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...damaged panels are now covered with plywood--a scene reminiscent of the John Hancock Building--and various Buildings and Grounds supervisors are arguing among themselves about whether to replace the panels with glass or another, tougher, material...
...TINY ISLAND in the middle of the Penobscot River in northern Maine lives a band of four hundred Native Americans. The island, dubbed Indian Island to notify the tourists, is a picturesque spot for a Sunday drive. But behind the plywood wigwams that advertise "REAL MOCCASINS" and "REST ROOMS" the Penobscot Indians subsist in tattered shelters that the tourists never manage to discover. For the Penobscot are among the poorest of the Native American tribes...
Technically, the production is severely cramped by the confines of Leverett's Old Library, which is about as suitable for theater as Burr A. The lack of space is particularly evident in the tacky plywood castle walls, which serve as the only set. The choreography, on the other hand, makes the most of the tiny stage: the dance sequences are adequate, although the full-cast numbers look like barely organized mayhem with practically no one having any room to move...
...Charlie Bertsch, no longer so hearty and outgoing, has turned his place into a fortress. The day after the attack, Detective Gaffney came over with a load of plywood and, at Bertsch's request, nailed up all the windows. "That'll keep people from throwing fire bombs in," said Bertsch. He rarely goes out, getting food deliveries from a delicatessen, paying by check. Next year, he says, he plans to move. "There is no law here," said Charlie Bertsch. "I'm even afraid for the police...
...shards of glass that showered Boston from its spectacular John Hancock Tower have become collectors' items. The sheathing that temporarily replaced the 5,000 broken windows -the building became known as "the Plywood Palace"-is now being used at other construction sites. Finally, after a delay of five years, officials dedicated the trembling tower last week, and tenants began moving...