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Family is reopening at the Caravan Theater, 1555 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, with previews Friday and Saturday, and an official opening Wednesday, Nov 3 at 8:30 p.m. It's an original play concerning myths about the nuclear family...
Shortly before dawn one day last week a 25-car caravan descended upon the 100-acre estate of Frederick N. Woods III near Portola Valley, Calif., 34 miles from San Francisco. Out of the vehicles burst 62 sheriffs deputies and federal agents armed with riot guns and tear-gas canisters. Their quarry, wanted on 27 counts of kidnaping and 16 counts of robbery: Woods' son, Frederick Woods IV, 25; James Schoenfeld, 24; and his brother Richard, 22, both sons of a podiatrist in Atherton, Calif...
...airborne caravan headed up the Potomac Valley, Ford again asked for a change in plans, to hover over Mount Vernon, George Washington's home. His aide, Jack Marsh, a Virginian and amateur historian, urged the President to swoop across the river and study Fort Washington, a stone redoubt built between 1814 and 1824 to protect the capital. As the chopper went on, Ford viewed the steeple of Christ Church where Washington had worshiped, still tall and proud along the parkway. Nearing the White House, Ford turned to his companions. "Did you get the same feeling as I got this...
...they believed to be a military barracks. The refugees-most of whom left Chile following the overthrow of Salvador Allende-had been warned to leave the country within 48 hours, and they did, with U.N. help. The Argentine government's disclaimers of responsibility sounded somewhat hollow. The lengthy caravan had passed through downtown Buenos Aires and one of the U.N. hotels was less than a block from a police station...
...Rolling Stones gather no moss, it's probably because there's no room for any. When the durable British rock group set off on a European tour last week, its caravan consisted of 13 trucks filled with sets, costumes and instruments, five bodyguards, a dozen stage assemblers, assorted flacks, gofers, accountants and one man whose job is to tune Guitarist Keith Richard's 18 axes. One purpose of the tour is to promote the Stones' latest album, Black and Blue, which has sold more than a million copies since its release two weeks ago. With...