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Finally this summer Willy Weihrauch produced a working specimen of his beloved Der Roterer (Little Spinner), weighing 87 Ibs. and powered by a two-cylinder, 14-h.p. engine. Behind cousin Johannes' cinema in Neuss and before a select gathering of neighbors, he set the blades to rotating, poised lightly on his toes and took off. At 10 ft. he crashed into a wall. Both man and machine needed repairs after that. This month the Little Spinner was ready for the air once more, and Willy persuaded a Swiss friend to take it on its second flight...
...coal pile and took -a picture at night to give the impression that he was airborne. Several promoters and at least two foreign governments, Willy reported, wanted to see his designs. Trouble was, it also brought Willy into view of the authorities. Last week British occupation authorities descended on cousin Johannes' place and began a solemn investigation of Willy's goings-on. Willy ruefully put what little money he had left into the hiring of a lawyer...
...Duke of Windsor dressed up in a velvet jacket and kilt and entertained his friends by singing Getting to Know You from The King and I. Among the enthusiastic guests: onetime Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, and Count Valdemar of Rosenberg, the King of Denmark's cousin (who encored the Duke's song with an exotic solo dance...
...Caine Mutiny, Herman Wouk The Silver Chalice, Thomas Costain East of Eden, John Steinbeck Giant, Edna Ferber Steamboat Gothic, Frances Parkinson Keyes My Cousin Rachel, Daphne du Maurier
...trouble for their punchboard and other activities (TIME, Oct. 27) before they bought control of RKO from Howard Hughes. Last week Chairman Grant, who had been hired at $2,000 a week by the new owners to run the company, turned in his resignation. Out with him went his cousin, Executive Vice President Arnold Picker...