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Technical Bulletins: Federal Programs: Project Ideas For Title Vi Ceta Funds; Clarification Of Use Of Antirecession Funds, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The following material was prepared by the County Technical Assistance Service. Because of its applicability to municipalities, MTAS reprinted it. The bulletin provides some project ideas for Title VI CETA funds, including building renovation and river clean-up, and also provides clarification on the uses and prohibitions concerning Antirecession funds.

Technical Bulletins: Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Law, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin was originally published by the County Technical Assistance Service. It is equally applicable to elective city officials and was therefore reprinted by MTAS for their information and guidance about the conflict of interest disclosure law. Included is a sample form for conflict of interest disclosure statements.

Technical Bulletins: Territorial Assignments Of Expanded Mtas Staff, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin shows the districts/counties assigned to MTAS consultants.

Food Distribution And Consumption In Knoxville: Exploring Food-Related Local Planning Issues, Robert C. Blakey, Edward H. Cole, Katherine Haygood, Stephen L. Hebert, Patrick Bruce King, Myles T. Mcgrane, Jeffrey W. Trombly, Marlon I. Williams, Frederick D. Luce, Robert L. Wilson

Nutrition Publications and Other Works

Summary:

City planners have traditionally made an effort to understand the interrelationships between urban activities and various support systems, such as transportation, water and sewer, waste management, communications and energy. Food is also an important urban support system with a complex system of supply, distribution, and consumption. An understanding of the nature of the food supply and distribution system seems important, but in the past has not been an area of concern for the planning profession. It was the intent of this project to develop a basis from which to seek an understanding of the Knoxville food support system and …

Technical Bulletins: Unemployment Compensation Insurance: An Update, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On Oct. 20, 1976, President Ford signed into law Public Law 94-566, the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976, which had been passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Congress. The Tennessee General Assembly, by adopting chapter 330 of the Public Acts of 1977, has acted to comply with the federal law. This Technical Bulletin addresses some questions about the unemployment compensation insurance program.

Technical Bulletins: Important Notice To Cities Operating School Systems: The Use Of Revenue Sharing Funds Instead Of Local Funds For Schools - The Effect On Future Allocations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin called attention to an aspect of the 1976 amendment to the Revenue Sharing law of 1972, related to the use of revenue sharing funds instead of local funds for school operating expenses.

Stimulus, Vol. 2, No. 4, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Zooarchaeological Analysis Of The Mississippian Faunal Remains From The Normandy Reservoir, Neil Douglas Robison

Masters Theses

The faunal remains from the Mississippian components on three archaeological sites (40CF111, 40CF32, and 40CF5) along the Duck River in the Normandy Reservoir, Coffee County, Tennessee, were analyzed for this study. From the three sites combined, 56,664 pieces of bone were examined of which 1,903 were identifiable to at least the family level; a minimum of 18 species of mammals, 5 birds, 7 reptiles, 4 amphibians, and 8 species of fish were represented. In addition, 4,922 identifiable gastropod shells from 12 species and 30 freshwater mussel valves from 4 species were identified from 40CF111 and 40CF32. The faunal species represented …

An Analysis Of The Morrow Mountain Component At The Icehouse Bottom Site And A Reassessment Of The Morrow Mountain Complex, Patricia A. Cridlebaugh

Masters Theses

Stratified Middle Archaic Stanly and Morrow Mountain components discovered in 1975 at the Icehouse Bottom site (40MR23) in the Little Tennessee River Valley provided data comparable with that reported by Joffre L. Coe (1964) from the North Carolina Piedmont Province. The 1976 excavation of the Howard site (40MR66) in the Little Tennessee River Valley added to that information pertaining to stratified Stanly and Morrow Mountain components in the Ridge and Valley Province of Tennessee.

Analysis of the Morrow Mountain component from Icehouse Bottom is presented in this study; this site is emphasized as a result of the additional and new …

Prehistoric Settlement And Subsistence Patterns In The Great Smoky Mountains, Quentin R. Bass Ii

Masters Theses

Data derived from 205 sites located in the 1975 survey (National Park Service Contract Number CX500050211) and the McPherson/Wilburn survey (1936-1941) have defined a cultural prehistory for the Great Smoky Mountains spanning approximately 8,000 years. The Great Smoky Mountains were first occupied, albeit ephemerally, during the Early Archaic period. This was followed by more intensive occupations of the region during the successive broadly-defined Middle Archaic through historic Cherokee phases. The data reflect changing settlement and subsistence patterns during these periods. Study of the temporal and spatial distribution of lithic materials illustrates significant shifts in the utilization of lithic resources. These …

Technical Bulletins: 1977-78 Estimate Of State-Shared Taxes Based On Available Information May 30, 1977, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A summary of what Tennessee cities were expected to receive from the state shared taxes for fiscal year 1978, based on an estimated population of 2,535,000.

