Weather Balloons Reach High Air and Coconut Palm Legend
Sounding balloons used by the weather bureau rise to 15 miles before bursting. Instruments they carry descend by small parachutes, returning to ground. Wreck legend says Florida coconuts came from the Netherlands East Indies after a ship foundered off Miami shores, seeds floated ashore and trees grew.
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