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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...despair. Neither have some 231,964,159 other Americans, give or take a dozen or so. Only a select seraphim of the moneyed and powerful will meet Charles and Diana when they make their three-day visit this weekend to Washington and then, after a brief frenzy of sight-seeing, partygoing and media deluge, hop down to Palm Beach for a round of polo and another party. But after all, what are you missing? Up close, Charles is a polite, diffident, self-conscious fellow, a man who, at 36, after years as a junior executive, is still a long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Prince and His Princess Arrive: Charles and Di | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

...invigorating the staid ritual of the walkabout, the traditional version of which presents a gloved and hatted royal frowning to show interest as a dusty foreman laboriously explains how a widget is manufactured. Touring an aluminum smelter in the city of Portland, Diana could not stop giggling at the sight of Charles wearing a too small hard hat and protective goggles; with his Clark Gable ears, he looked rather like a Volkswagen with both doors wide open. A sheepish Charles turned to one man and said, "Does your wife laugh at you when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Prince and His Princess Arrive: Charles and Di | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

...week earlier six youths riding bicycles were attacked in Cambridgeport. One hospitalized youth may lose sight in one eye after facial injuries, said City Councilor Thomas W. Danehy, who joined other officials at last night's city council meeting in calling for a complete, investigation of these recent group attacks...

Author: By Timothy L. Feng and Stacie A. Lipp, S | Title: City's Weekend of Violence Linked to Armed Youth Gangs | 10/29/1985 | See Source »

...camerawork when the viewer's concentration should be on the poignancy of the moment. Although the color has faded somewhat, giving the film an antique air, the picture is sharp and clear. All in all, this Rosenkavalier captures the feeling of being there, right down to the sight of Karajan making his way energetically through the orchestra, hopping onto the podium and cuing the horns for their first dashing leap. There are no subtitles, so have your libretto handy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Night Or Two At the Opera | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...colleges move to raise standards, they "should not lose sight of the need for increased access and equity for minorities and the poor," said Melendez, who earned a doctorate at the Graduate School of Education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Minority Enrollment Declining, Study Finds | 10/23/1985 | See Source »

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