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The paint is peeling, the numbers are rusty, and the pumps are gone, but this old Hudson service station sign in Oildale, Calif. shown Thursday, April 20, 2006, reminds motorists of a more pleasant era of gas prices. Crude-oil prices broke through $75 a barrel to hit a new record Friday. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Bakersfield Californian, Felix Adamo) MAGS OUT