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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1985
Page
20
Prince Charles joined youngsters in a break dancing session at Middleton-on-Sea unemployment workshop. Dwayne Smith said the prince enjoyed the footwork and asked for lessons, saying he initially couldn’t do it but was encouraged.
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, 49, wins the Ritz Paris Hemingway Award for War of the End of the World, selected as best English‑published novel of 1984. The $50,000 prize honors a work about an apocalyptic prophet and fanaticism, a universal social phenomenon.
Chicago World’s Fair Authority Chief John Kramer says a 45 million attendance is workable and can attract world class exhibits and major events. Arthur D Little projects a 250000 daily crowd at $15 average ticket with about 65 major exhibitors, shaping plans amid cheaper capital costs and potential adjustments.
In Glens Falls New York Audio Genesis Video Center employees were startled when a customer wearing high heeled boots and a fur coat turned out to be pop icon Prince en route to Syracuse for a concert. Employee Terry Ryan recalled the moment and described the glamorous entrance and spontaneous reveal.
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