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Article: Virginia Beach Struggles to Stem Tide of Bad Publicity; Oceanfront Resort Tries to Project Wholesome Image to Counter Years of Controversy
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- The Washington Post
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- July 7, 1991
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It promotes itself as "the world's largest resort city," "the
city of trees," a family vacation spot featuring "Good. Clean.
Fun." But every time Virginia Beach turns around, it seems, the city
is faced with another image crisis.
Cocaine scandals, an oceanfront riot, allegations of police
brutality and - most recently - a federal investigation into the
illegal taping of Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's cellular telephone
conversation as he drove through the city are among the image
problems Virginia Beach has faced during the last several years. So
widespread is the place's bad reputation that the Economist, a