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15 airline scales fail state inspection

Three state investigators with the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures went to the Tucson International Airport Tuesday to check the scales. All 15 scales investigators checked failed at TIA.
Fees for overweight bag range from $25 to $125 and sometimes the difference could be a scale that's out of whack.
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