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An "A" sticker on a car was the lowest priority of gasoline rationing and entitled the car owner to 3 to 4 US gallons (11 to 15 L; 2.5 to 3.3 imp gal) of gasoline per week. "B" stickers were issued to workers in the military industry, entitling their holder to up to 8 US gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal) of gasoline per week.
United States gasoline ration stamps printed, but not used, during the 1973 oil crisis. Short-term rationing for gas and other fuels was introduced in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. [42] In April 2019, Venezuela announced a 30-day electricity rationing regime in the face of power shortages. [43] [44]
Prior to the NMSL, the sole exception to this occurred during World War II, when the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation established a national maximum "Victory Speed Limit" of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), in addition to gasoline and tire rationing, to help conserve fuel and rubber for the American war effort.
1793-94 - The food crisis in the chaotic aftermath of the 1789 French Revolution led Maximilien Robespierre's government to seek to control grain from the fields right up to the mouths of ...
M8 Greyhound with bridge plate and white star visible. The formation signs close to the tow hooks have been censored. (Paris 1944) M2 Medium Tank with early markings During World War I, the letters US or U.S. were used to identify vehicles of the American Expeditionary Forces.
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The A ration was the standard garrison ration; the B ration was the same, but without its perishable components. [ 102 ] Keeping the components of the A and B rations "balanced", that is, in the correct proportions so the cooks could follow the Army menus and avoid having to serve the same meals too often, was a frustrating task.
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