European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7house Bill further protects reservists Washington a the House passed legislation on monday that would make certain that reservists who Are called to Active duty would not lose their jobs insurance coverage or rented Homes. The Bill approved by voice vote and sent to the Senate modernizes and strengthens protections previously granted for those called to Active duty. Sponsors said the activation of reserves in the persian Gulf crisis makes an overhaul of the Law necessary. One provision prevents the eviction of a service member a family from a rented Home or apartment. While current Law prohibits eviction without a court order the Protection Only extends to leases where the monthly payment is less than $150. The Bill would extend the ceiling to $1,200. Another provision is that when reservists return to their jobs employers must provide health insurance benefits As if there had been no Job interruption. Insurers would be required to reinstate the coverage As if no military service had occurred. Employment Protection in current Law Only guarantees a reservist a return to a prior Job for 90 Days of service. The House Bill would extend the Protection for whatever period the service member was on Active duty. A special provision for health care professionals would relieve them from paying liability insurance premiums such As those for malpractice insurance. The coverage would be suspended for the Active duty period. The Bill would postpone court actions for damages while the insurance was suspended. The action could be resumed when the insurance was  denies asking teens to swim  St. Paul Minn. Apr Republican candidate Jon Grunseth vowed monday to stay in the governors race and prove that he is innocent of allegations that he encouraged four teen age girls to join him for a  swim at a 1981 party. Two women alleged in sworn statements that they attended an Independence Day party at Grunseth a Home when they were 13 and 14 years old. They said Grunseth encouraged them his daughter Nina and another girl to join him for a  swim and one of them alleged that he tried to touch her breast. One of the women said Grunseth swam naked but that both girls wore bathing suits. Grunseth maintained that his Campaign opponent democratic gov. Rudy Perpich a was the driving Force behind the allegations which he said Are a absolutely  a before this is Over there will be Many witnesses who will say that this charge is impossible a Grunseth told a news conference. A it will take us a while to find them but we will find them in the near future. A we can to bring action get this into court prior to the election a he said. A a that a what a so sad about  Perpich said he knew nothing of the allegations before a reporter called him Over the weekend. A i had no Contact with these people a he said. A a it a bizarre to say we in any Way had anything to do with this  the women making the allegations said they decided to come Forward with the Story because of the governors race. They made the sworn statements with the help of a lawyer and provided them to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis which reported them monday. They later provided the statements to other journalists. Nina Grunseth now 23, said the allegation against her father a is totally untrue. I know my father and i do not believe under any circumstances he committed the act of which he is accused or any similar  she said one of the women making the allegations told her in a Telephone conversation sept. 29 that if her father would drop out of the governors race a no other allegations would be made against him and both of our names would be kept out of the  Grunseth aides planned to ask the . Attorneys office to determine whether either extortion or blackmail is involved said spokesman Elam Baer. The allegations were made by Liane Nelson now 23 a Jon Grunseth a candidate in the Minnesota governors race denies that he asked two teen age girls to swim in the  with him. Joining Grunseth on the state Capitol Steps Are his wife Vicki and spokesman Elam Baer. And a social worker dealing with sexual abuse cases in the Boston area and her Cousin Elizabeth Mulay 22, of san Jose Calif. Nelson said she decided to speak out nine years later because she believes there was sexual impropriety at the party. A i think that is extremely inappropriate behaviour for someone who wants to be governor a she told the Star Tribune. She did no to respond to a reporters message left on her Telephone answering machine monday. Mulay a Telephone number is unlisted. Grunseth has noted that Nelsons parents have been Active in democratic politics in Minneapolis in the past. In her statement Mulay said Grunseth a suggested we All take our swimsuits  a my Cousin and i were Adamant about not taking them off a she said. A a. At one Point he Grunseth cornered me in the Pool. I tried to swim by but he blocked me  Mulay alleged that Grunseth tried to pull her Bali ing suit strap Down and to grab her breast but he missed. The Perpich Campaign has in recent weeks focused on Grunseth a temporary refusal to pay some court ordered child support and health insurance payments after his 1983 divorce and for being delinquent in paying some of his property  and Campaign touts safety commitment Washington a the airline pilots association is opening a Long planned television and radio Campaign to polish its members professional image in the aftermath of the conviction of three pilots for flying while drunk. The Campaign theme a safety is a daily  the $250,000 Cost to buy air time for the commercials was paid for by individual contributions from 2,500 pilots Accord no to Captain Henry Duffy president of the association which is the pilots labor Union. Although the advertising Campaign was conceived two years ago it follows widespread negative publicity from the arrest and conviction of three Northwest airline pilots for intoxication while flying. One of them testified he had consumed up to 20 rum and diet cokes at a lounge the night before piloting a flight from Fargo n.d., to Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. A we go quickly by 19,000 successes and focus on an occasional slip a Duffy said referring to the number of flights safely concluded each Day in the United states. A pilots have the feeling that there is no understanding of How much training they undergo of How Many checks they Are subject to and How Many physicals they be had to take a he said. A i think any time the Media focuses on some negative aspect of the aviation Industry there Are going to be questions in the Public mind a Duffy said. A we want to balance that with the High level of competence in the  Duffy said the associations a image enhancement campaigns was prompted by concerns expressed by Many of the 42,000 pilots who belong to the association. A pilots themselves Arentt at All Good in being their own or agents a Duffy said. A no matter How skillful a feat of airman ship a Pilot performs you la usually Only hear him or her say a i was just doing my  a the television commercial will be aired 150 times on can headline news from oct. 22 to nov. 18. And is aimed Duffy said at business travellers a your key target  it also will be shown on the late evening news in Miami Chicago Minneapolis Pittsburgh and Atlanta. The radio commercial will be broadcast beginning the week of oct. 22 with sponsorship of games 4, 5 and 6 of the world series on the lbs radio network. It also will be aired on the Mutual radio network during College and professional football shows talk shows and news reports. The 30-second television commercial cuts from the cockpit where the Crew calmly carries out its duties to the Cabin where a Little girl plays with a Teddy Bear and naps. The narrator a More than a million people rely on us every Day. It takes experience ability and dedication to be a professional airline