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Show Gas Stations Slice Prices, Hint 'War' in Offing tition.'"''' lit mttt 11 rt- Another person near the north hnd of Salt "Lake" City-saicnhe i full tjiif CHy's gatirMra eta Itiona appeared on the verge of a "price war" Thursday as some station Tfduced prices onrtstwo' centa a gallon. .' - I The price of first grade gasoline ' In Salt Lake county ranged from 23 ",c a gallon north of Salt Lake I to 28c a gallon at more inaccea-j inaccea-j slble .points on the city's outskirts. I Premium gasoline generally was '2c higher. Officials of moat of the major oil companies said there had been no reduction in the wholesale price pricea "Hated ' on hut pumps were 27c and 28c. The manager of a atation on Main eaid, "Something's got to be done to meet that type of competition." com-petition." Another operator Indicated he felt a price war would reault in hurting one another, and accom-pllshing accom-pllshing little. I of gaa "It la entirely on the operator , level," aaid one official. Most of the dealers, however, ' preferred to maintain the levela of 27c a gallon for regular gaa, and 29c a gallon for ethyl, they agreed. But many doubted that they could. One manager of a atation In midtown Salt Lake City aaid he waa lowering hia corresponding pricea to 26c and 28c. |