European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Omer staff writer View from one of the luxurious Terrace cafes looking out across trave Munde Beach on Germany the Riviera of the 30mile Baltic coastal strip Between Tellinghusen and is jammed with the greatest throng of vacationers since the beaches Are a Jungle of and there Are swarms of the latest water sport including water skis and water upwards of French and British Are ensconced on the Sands at Haff and the Halfmoon coastal Belt has become Germany Swan Kiest and at the same time most popular summer at trave Munde the Casino is plugging the luxury Trade but All the beaches Are packed with Ordinary germans and hundreds of East zone for 20 can squint into a Telescope trained on the Barren soviet zone Beach just across the trave Munde is on the dividing line Between East and while the Western half of the Beach is flys pecked with the soviet strip is nobody seems to know whether the soviets have banned Beach bathing or whether fear keeps Eastern bathers a brisk smuggling Trade has grown across the trave Munde is bravely calling itself the German Monte on the strength of its refurbished Casino connoisseurs say it is Germany finest and on a footing with Monte Carlo and the casinos at Deauville and besides the Casino operates an this trave Munde businessman has found a rift in he Iron with an old Ger Man Battery commanders scope he Sells peeks into the russian zone for 20 like most Seaside trave Munde is also a thriving fishing hidden in toe old part of the town is this Little a Magnet to feature Section Ultra Plush a cocktail a Coffee and has Large Garden area with a dance floor Tea Lale the swedish songstress who turned Lili Marlene into the world War ii is a current Herbert a Casino who says he is no relation to the new York claims trave Munde has become the favorite sporting Point for the Post War Baltic International set the he provides amuse ment for the Rich and work for the smaller beaches like Romitz How get a heavy play from the Sand pail kids Haven had it so on German since the there Are More Rainbow coloured rubber alligators and water to say nothing of the fancier afloat this season off Baltic beaches than Ever be a water which shoots passengers from a Tower into the water at Breakneck is a Small Fry favorite at prewar Germany most fashionable beaches Lay along the Eastern where the russians Are now reported building coastal for have been converted into Peoples rest a Good Many germans stay in Small on the hotel prices Range Between 86 to a including and on Camp or Park their trailer trave Munde in is making a play for particularly Well heeled and flies the along with the flags of bordering coun on the promenade