Complied by A.P. McCredie

PISCATAWAY. NEW Jersey —
Police have charged the president of
the local school board with head-
butting a woman during a fight over
what kind of bread should be used
in a sandwich.

New York City police arrested
Paul Keller, 30, and accused him of

being the Snacking Bandit who had -
been breaking into homes in

Queens, stealing cash and valu-

ables and inevitably raiding the

refrigerator before he left. | -
Detectives investigating the 11

Snacking Bandit cases between .

April and June note that the Bandit
had been described by a witness in
April as weighing 77 kg (170 Ibs.),
by a witness in May, 79 kg (175
Ibs.); and by a witness in June, 81
kg (180 Ibs.).

El Cajon, California:
Tay was recently crested for bur-
glary and told police that he felt so
bad about having had to break the

victims’ window that he had left the °

residents a $50 bill on the floor by
the window to pay for it.

Police returned to the scene and
confirmed Tay’s story.

Houston police officer Santos
Nari, 28, was indicted in October
for sexual assault.

While on duty, according to the
indictment, he had encountered two
amorous couples in Mason Park
and told them that he would have to
examine the females’ sex organs to
determine for sure whether they had
been having sex.

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New Benefits for |
Unemployed Canadians

The federal government is introducing
Employment Insurance (EJ). It would
continue to provide Canadians with basic
income protection just like the present
UI system.

But E/ also includes a range of new
“employment benefits” to give unemployed
Canadians who need it, direct help to get jobs.

Here are some of the features:

ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

® Wage subsidies: Financial assistance for
employers whe give jobless Canadians
work experience leading to permanent
employment.

Earnings supplements: A temporary wage
top-up for individuals to encourage them
to get back into the workforce sooner.

© Self-Employment Assistance: Practical help
for unemployed people to start their own
businesses.

* Job Creation Partnerships: Providing
Canadians with jobs and community-based
work experience in projects that contribute
to local economic growth.

© Skills, Loans and Grants: Provincially
approved financial support for unemployed
workers to acquire occupational skills
leading to re-employment.

The federal government will work with
your provincial government to implement
EI’s new employment measures and reduce
overlap and waste.

FAODERNIZED RATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Not all unemployed Canadians will need
these Employment Benefits. Many
Canadians will find jobs through the
improved National Employment Service.

Advanced on-line job matching services and
an automated job market information system
will help unemployed Canadians find jobs «
locally or anywhere in the country.

REDESIGNED INCOME BENEFITS .

Employment Insurance Income Benefits © * |’
would still provide Canadians with basic - -
income protection. With E/, benefits would
be more closely linked to work — every
hour of work and every dollar earned

- would count.

e Some 500,000 part-time workers would
now be able to insure their income for the
first time.

¢ A new intensity rule would mean that
people who don’t use E/ often would get
a slightly higher benefit than people v who
use it a lot.

© Low income claimants could earn up to
$50 a week without any benefit reduction.

© Families with children and annual incomes. .
under $26,000 will see their benefit level
increase. A new family supplement could”
increase the E/ benefit rate to as much as
80% of insured earnings.

PHASING IN CHANGE

Some E/ changes such as a lower premium -
rate are expected to come into effect on. .
January 1, 1996. All the other changes .
included in the E/ Bill-will be made
gradually, starting in July 1996.

In addition, to help high unemployment = -
regions adjust to the new E/ system, 2 three--"~
year $300 million transitional Job Fund _. -
will be created.

What counts is results. Above all, EI is
focused on a single overriding goal — jobs
for Canadians.

ey

To receive a brochure on Canada’s proposed Employment Insurance system
call 1 800 276-7655, or look on the Internet at http://www.hrdc-drhe.ge.ca
TTY 1 800 465-7735

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