Tycoon flees with widow to be

BONN - A German millionrare, Mr Walter Thiele (74), is taking his young wife on a round the world jaunt to flee the thousands…

BONN - A German millionrare, Mr Walter Thiele (74), is taking his young wife on a round the world jaunt to flee the thousands of men he has invited to court her. About 4,000 love letters have poured in and some men turned up at his luxurious home since he put advertisements in newspapers to find someone to look after his widow to be and fortune after he dies, he said.

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