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Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline. For the first time in 72 years, motorists across the Pacific Northwest state can grab a nozzle and let the gas

All gas stations in Oregon are now allowed to make some of their pumps self-service, making New Jersey the last state to restrict self-service.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old

All gas stations in Oregon are now allowed to make some of their pumps self-service, making New Jersey the last state to restrict self-service.

That leaves New Jersey as the only state that prohibits motorists from pumping their own gas

All gas stations in Oregon are now allowed to make some of their pumps self-service, making New Jersey the last state to restrict self-service.

SALEM, Ore. -- For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old ban on self-serve gas stations has been revoked.

New Jersey's 1949 ban on self-service pumps remains a source of pride for some in a state where bumper stickers declare "Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas."

That leaves New Jersey as the only state that prohibits motorists from pumping their own gas.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars on their own, since a decades-old