European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 29, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 7famed beaches often not the Best study says new York a americans most famous beaches Are not necessarily tops in the nation according to a Survey of geographers and coastal experts. Miami Beach Hawaii s Waikiki and Massachusetts Cape cod did not make the experts list of the Best 50 beaches and new Yorkus Coney Island was rated As one of the 10 worst in the study published in the August Issue of Conde Nast traveler. Seven of the top 10 beaches Are in Florida. The other three including the Best a Kapahua a Are in Hawaii. The worst Beach was new York City a Arverne Edgemere a two sections of Rockaway Beach in Queens. In fact five of the worst were in new York. California s Ocean and Marina beaches were deemed the most dangerous because of High Waves and rip currents. Crandon Park in Florida was named the safest. The Florida Panhandle rated High because a there is a Tongue of Beautiful Caribbean water that flows into the area As Well As incredibly White Quartz Sand that a Fine As sugar Quot said study organizer Stephen Leatherman a University of Maryland professor and director of the Laboratory for coastal research. Picturesque Waikiki did not score Well because sections Are severely eroded rocks pose a Hazard to swimmers and High Rise hotels provide an ugly backdrop. Miami Beach also was faulted for overdevelopment and Sharp rocks. Cape cod beaches were judged too cold. The top 10 beaches Are. 1. Kapahua Hawaii 2. Grayton Fla. 3. Perdido key Fla. 4. Hap Una Hawaii 5. St. Joseph Peninsula Fla. 6. Bahia Honda Fla. 7. Eastern Perdido key Fla. 8. Crandon Park Fla 9. Napo poo Hawaii 10. Bill Baggs Cape Fla. The 10 worst beaches Are 1. Arverne Edgemere . 2. Holly la. 3. Revere mass. 4. Pikes . 5. Coney Island . 6. Sea Bright . 7. Great kills . 8. Belle Harbor . 9. Kaka a to waterfront state Park Hawaii 10. Monmouth .tv s pee wee Herman charged with exposure Sarasota Fla. A children a television Star pee wee Herman was arrested for allegedly exposing himself inside an adult theater authorities said saturday. The Star of pee wee s playhouse whose real name is Paul Reubens was arrested Friday night after undercover detectives raided the South Trail Cinema in a sting operation a Sarasota county sheriffs affidavit said. Reubens was observed exposing himself and masturbating and a detective arrested him in the lobby the affidavit said. The theater is showing the movies Nancy nurse turn up the heat and Tiger shark according to a recorded message there. Reubens 38, was charged with exposure of a sexual Organ and released from the county jail Friday night after posting $219 Bond. A three other people were arrested on similar charges said a booking officer. If convicted of the Misdemeanour the studio City calif., resident would face up to 60 Days in jail and $500 Fine said it. Bill Stookey a Sarasota county sheriffs spokesman. Reubens Sarasota attorney Dan Dannheiser said his client would not comment. But he said the charge would wreck Reubens career. A the does a lot of things with kids Over the world and his career will be Over when that Story runs a Dannheiser told the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Dannheiser said Reubens had been in town vacationing. He added that detectives did no to realize they had arrested a celebrity until after Reubens was taken to the jail where he voluntarily told them. A i done to know Why he did that Quot Dannheiser said. Reubens saturday morning comedy show pee weeks playhouse won emmy awards and wide audiences among children adolescents and even some adults attracted to the manic nerdy character he plays. But lbs recently cancelled the show network spokeswoman Ann Morfo Gen said. Reubens developed pee wee Herman with his Cherry red lips Skinny Bow ties and shrunken fifties style suits As a comedian with the groundings a los Angeles improvisational group in 1979. At first the character was More risque than the one he has played since an Hob Cable television show popularized pee wee in 1982 and lbs picked it up. The original character for example would look up girls skirts with the Aid of mirrors attached to his shoes. . S Bradley says he s Long known of racism brutality in police Force los Angeles a mayor Tom Bradley claims to have Long been aware of racism and brutality in the los Angeles police department but noted that it took a startling videotaped beating of a Black Man by White officers to generate Public support for Reform. A without something of a dramatic fashion to hit the people squarely Between the eyes there was no Way that you could convince the majority of the people in the City that these kinds of abuses happen a Bradley said in an interview. The mayor spoke at length about the March 3 assault of Motorist Rodney King and resulting political turmoil capped this month by the release of a civilian panels report that found instances of brutality and racism running virtually unchecked in the 8,300-officer department. The Christopher commission also recommended that police chief Daryl f. Gates step Down and he has since announced plans to retire in april. Bradley holds Little Hope that Gates will implement the commissions recommended reforms to the mayors satisfaction. He said the chief will have no role in selection of a successor. Bradley said a vigilant police commission a citizen oversight panel appointed by the mayor will keep a close Eye on Gates during the next nine months. He suggested that Gates departure will allow for a new kind of department More sensitive to Community needs. Bradley a former policeman who has been mayor for 18 years would not take responsibility for apparent longstanding problems in the police department. A i had seen evidence of it from time to time and knew that there was much More of this racism and excessive use of Force  said. Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley talks about problems in his City a police department. A had that tape not been there these officers no doubt would have denied that it took place. And we would have had the same kind of situation charges allegations denial matter dismissed a he said. A that videotape i think has shaken not Only Law enforcement in this City but across the  King was struck More than 50 times by club wielding officers after his car was pulled Over for speeding. Four officers await trial on a variety of felony charges. The videotape shown on National television started the move for change but Bradley said the real catalyst was the Christopher commission report. After its release a majority of City Council members and prominent business leaders called for Gates ouster. Up tile pee wee Herman Bradley has been tangling with Gates since the chief was appointed by the police commission 13 years ago. A i had hoped the Christopher commission would come out with a hard hitting report a he said. A frankly i did not expect that they were going to focus so dearly on chief Gates the Issue of Gates successor has been complicated by uncertainty Over How a new chief will be picked and How Long the new chief May serve. The mayor said he would like to see a chief with Strong supervisory skills who can translate policies from above to action on the Street As Well As an ability to relate to the Public. He said this kind of chief can come from within or outside the department. Panel Falls on Lincoln s statue in . By the Washington Post Washington a Marble panel on the ceiling of the Lincoln memorial a loosened by an unauthorized group of visitors walking on the roof a fell on top of the famed statue and broke Early saturday officials said. The stately 19-foot-High statue of a sitting Abraham Lincoln a one of the City a prime tourist attractions a sustained Only tiny scratches in the head and neck area an inspection by a specialist revealed. No one was injured. Officials said it was miraculous that the falling panel did not cause More serious damage. There were ii to 20 tourists inside the Monument when the incident occurred about 12 30 . They said the 2-by-3-foot Marble panel could have caused a serious injury had someone been hit. George Berklacy a spokesman for the National Park service said the ceiling panel fell after an off duty seasonal employee took a half dozen friends to the memorials roof for a panoramic View of the City. One of the visitors stepped on a Board which put enough pressure on the panel below to loosen it Berklacy said. The employee hired by the Park service and assigned to the memorial apparently had a key and was Able to reach the roof. Berklacy said the employee faces suspension or possible dismissal. The ceiling is 60 feet above the floor and has Bronze girders that Frame the panels. It contains dozens of half Inch thick panels each made of Alabama Marble saturated with paraffin to produce the illusion of translucency. The statue by Daniel Chester French and dedicated in 1922, is considered one of the Best known by an american artist