Local TV jobathon to help unemployed viewers
KGAN TV will pre empt its Friday night lineup for a 34 hour jobathon aimed at unemployed viewers. During the Return of the Pink Panther broadcast live spots will describe available jobs and allow applicants to share skills. Job Service staff in Cedar Rapids and other cities will staff short applications at local shopping centers from 6 30 to 10 p m.
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Kgan Television
Bob Jackson
Iowa
Broadcast Park
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy Mall
Dubuque
Crossroads Center
Waterloo
Don Menke
Job Service
Branstad forms energy and transportation advisory force
Des Moines Lt Gov Branstad creates an Energy Transportation Advisory Force to input on Iowa energy future proposals. He names Samuel J. Tuthill and Duane Arnold Jr of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co to the agency. Job Service aims for 15 to 20 hires. station expects 80 to 100 jobs. Jackson cites 6,000 unemployed in Linn County and 4,000 employers, with offers for on air job info and extended broadcasts. Menke notes Cedar Rapids TV stations publicize openings. KCRG airs public service spots at 6 and 10 p.m.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Samuel J. Tuthill
Duane Arnold Jr
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Jackson
Linn County
Menke
Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Aldy Swanson
All Iowa Fair and County Fair Highlights This Week
Multiple fairs across Iowa run through Sunday with events including dairy cattle judging mule and pony shows frog jumping junior pony and horse shows and music by Boddicker Czech Showcase Shrine Band and Clowngroups. The schedule lists Sonny James Show at 8 pm with admission and various theater productions and ticket details.
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Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Boddicker
Shrine Band
Liebel
Cedar County
Tipton
Sonny James
Benton County
Vinton
Wyoming
Nighttime nature event and gallery hours in Amana
An Amana Artists Guild Gallery show titled Nature's Misunderstood Creatures runs at 8:30 p.m. at Squaw Creek campground with a chance to meet animals. The gallery is four houses east of the Ox Yoke Inn in Main Amana and open Friday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The listing notes a Movies list on page 4B and admission is free.
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Amana
Squaw Creek
Ground Transportation Center talk at Knights of Columbus
Catholic laymen Tom Aller will discuss the Ground Transportation Center at noon today. Event location is Knights of Columbus at 716 A Ave. NE with Cedar Rapids community notices summarized in the city briefs.
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Tom Aller
Knights of Columbus
Ave
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E.C. Mabie
University of Iowa
Old Creamery Theater
Garrison
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Brenton Stage
Chicago
Dows
Coe College
Peck’s Flower Shop
Mount Vernon Rd
S.e.adv
Sertoma
Town House
City Swimming
J Street
S.W
Mt. Vernon
Jim Ward
Silver Springs Dr. N.E
Twin Pines North
Klinger Paint Company
5Th Avenue SE
Olympic
5Th Avenue
S.E
Dale’s
Arkansas
Star Hotel
Fairfax
Eagle’s Club
Concertina Sound Orchestra
Maynard Reece
Peppertree Studios
Downtown
Emerald Knights Drum Corp
Early Birds
Siegel’s
3Rd Ave. SE
N.E
Earl Slaton
Backhoe & Sewer Service
Ewe
Siegels
Surgeon General
FTC
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