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1 story matching overtax
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:overtak, overt, overtask, overtaken, overtim, overton
- The Water Pump's Final Gasp
Seattle's water supply system faces a crisis as pumps fail under the strain of an overtaxed city during an unusually cold winter.