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Show 3 Russian Balloonists Set Altitude Record about 4 p. m.. and sent several airplanes to Serpukhov, 50 miles from Moscow, where it was calculated calcu-lated the balloon would touch earth. MOSCOW. Sept. 30Mr.Pi Three Riu;iaii scientists, exploring the stratosphere 11 miles above the , , earth in t'ne giant government I J.- loon USSft, today shattered a'-l existing ex-isting altitude records. Studying their instruments at the com I or table tern pern t ure of VJ U degrees ma inta'ined in their gondola, gon-dola, the scientists cruised through space where the temperature was 88 below zero. Starting at 8:43 a. m. from the local airport, they mc'hcd at r):C8, a. m. an altitude of 17.9 kilometres (11 miles 204 yards). After cruising about at that altitude al-titude and studying their instruments, instru-ments, the b;-ttloonists ascended finally to 18.4 kilomtercs (11 miles 7."tO yards) at 12:30 p. m. "We are feeling fine and send best wishes." they radioed 'o earth. Twenty minutes later they began lo descend. They reported their supply of oxygen was holding out well, ' Officials expected them to land |