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...made models of machines, clocks and guns, a tiny spinning wheel and a toy peep show. James Watt, the perfecter of the steam engine, John Wilkinson, the iron manufacturer who developed the cast-iron bridge, Sir Richard Arkwright, the wealthy cotton manufacturer who invented the spinning jenny, and Josiah Wedgwood, whose name is still synonymous with fine pottery, all lived near...
...capital and Ria became Maternus' sole owner, the restaurant's political era began. Konrad Adenauer liked to greet Ria, a fellow Rhinelander, in local dialect; he became a regular. Successor Ludwig Erhard became another steady; the day he succeeded der Alte as Chancellor, Ria sent him a Wedgwood tureen brimful of his favorite split pea soup. Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger, who prefers to dine at the Schaumburg, has not maintained the custom...
...technicians of France's Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation got along famously. For them, at least, the Concorde has more than lived up to its name, producing the kind of amity that De Gaulle seems determined to frustrate. Said Britain's Minister of Technology, Anthony Wedgwood Benn: "Engineers have great respect for each other. The sooner engineers start manning the diplomatic corps the better...
Died. Josiah Wedgwood, 68, namesake and last family chairman (1947-67) of the British pottery firm that has for 209 years made flawless china and earthenware for both king and commoner; in London...
With the expansion that will continue with the sale of stock to the public, the company hopes that it can eventually catch up with its orders. Then perhaps Chairman Josiah Wedgwood, 67, the great-great-great-grandson of the founder, will not be forced to apologize to customers "who have had to suffer the long and vexatious delays owing to orders running in excess of productive capacity...