Larry Newman, one of the three American balloonists who completed the world’s first trans-Atlantic crossing via balloon, proudly sported a tee shirt with “Mazel Tov” in Hebrew letters. His ...

Clark, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman of Albuquerque and Japanese restaurateur Rocky Aoki lifted off in the helium-filled Double Eagle V from Japan on Nov. 9, 1981. They spent four harrowing days ...