PLATFORM : America's Debt TUONG DUY NGUYEN, TUONG DUY NGUYEN, executive director of the Vietnamese Community of Orange County, Inc., who spent nearly two years in jail and hard-labor camps in Vietnam, commented approvingly on U.S. willingness to renew ties with Vietnam. He told The Times: and
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Solana Beach Samurai Has More Than Sushi DAVID NELSON, David Nelson regularly reviews restaurants for The Times in San Diego. His column also appears in Calendar on Fridays.
Salinas Discusses Trade, Immigration, Environment Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari was interviewed by six Los Angeles Times reporters and editors on Sept. 30 at a meeting at the Times Mirror Co. Here are excerpts of that interview: and
FILM : The Fringes Benefit in 'Sugarbaby' MARK CHALON SMITH, Mark Chalon Smith is a free-lance writer who regularly covers film for The Times Orange County Edition.
LIGHT STYLE : Just Peachy ROSE DOSTI and DEBORAH KIDUSHIM-ALLEN, The column is based on the newly revised "Light Style: The Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, Low Salt Way to Good Food and Good Health" by Dosti and Kidushim-Allen, a registered dietitian (HarperSanFrancisco: $14.95)