NATION IN BRIEF : OHIO : Strong Winds Delay Balloon Launching
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Earthwinds around-the-world balloon could not be launched on schedule because it was too windy. The wind at the Akron, Ohio, launching site was too strong and moving in the wrong direction, causing concern that the balloon might be blown into the dock, Earthwinds spokesman William G. Armstrong said. He said the ascension would not likely take place for four or five days.
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