armed forces members returning from overseas on more than 30 days' leave. Apply at local War Price and Rationing Board with mileage record and furlough papers.