European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes tuesday october 30,1990gop s Grunseth drops from Minn race Apex candidate Jon Grunseth listens to questions put to him by a reporter sunday night in one week and win id be receptive to take a look at  Carlson a moderate who supports abortion rights is unacceptable to the religious conservative faction that controls the state party. Republicans had begun the year with High Hopes of unseating Perpich who had been derided As eccentric and put on the defensive about living too grand a style with a luxury car and bodyguard. Grunseth a Campaign was crippled oct. 15 after two women made sworn statements alleging Grunseth tried to get them to swim naked with him during a 1981 Pool party at his Home. The women who were 13 and 14 at the time said they refused but that Grunseth his teen age daughter and a 16-year-old girl took off their bathing suits. One of the women claimed Grunseth tried to pull Down her bathing suit. On sunday the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported that 32-year-old Tamara Taylor of Minnetonka claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Grunseth on and off from 1980 to 1989. Grunseth divorced Katharine Winston in 1983 and married his second wife Vicki in 1984. Grunseth acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Taylor but said it ended a a Long time ago a in the Early �?T80s.�?� Taylor said she spoke out to prevent Grunseth so further deception of the voters. In regard to his past antics his character and what ruthless actions he is willing to take in order to be elected  Grunseth said sunday he had been on the verge of quitting the race for two weeks. A a it swear and tear its just simply pure Wear and tear a he said. A the whole thing becomes sickening. Its exhaustion is what it is. Mental physical emotional exhaustion. At a Point there san end. You just say a Man its More than i can  a mrs. Grunseth said she believes her husbands Contention that he ended the affair before they married. She said she did not try to dissuade him from dropping out of the race. The accusations she said prove a a there a no floor in the decency stale anymore about what people will write or to use Force if provoked by Iraq Afton Minn. Apr allegations that Jon Grunseth cheated on his wives and swam nude with teen age girls combined to drive him from the governors race and plunge the Republican party into turmoil nine Days before the election. Citing a enormous pressure on his family the political process and the state the 44-year-old business executive called it quits late sunday and apologized to supporters and contributors. A i always Haven to been a perfect person. I think in a a pretty decent Guy but in be made some mistakes and i feel badly about that too a Grunseth said at his Home about 20 Miles East of Minneapolis. Grunseth was accused of having an affair during both of his marriages and of Skinny dipping with teen age girls in 1981. He denied the nude swimming allegations and said the affair ended before his second marriage in 1984. Democratic gov. Rudy Perpich is seeking an unprecedented fourth term. He had no immediate comment. Republican state auditor Arne Carlson who placed second in the sept. 11 gop primary launched a write in Campaign a week ago As pressure mounted on Grunseth to drop out. Carlson a name will go on the nov. 6 ballot if the party fails to name someone else by Friday afternoon. A a there a no question he Carlson is in the Best position but right at this moment in a not saying in a supporting Arne Carlson a said state gop chairman Bob Weinholzer. A if someone else can show me How they can put a Campaign together Bush vows san Francisco apr president Bush monday said he would not hesitate to use Force in the persian Gulf if provoked. A history is Replete with examples when the president had to take action without consulting Congress he added. Bush said he planned to meet tuesday with congressional leaders about the . Military buildup in the persian Gulf a deployment that could expand while Congress is adjourned. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney raised the possibility last week that up to 100,000 More american troops could be added to the . Presence in the Region. Some lawmakers have raised concerns about dramatic changes being made in the . Deployment without their input. A a in a looking Forward to having talks with members of the leadership tomorrow a Bush told reporters. A but history is Replete with examples when the president would have to take action. In be done this in the past and certainly a somebody mentioned provocations a wed have no hesitancy at  Bush ordered . Forces into Panama last december when Congress was out of town. Asked if he was trying to prepare the country for War Bush said a a in a just doing my Job As president of the United states. In a not preparing anybody for  but he also said a i am As determined As i Ever have been that this aggression will not  a we have a lot of troops there they Are Well trained and they Are highly motivated. That alone is sending a Strong message to Saddam Hussein a Bush said. Secretary of state James Baker meanwhile said Iraq would suffer a the most severe consequences if the iraqi president decides