East Iowa teens embark on JTPA summer work program
In Cedar Rapids the Job Training Placement Act launches a six county effort to place nearly 700 youths aged 14 to 21 in 500 non profit and public agencies for up to eight weeks. They earn minimum wage and gain real work experience while counselors help them secure suitable jobs.
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East
Iowa
Azone News
Cedar Rapids
Bob Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Candy Edwards
Stephen Keyes
JTPA
Amy Wright
CETA
Linn County
Linn
Benton
Jones
Johnson
Washington
Notes on hiring experience across locations
The text discusses needing extensive experience to secure jobs in certain places while others are reluctant to hire. It mentions a person named Amy Wright aged 18 and implies a comparison of job prospects across locales.
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Amy Wright
Byways Dog and Local Notices Spark Headlines
Waukon newspaper writer Mary Pladsen jokes about a left handed superstition delaying her dog column. Clarence Lowden columnist Adelia Liercke recalls using Who’s Who stature to fix her air conditioner. Tama’s Sac and Fox paper Indian Country runs a front page critique by Leo Dean Peters titled Sneaky Sneaky Tribal Council about untimely tribal meetings.
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Mary Pladsen
Waukon Republican Standard
Pladsen
Adelia Liercke
Clarence- Lowden Sun-News
Liercke
Indian Country
Tama
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Native American Press Association
Leo Dean Peters
Marketing to Expand Bus Ridership Across Iowa in 1987
Iowa transit systems plan marketing growth to boost riders in 1987. The IDOT budget summary shows 35 systems with a total of 36 million dollars for the year, funded by state and federal money and fare revenue, with 24.1 million riders anticipated statewide.
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Dave Rasdai
Iowa
Ames
Nancy Richardson
Iowa Department of Transportation
Richardson
Idot Commission
Cambus
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Rockwell
Dubuque
Waterloo
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
Mitchell
Floyd
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Franklin
Winnebago
Hancock
Kossuth
Marshall
Tama
Poweshiek
Chickasaw
Butler
Bremer
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Jackson
Dyersville
Cedar
Clinton
Muscatine
Scott
Benton
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Washington
Mahaska
Keokuk
Lucas
Monroe
Wapello
Jefferson
Wayne
Appanoose
Davis
van Buren
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Ronald Miller
M.D
Renee Blasingame
R.D
Glass Road
Tpoint
Hitachi 13
DIAG
Solid State Color Portable Televisio
White Westinghouse
General Electric
ACR
WIP State Color Televisio
Sylvania
BTU
Roneer
Zenith
Sunray
Stereo Town
SANYO
Mets
First Avenue
Lidale Mall
Redders
EAITH
Marets
Panasonic
Wireli
EMOTE
Little Litton
Wensoh and Ass
Hennaee
Akers
Santee
Arante
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