U.S. Balloonist Makes New Bid to Circle Globe
From Times Wire Reports
AUSTRALIA
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U.S. millionaire Steve Fossett launched his Spirit of Freedom hot-air balloon from the Australian outback in his sixth solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Fossett, 58, a former Chicago stockbroker, has twice crashed trying to fly around Earth.
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