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...take was to create a new identity and attempt to live a new life away from these pressures," he explained to Wilson, who the week before had gone on the floor of Parliament to deny that Stonehouse was a spy. "I suppose this can be summed up as a brainstorm, or a mental breakdown. I can only apologize to you and all the others who have been troubled by this business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Stonehouse Surfaces | 1/6/1975 | See Source »

...record was the brainstorm of Dirk Tillen, a Düsseldorf producer who knew that Scheel, 54, was not only a member of the Düsseldorf Men's Glee Club but an irrepressible baritone who would even toss off a ditty or two at birthday parties for Chancellor Willy Brandt. The curiosity factor alone, Tillen reasoned, would sell discs. An added inducement was the promise that profits would go mainly to one of the Foreign Minister's favorite charities -handicapped children. Scheel immediately jumped at the idea, brushing aside complaints from top aides that cutting a record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: The Meistersinger Minister | 1/21/1974 | See Source »

...visitors tried to describe the Guru and explain the growth of his following in the United States, the Vietnamese grew increasingly confused. But then one of the activists had a brainstorm. "Cao Dai," he said, and the North Vietnamese instantly beamed with understanding and sympathetic smiles...

Author: By Dan Swanson, | Title: Who Will Be the Philosophers? | 10/15/1973 | See Source »

...major commerical events will be a large auction, the profits of which will go to the Festival fund. The idea for this auction reflects the sense of community already growing so rapidly among merchants, students and community, but every shop seems to be coming up with its own little brainstorm for the Festival...

Author: By Celia B. Betsky, | Title: Festival May 1 to May 14 | 4/26/1972 | See Source »

...that Karl had his biggest brainstorm: a revolutionary new rear-view mirror for automobiles. "Suddenly I got the idea, what a great thing to see over the top of the car instead of having to see through all those heads and seats and blind spots inside the car. I thought, 'Gee whiz, Karl, here's opportunity knocking at the back door, success. Invent over-the-top rear vision and make money fast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Lonely Passion of Karl E. Smith | 7/20/1970 | See Source »

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