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15. 1997
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M a x im iz in g U n e m p lo y m e n t
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TIGER WOODS TRIUMPHS
sponsorship deal he received from
Nike is beginning to look like a
bargain.
“It’s a perfect start to the year,”
said W o o d s, w ho p ic k e d up
$216,(XX) and a Mercedes-Benz for
the win that pushed his career earn­
ings to $ 1,006,594.
He is by far the fastest ever to
crack the $1 million earnings mark.
South African Ernie Els was the
previous fastest, reaching the mile­
stone in 28 tournaments.
The supremely confident young­
ster said he was not surprised to
have won so much so quickly.
“This is what I set out to do. It’s
no surprise if you win when you
have the mindset that you're going
to win from the start of the week."
Only Horton Smith, who won
seven times before he was 21, and
Gene Sarazen reached three titles at
a younger age than the PGA Tour’s
latest pheneom.
Tiger Woods won the season­
opening Mercedes Championship
with a birdie on the first hole of a
sudden death playoff with Tom
Lehman after rain washed out the
final round Sunday.
Woods had birdied the last four
holes of the third round Saturday to
tie Lehman for the lead at 14-under
par. But the 18-hole showdown be­
tween the 1996 Rookie of the Year
and the 1996 Player of the Year
became a one-hole playoff.
The 21 -year-old sensation stuck
his tee shot within eight inches and
tapped in for victory after Lehman
had put his tee shot into the lake
guarding the green.
“1 really wanted to play 18 holes
today,” said Lehman, the British Open
champion. “I was looking forward to
going head to head with Tiger.”
Woods now has three titles in
just nine starts as a professional and
the much-publicized $40 million
Some people in every state have
collected LU after quitting then
jobs But you have to do what a
prudent person would do in sim ilar
c irc u m sta n c e s, and have legal
“good cause," otherw ise, you face
a DQ.
A good reason to quit is often
not good cause. You will be d is­
qualified until you get another
jo b is ), earn at least a specified
am ount of money, and then lose
that job(s) for a non-DQ reason.
A full 97 percent of all wage and
salary jobs are covered by Ul. The
biggest exceptions are: self-em ­
ploym ent, e g., driving a taxi; stu­
dents (and often their spo u ses) who
work for their schools (note: afull-
time w orker who attends class part-
time should be considered an em ­
ployee. not a student); m ost sales­
people on com m ission; people who
work for religious organizations;
seaso n al em p lo y m en t in som e
states; casual labor; and w orkers
for extrem ely small firms.
If your com pany em ploys four
w orkers for at least one day in 20
weeks som etim e during the year,
you are generally covered.
Some states cover even smaller
firms, i.e.. one employee at any time.
D om estics who earn at least
$ 1.000 in a calendar quarter ($500
in New York state) are covered.
A liens w ithout work perm its
may not collect HI.
You may file an interstate claim
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Police arrest
car jacking
suspect
At approximately 3:30 a.m., Thurs­
day, January 9,1997, Portland Police
O fficers arrested P edro R am on
Vasquez, male Hispanic, 22 years old,
from NE Portland. He was charged
with two counts o f Attempt Murder,
one account o f Robbery I, Attempt
Kidnap I, PCS Il-Cocaine, and FTA
D U II-w arrant from H ood River
County.
Vasquez hadtakena 1984 Chevrolet
Blazer from aN E Portland man at gun
point. The victim was parked at the
Plaid Pantry store located at 7144 NE
Killingsworth when the suspect en­
tered his passenger door and pointed
a gun at him. The victim was ordered
to drive but chose to jum p out o f the
vehicle. The suspect then took the
vehicle and drove away. The police
were called and spotted the vehicle in
the area. A chase ensued, with the
suspect firing several shots at the
officers with a large caliber handgun.
The pursuit ended on the Glisan
St. offram pof northbound 1-205 when
the B lazer broke do w n. Vasquez was
placed into custody and is lodged in
the Justice Center jail.
Safe Cooking
if you move away from your job.
and you have left your job for a
non-disqualify ing reason Your HI
claim will be against the state where
you worked
10. If you worked in more than
one state, you may often choose
which state will be the paying state
will be the paying state for your
com bined-w age claim.
The total num ber of people un­
em ployed in any year is about 2.8
limes as high as that y e a r's average
monthly unem ploym ent rate. The
faces change very rapidly, while
the actual num ber m oves quite
slowly. The national black unem ­
ploym ent rate for Nov., 1996 was
10 6 percent.
