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Fossett circles globe in near finish. planes crash spark fire
Steve Fossett nears completion of a solo balloon circumnavigation in his sixth attempt, routing over the Indian Ocean as two private planes crash in a southern California canyon killing six and igniting a 30 acre brush fire. New York City begins major recycling rollback, eliminating glass and plastics to save 40 million dollars. paper and metal will be collected instead.
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Steve Fossett
Indian Ocean
Chicago
California
Jim Meloon
Federal Aviation Administration
Meloon
U.S. Forest Service
United States
Laura Haight
New York Public Interest Research Group
Michael Bloomberg