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...sure glad to find out that the safety and security of the U.S. are dependent upon the opinions of the leaders of Cameroon, Chile, Guinea, Syria, Angola and Bulgaria. JAMES T. TUCHSCHER Long Beach, Calif...
...China Beach was best known as an Edenic respite from the hell of combat. During the Vietnam War, thousands of American G.I.s spent their leave surfing the 30-kilometer golden beach near the central coastal city of Danang. Years later, millions of television viewers tuned in to the acclaimed 1980s television drama based on the famed U.S. Army R. and R. base...
...Danang officials would like to cash in on the mystique of China Beach, or My Khe as it is called locally, by positioning the area as an escape from modern-day stress. The locale already has some touristy infrastructure in place: a beautiful beachfront, the nearby Marble Mountains, the tony Furama Resort and a Cham historic museum. Still, gritty Danang tends to be passed over by foreigners in favor of the nearby coastal cities of Hoi An and Hu?. The latter's tourist industry is growing at twice the rate of Danang...
...local government thinks it knows why: too many aggressive beggars on China Beach. The Danang People's Committee has launched a campaign urging residents to rat out any panhandlers they see, even setting up a 24-hour telephone hot line for snitching. Drop a dime about a raggedy man begging for change anywhere in the city and gain a reward of 200,000 dong (about $13). "Beggars are impolite, an annoyance to visitors," says Nguyen Hung Hiep, head of the Danang Social Benefit Bureau. "We want to keep our city beautiful and civilized...
...heat. They've started dressing better, disguising themselves as legitimate postcard sellers or even Buddhist monks. Many, however, have got the message, Hiep says, and have moved elsewhere. It remains to be seen whether foreigners will invade once again now that the panhandlers have lost their paradise at China Beach...