to use chemical or biological weapons Baker in remarks prepared for delivery to the los Angeles world affairs Council said other problems in the Middle East can Only be resolved through peaceful change. A but Saddam Hussein a Way is not the Way of peace a Baker said. A this is a prescription for War. And i will say this bluntly if his Way of doing business prevails there will be no Hope of peace in the  Bush also described the infighting Over the budget approved last weekend As a class  a this class warfare taxing the Rich is really an attack on the working people of America a he said. Bush made appearances monday of behalf of sen. Pete Wilson whose neck and neck gubernatorial bid against Democrat Dianne Feinstein is the Republican party Stop state priority in next weeks elections. Bush has visited the state several times to stump for Wilson. After attending a breakfast for Wilson at a private residence Bush later headed to Oklahoma to Campaign for gop gubernatorial candidate Bill Price at the Cowboy Hall of Fame. The president arrived in san Francisco after a weekend in Honolulu where he also did some politicking met with Pacific Island leaders and spoke to a Large crowd of military personnel and families at Hickam fab. Referring to iraqis aug. 2 military invasion of Kuwait Bush said a today in the persian Gulf what we Are looking at is Good and evil right and wrong. The invasion of Kuwait will not  with . Troop strength at More than 200,000 and still growing in the persian Gulf Region Bush promised a no american will be kept in the Gulf a single Day longer than necessary. But we will not walk away until our Mission is done.�?�. Bush told his audience that he empathize with their worries. A those in uniform will always Bear the heaviest Burden. Perhaps i know something of what you endure. The waiting the uncertainty the demands of family and professional life. We want every single american Home a he said. Bush said Iraq a waged a War of aggression plundered a peaceful neighbor held innocents hostage and gassed its own  those acts Are punishable under 1945 War crimes principles Bush said raising anew the Specter of holding Saddam accountable to some International forum. A a we re standing up for civilized values a he said. At Hickam located next to Pearl Harbor Bush said he was reminded of his own world War ii tour of duty in the Pacific. A no member of that generation can Ever forget the Clarion Call that Pearl Harbor represented a the president said. A things changed instantly. The country came together. And like you Here today we each knew our  while sundays speech was to a military audience Bush also has been calling for Solidarity behind his persian Gulf policy in his Campaign appearances around the country. Bush a coast to coast travelling comes As a Newsweek poll out last weekend showed a dramatic plunge in the Public a approval rating for his Job  from Page 1  Gorbachev said he had received a Telegram from his envoy Yevgeny Primakow indicating after a visit to Baghdad and a meeting with Saddam that there were some shifts in Saddam a positions. The soviet Leader did not elaborate. Earlier the soviet foreign minister said Primakow s talks were cause for a Tittle reason for  Saddam is holding hundreds of foreigners As a human Shields at strategic Sites in Iraq to deter possible attack. Although he has allowed selected groups of the thou Sands of foreigners to leave Many others Are being held. European Community leaders meeting in Rome pledged not to Send representatives to try to win Freedom for hostages held in Iraq and occupied Kuwait reasoning that to do so would Only support Saddam a efforts to by to Divide the Alliance arrayed against him. The decision followed a trip to Baghdad by former British prime minister Edward Heath who helped secure the release of More than 30 British hostages. France the United states and Britain have been the Only Western countries to maintain embassies in Kuwait since Iraq overran the emirate. In August Iraq Cut off water and electricity to All embassies that defied its orders to close. France had been considering withdrawing its diplomats from Kuwait for several weeks because of the extremely arduous living conditions under iraqi occupation. It refrained from doing so to allow the diplomats to support the French hostages in Kuwait. Bernard confirmed that France will Honor iraqis demand to fill the plane with Medicine for the return flight to Iraq. Medicine is excluded from the . Embargo of Iraq and occupied Kuwait. On sunday Saddam fired his Oil minister Issam Chalabi and cancelled gasoline rationing the official iraqi news Agency announced. It said Chalabi was replaced by Saddam a son in Law Hussein Kamel. When Iraq announced rationing on tuesday it blamed the .-ordered embargo on Trade with Iraq. Iraq was not Short of Oil a it now controls 20 percent of the worlds Supply a but was incorrectly deemed to be Short of the chemical additives needed for gasoline refining Ina said. The new York times quoting diplomats in Baghdad reported Saddam May have cancelled the rationing because of complaints by iraqi citizens. It reported earlier that kuwaiti Oil officials believed the rationing was a ruse to forestall a military offensive by the .-led multinational Force