U.S. Balloonist Aborts His Flight
From Times Wire Reports
Steve Fossett ended his fourth attempt to pilot a balloon nonstop around the world, stymied by uncooperative wind, low fuel and equipment problems that left him shivering. The Chicago commodities trader, 53, took off from St. Louis on Wednesday. After flying about a third of the way, he decided to land after crossing the Black Sea. He came down smoothly about 50 miles north of Krasnodar.
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