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1979 Press Photo Alabama Governor Fob James Proposes Gasoline Tax Increase

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Alabama - Governor Fob James used a blackboard to make his point Thursday when he went before the Legislature with his proposal for a 4-cents per gallon gasoline tax increase. James told the joint session of the two houses that figuring the average driver puts 15,000 miles a year on a car with an average car getting 15 miles a gallon, this would cost the average driver $40 a year. The governor told the legislators he would take to the campaign trail if necessary to generate pressure on the Legislature to pass his package of road bills.

Photo measures 8.5 x 4.5 inches. Photo is dated 05-17-1979.

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