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Show oo RUNAWAY BALLOON IS STILL ALOFT WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 3.-Some-where over Arkansas, or Oklahoma today to-day the giant army balloon, which late yesterday broke from its moorings at Fort Omaha, Neb., and began racing southward at a terrific rate of speed, its 'tail," 6000 feet of two-Inch stool cablo, dragging tho ground and tearing tear-ing out telegraph and telephone wires a mile at a timo, was still wandering In aimless flight. Latest reports indicated that tho balloon was ncaring the Oklahoma line about 3 a. m. Whether the balloon would continue its speed and general direction would largely depend upon the air conditions. All wires between Mcdicino Lodge and Harpor, Kan., and between Kingman King-man and Harper were torn up by the cablo early this morning. |