SUVA, Thurs.—As we flew him to Suva from Samoa today, William Willis, the “oneman Kon-Tiki,” who conquered the Pacific on a raft, alone, stroked his purring black cat ...
Article : 1,240 wordsTHIS MAP SHOWS THE DRIFT of William Willis across rise Pacific. Williss took 115 days miles. The seven-man Kon-Tiki raft expedition took 101 days for a much shorter grift. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsWILLIS spent two months locating the logs for his raft by air search over Ecuadorian forests, felling them with native helpers and floating them to the sea. ...
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Advertising : 148 wordsNEW YORK, Thurs.—Mrs. William Willis said in her Bronx home yesterday that her husband would not rest until he finally got to Australia. "That’s what he was ...
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The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), Fri 22 Oct 1954, Page 2
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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