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Nevadans pay more at pumps

Thursday, April 18, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Gasoline prices are at their highest level since the start of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, according to the American Automobile Association.

The AAA's monthly price survey found the average cost of self-service regular unleaded was $1.24 a gallon -- up 6 cents from March and 11 cents from February.

Southern Nevada motorists are feeling an even bigger pinch at the pump. A SUN survey found that regular unleaded gas prices averaged $1.35, up 10 cents from March.

Local prices for premium grades were a bit more competitive. Mid-grade was $1.44 and super was up to $1.54.

Nationally, mid-grade gas was selling for $1.47, up 4.5 cents, and premium was up 4 cents to $1.57.

The West was the most costly area to drive, with self-service regular going for $1.32 a gallon, up 7.2 cents. It is least costly in the Southeast at $1.18, up 6.5 cents.

The Energy Department forecast last week that prices would peak early in the summer travel season and then begin to drop.

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