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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 02, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Associated press photos i went out at night for a couple of min utes four five six times to test them itch devices and to look at the building just to get psyched up he said. Evil log had planned to make his climb a Day earlier but postponed it  because he was scheduled to give blood at work. I did t sleep much that night he said. But once the Quarter mile climb was begun and he was safely out of the reach of police Willis wearing a windbreaker col Worful striped shirt and a Blue Bandana Dis played the Case of an Alpine guide. He calmly knocked out any irregularities in the climbing track impeding his path with a pocket Hammer lie chatted amicably with police lowered on a scaffold to Rescue him. On several occasions he paused to sip water from a flask he took from a Bright Orange Knapsack strapped to his Back and at the Halfway Point he removed his wind breaker. It was a Little warm. When he finally pulled himself Over the parapet at 10 05 . A huge whoop erupted from the crowd of spectators police asked for his Auto graph and then led him away in hand cuffs to be booked along with four companions arrested on the ground earlier. Willig was the third Man involved in stunts at the Trade Center second in height Only to the Sears building in Chica go. In addition to Petit a Laid off construction worker named Owen Quinn parachuted safely from a lower in july 1975. Willig talks with cops who Rode up the building on window washing machine. Nta Ineer George Willig s Progress up the world Trade Center. June 2, 1977 Willig pays mayor Beame a $1.10 Fine a Penny for each Story he climbed. The stars and stripes Page 15  
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