European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Oday s the . Labor department reports that there is still some confusion among reservists serving in saudi Arabia about re employment rights after the persian Gulf War. One myth is that a reservist is guaranteed the exact Job he or she held before being called to Active duty. That a not the Law. The Law does state that a returning reservist must be rehired in a Job equal in salary responsibility and benefits. Reservists who feel an employer Isnit living up to that requirement can Appeal to the labor department for help and if necessary file suit to enforce their rights. Conversion rates London up wednesdays closing rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies in dollars Gold was quoted at $363.50 an ounce Silver is 53.03. A. Feb. 5 feb. 6 British Pound. ,t.9b35 Quot a a 2.001 German Mark. 1,4615 a a Quot 14552 French franc ,.4.9795 dutch .1.6492 a belgian franc .3014. A italian lira,.�.1,099,20 Swiss franc. .1.2505 greek drachma., ,., a ise 72 a turkish lira. .3,026 80 saudi arabian Riyal. 3.503 Spanish peseta 91 90 portuguese escudo .129.18 a. Canadian Dollar. 1.1583 austrian Schilling 10 2940 norwegian Krone,57275 danish Krone 5635 4.96 1.6393 30.00 1.095.50 1.2375 155.75 3,024.80 3.7503 91.39 128.40 1.1500 10.2375 5.6960 5.602 the Dollar continued to decline in Europe on wednesday As Low interest rates in the United states drove investors to other currencies. Foreign Exchange traders have shrugged off several rounds of Dot or buying by the Federal Reserve which has tried without much Luck to prop up the Dollar. Thursdays military Exchange rate in Germany will be 1.42 Marks a historic Low. In one Pound will sell for $2.04 thursday at military Banks. Business news Brewer sets record St. Louis up a Anheuser Busch inc. Has announced that it sold 86.5 million barrels of Beer in 1990, an Industry record. That gives Busch a 43.7 percent share of the . Beer drinkers Market. Busches sales last year Rose 7.2 percent from 1989, the largest one year gain by any Brewer in More than a decade chairman August a. Busch Iii said Busch attributed the company a performance to the introduction of innovative brands and the strength of its Light Beers. The brewery s flagship brew Budweiser re matted the Best Selling Beer in America for the 35th consecutive year. Japan car sales drop. Tokyo up a sales of imported cars in Japan have suffered the first year to year drop in eight years due largely to the persian Gulf War and higher interest rates the Japan automobile importers association reported wednesday. A the association said sales in january totalled 10,662 units Down 6.1 percent irom a year ago. It was the first year to year decrease since december 1983, the association said. Federal unions on ing ban by Janet Howells-t1erney Washington Bureau \ Washington a unions Are challenging the ban prohibiting Federal workers and military officers from getting paid for speeches or free Lance writing. Violators of the ban which took effect Jan. 1, could be fined $10,000. A when we became Federal employees we did to give up out constitutional rights a said Richard Cadieu president of a chapter of the american federation of government employees which represents the . Information Agency. The ban on honorariums is part of the 1989 it Hies re form act and was intended to curb the Large speaking and writing fees lawmakers receive. When both houses of Congress voted on the Bill members had the option of accepting honorariums or taking a 25 percent pay raise. The House approved the raise and banned honorariums for its members but senators turned Down the extra pay and decided to keep collecting their writing and speaking fees. The Bill however extended the ban to All Federal employees appropriated and non appropriated. A a a. A under the Law any payment for speeches Public appearances and writings related or unrelated to an employees Job is banned however teachers who work for department of defense dependents schools by Day and for a University at night will be Able to keep moonlighting said Jack j. Covaleski monitoring and compliance chief for the . Office of government ethics. / government employee unions have been fighting the Law in court without sue Cess. Federal judges have cited a failure by employees to show they would suffer a irreparable injury a from the ban. Still pending is a lawsuit filed by 10 Federal employees. Bills in the Senate and the House also would Grant an exemption for most . Employees. The language in the Law has left Many people confused. A a under the ban i can to give a speech or publish one and get paid but i can write one and get paid for it a said David e. Hubler a feature writer for the voice of America. Hubler is one of the 10 employees with the lawsuit pending in . District court in Washington. Hubler said writing fictional books is allowed but newspaper and Magazine a tides Are not. A if you re a Secretary it does no to prevent you from typing a term paper and getting paid for it or if you re a photographer it does no to keep you from being paid for taking pictures at a wedding a said Frank Romano editor of the american rehabilitation Magazine. A Why should a writer whose chief skill is writing not be allowed to make a Little extra Money after duty a to clarify the rules the office of gov Crement ethics has issued a memo and regulations explaining How the Law works. The memo said banned appearances include accepting payment for conversation or remarks made at a a Public or private conference convention meeting social event or like gathering. A prohibited speeches Are defined As any address oration or other form of Oral presentation whether presented in person recorded or broadcast in the Media. However some appearances Are sex eluded from the ban. The memo said it is permissible a to perform or to provide entertainment using an artistic or other such skill or Talent or primarily Lor the purpose of demonstration or in addition a the recitation of scripted material As for a live or recorded theatrical production is allowed it said. Any payment Reee ived for an appearance speech or article before Jan. I or As fulfilment of a contract obligation signed before that Date is acceptable. Quot articles Are any writing other than a Book that has been or will be published. The memo explained that the ban on writing excludes works of fiction poetry lyrics and scripts. Hubler wonders How the ban will be enforced. A a maybe a really mean supervisor or someone who is out to get you would turn you in a he said a but who would they turn you in to a it a imagine what it would look like a he added a if they fined me $ 10,000 for writing a travel article on key West during Iny free Covaleski said no one has been fined yet. Group Washington a amps a National menus rights organization is offering to make sure that men and women serving in operation desert storm Are protected from lawsuits while they take part in the operation. /. The National Congress for men will notify stateside courts of a service Mem Eros Active duty status. That notification will halt All action in Many cases until the person returns to the United states. _ _ a. The soldiers sailors civil Relief act protects service members involved in a Wair from being sued during their duty. Examples of suits that could be affected include divorce paternity custody child support collection foreclosure eviction and property seizure. Pacific Bell voice mail has donated enough Telephone lines to handle the 20,000 expected Calls during the program a spokesman said. When calling the following numbers a service member should leave full name Case number and opponent full address Rig. To Clayton map general dynamics corp. Plans to Lay off about 1,200 workers by september at three tank making plants company officials have said. Two of the plants help make the army a m1a1 tank. The company will begin making the m1a2, the next generation Model in late 1992. A this is actually Good news because a year ago we were looking at closing both plants and laying everyone off a a company spokesman said. A. A but we done to have to close either one and Wren re keeping most of the people after the layoffs some 5,800workers will remain in the tank division. The plants were saved because of two big orders for Lanks from Egypt and saudi Arabia the company said., of the courthouse and a Home address. Each Call will Cost $4 to $5. The organization will Send the court a Public notice of the service member a status and a copy to the Home address. For last names beginning with a a Call 707-523-8585 do 707-523-8586 i a 707-523-8587 is 707-523-8588 to 707-523-8589. Service members can also write the National Congress for men desert storm project 2020 Pennsylvania ave., . Suite 277, Washington 20006, off 1,200 both orders were placed Well before the iraqi invasion of Kuwait last August. This is the second round of Layoff notices in less than a month for the nations second biggest defense contractor. Last month general dynamics Laid off about 4,000 aerospace workers at a Plant in fort Worth Texas after the defense department cancelled the Navy a a-12 Jet program
