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FILE- In this Sept. 21, 1991 file photo, aerialist Angel Wallenda walks the high-wire performs at Stone Mountain, Ga. Wallenda, who lost a leg to cancer but trained herself to walk the wire with the help of a prosthetic leg, eventually died of the disease on May 3, 1996, at age 28. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Nik Wallenda, a seventh generation “Flying Wallenda,” will attempt a high-wire crossing of the Niagra Falls gorge between the United States ... more 

FILE- In this Sept. 21, 1991 file photo, aerialist Angel Wallenda walks the high-wire performs at Stone Mountain, Ga. Wallenda, who lost a leg to cancer but trained herself to walk the wire with the help of a prosthetic leg, eventually died of the disease on May 3, 1996, at age 28. On Friday, June 15, 2012, Nik Wallenda, a seventh generation “Flying Wallenda,” will attempt a high-wire crossing of the Niagra Falls gorge between the United States and Canada. The event will be covered on live television. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File) less