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Low pump prices draw a crowd

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Sep 15, 2005 - 12:00am

Deanna Richards

A local radio station giving away gas for next to nothing caught plenty of drivers’ attention and caused quite a commotion for many people’s evening commute. The first 105 people to pull up to the 23rd Street Zarco 66 station at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon were able to fill their tanks for $1.05 a gallon.

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