The greatest num ber of layoffs
in a year occurs betw een D ecem ­
ber 26 and the second week in
January, using the unadjusted num ­
ber of people who file first time
(fo r that y e a r) u n em p lo y m en t
claims.
Claims generally expire after a
year, so you have 52 weeks in which
to draw all aw arded checks (ex­
cept 39-52 weeks in A rkansas).
Unemployed ex-Service people
file under their own program, UC'X.
Unlike HI (or UC'EE for former fed­
eral employees, and yes, you may
often combine federal civilian and
private industry wages into one un­
employment claim ),ex-military peo­
ple may file for UC'X in any state,
even if they have no address there,
then go home to collect UCX from
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Look For Your
Both Massachusetts, where the
d ependant' allow ance (lor nine
dependant)can raise the weekly max­
imum to $521 and W ashington Stale
are good places to file for UCX Both
Mass, and Wash, stale give some
claim antsupto JOweeksol benefits.
If y o u d o n 't h a v e m any
dependant, file for UCX in New
Jersey, which is m uch more gener­
ous than New York State
Pensions are usually deducted
from unem ploym ent pay. but if
your pension is less than your Ul
check, apply!
You will probably be DQ it you
left your job to retire. Except il the
employer initiates the job separa­
tion, i.e . announces that there will be
lay offs and asks for volunteers
You have a legal right to tile a
Ul claim . You may get no money,
but you may file your papers
Ask for the supervisor if you're
turned away, or if a narrow - minded
supervisor wants to DQ you 1 here
are some funny- but legal -reasons
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• Wash your hands thoroughly
before and a fter touching raw
food. If raw m eats or poultry
touch cooking utensils, cutting
boards or preparation areas, wash
and disinfect before using them
again.
• W ater and detergent don’t
kill bacteria. Sponges and dish­
cloths may even spread germs.
Use an a n ti-b acterial cleaner,
such as Lysol* A n tib a c te ria l
Kitchen Cleaner, the only clean­
er th a t’s EPA-registered to kill
both Salm onella, and E coli.,
another common source of food-
borne illness.
• Cook meat thoroughly. Turkey
should have an internal tempera­
ture of at least 185° F. Never thaw
frozen meat at room temperature.
Give turkey lots of time to defrost-
in the refrigerator.
For a free brochure on cooking
safety, call 1-800-99LYSOL.
c u p s pared, slic e d a p p les
c u p s O cean S p r a y 1 F resh or F rozen C ran b erries
cu p brow n su g a r
cu p su g a r
cu p flou r
tea sp o o n cin n a m o n
c u p c h o p p ed w a ln u ts, o p tio n a l
P astry for a 9-in ch tw o c r u st p ie
P r e h e a t o v en to 425°.
C om b in e all in g r e d ie n ts, e x c e p t p astry, in a m edium m ix in g
bow l; m ix w ell. P ou r in to a p a str y -lin e d p ie p late. C over w ith
top cru st. S eal e d g e s an d cu t se v e r a l s lits in top cru st.
B ake 50 m in u te s or u n til g o ld e n brow n. C over e d g e s w ith foil
if th ey b egin to b row n too q u ic k ly . M akes 1 9-inch pie.
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by offering a purchase o f one entree at regular price and the
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Denny’s is committed to providing the best possible service
to all customers regardless of race, creed or national origin.
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Safeway Weekly
Shopping Guide
Thoroughly clean all utensils,
countertops and your hands
whenever you handle raw meat,
poultry or fish,
on the boo k s to DQ people II you
receive a DQ. be sure to get it in
writing
Note If yo u 're DQed, you can ­
not file another claim , but must
either work off your DQ or file an
appeal
If you have any reason to think
you're being given a raw deal, file an
appeal' It s free More than 7(X),(XX)
people tiled first-time appeals in
1995, and about 30 percent won.
If you are DQed, you must sign for
the checks you are not receiving while
your appeal is underway. And your
former boss can tile an appeal against
you as well
If you believe you were unjustly
hassled at the unemployment office,
say you filed an appeal two months
or more ago and haven't heard if you
won or lost, w rite to: Ms Mary Ann
Wyrsch, Director, Ul Service, U.S.
Department of Labor, Washington,
D.C. 20210.
Include your Social Security Num­
ber and a full description of what
took place.
the state of then initial tiling
IT’S A WINTER STOCK-UP
(NAPS)—Don’t spoil your holi­
day meals by inviting th a t u n ­
wanted guest—salmonella.
Salmonella poisoning can cause
an u p se t stom ach, fever and
headache and be very serious in
children, the ill or the elderly. An
estimated 81 million Americans are
affected each year, but being care­
ful can keep danger away from
your holiday table:
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