Technical Bulletins: Anti-Recession Program, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides some information about the Anti-Recession Program, which was extended by Congress for five (5) quarters, effective July 1, 1977.

Technical Bulletins: Summary: 1977 Public Works Employment Act, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In this Technical Bulletin, MTAS reproduced the latest summary of a new Public Works Bill (May 1977). The bill covered the period up to Dec. 31, 1978, and provided $4 billion.

Technical Bulletins: New Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures: Some Compliance Considerations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses two different sets of federal government guidelines for employee selection procedures. One set is a re-publication of EEOC guidelines first issued in 1970. Another, in which EEOC does not concur, was issued jointly in November 1976 by the Labor and Justice Departments and Civil Service Commission. Both sets apply to local governments.

Stimulus, Vol. 2, No. 3, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: New Information Source On Federally-Funded Sewer Treatment Projects, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin announced a new source of information and assistance for municipalities with sewage treatment facilities construction projects funded wholly or partially through federal grants.

Trade Networks And The Development Of Local Status And Rank In Dallas Society, John G. Sabol Jr.

Masters Theses

Hatch's (1974) recent analysis of Dallas mortuary patterning, based principally on the distribution of exotic artifacts in Dallas mound burials, has identified and defined a Dallas status and rank system. Hatch and Willey (1974) suggest that this status and rank system linked Dallas sites to one another. This sociopolitical integration was based on kinship affiliations between individuals in the various ramages at Dallas sites.

Hatch and Willey (1974), however, ignore the importance of independently-operating local processes in the development of status and rank in Dallas society. An alternative approach to the study of Dallas culture and social organization is presented …

Tennessee Municipal Handbook (1977), Mtas

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This Tennessee Municipal Handbook is intended for use as a reference guide by Tennessee municipal officials. It is primarily a summary of the state's laws affecting municipalities under a rough kind of subject matter classification, with a sprinkling of other information considered to be relevant. We have not undertaken to write a textbook on municipal government.

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1977-78, Mtas

Municipal Directories

A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, for 1977-78.

Stimulus, Vol. 2, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Social Status, Stature, And Pathology At Chucalissa (40sy1), Shelby County, Tennessee, Ronald K. Robinson

Masters Theses

Ethnohistoric and archaeological models have been used in making inferences about social interaction and relationships in Mississippian societies. In spite of an increasing awareness of cultural and biological interrelationships in approaching prehistoric societies, there remains a general lack of skeletal studies which have contributed to or supported these inferences.

The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that socially regulated or defined differences between groups of individuals existed at Chucalissa (40SY1), incorporating both archaeological and skeletal data. The ethnohistoric model of the Natchez social system and Ford's (1974:406) generalization that Mississippian societies were highly stratified due to a …

The Changing Male Role? An Empirical Analysis, Floyd M. Stallings

Masters Theses

The purpose of this project was threefold: first, to review and critique a body of literature on the male sex role, and specifically the male liberation literature; second, to present a discussion of social psychological concepts pertinent to the topic of the male sex role which are often absent in the literature; and third, to conduct an exploratory study to determine if the behaviors and attitudes of the men interviewed were consistent with the themes expounded in the literature.

An open-ended interview schedule based on themes in the male sex role literature was developed. Thirty middle class, married males between …

Bone Flutes And Whistles From Archaeological Sites In Eastern North America, Katherine Lee Hall Martin

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to systematically classify perforated bone tubes known as flutes or whistles which had been recovered from archaeological sites in eastern North America. A sample was established from specimens described in the literature and additional specimens examined by the author. Sizeable collections in the Rochester Museum and Science Center in Rochester, New York, and the Ohio State Museum in Columbus, Ohio, were measured and photographed by the author. Specimens were also viewed at the McClung Museum in Knoxville, Tennessee.

A descriptive typology was constructed and spatial-temporal and functional correlations were tested against it. Spatial-temporal factors …

Opinions Toward Automated Information Retrieval Among Reference Librarians: A National Survey, Danuta A. Nitecki

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to identify opinions among members of the American Library Association (ALA), Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) toward automated information retrieval services. Specifically, the primary objectives were to identify prevalent viewpoints concerning the role of librarians in relation to such services and to determine the practical needs of the profession to better cope with the new technology. A secondary objective was to experimentally test the effect of two variables on response rate. These variables were perceived prestige of sender and incentive for the respondent.

The survey was a one-shot descriptive research design, involving a …

Technical Bulletins: Permissible Uses Of Antirecession Fiscal Assistance (Title Ii) Funds, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

MTAS reproduced the information in this Technical Bulletin from an October 1976 publication of the Department of the Treasury, Office of Revenue Sharing. The information describes permissible uses of funds allocated under Title II of the Public Employment Act of 1976.

Technical Bulletins: Computer Search Of Federal Grants And Assistance Available To Cities, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin advises cities about the Federal Assistance Program Retrieval System (FAPRS), a database with information on federal grants and other assistance available to cities.

Technical Bulletins: A Voluntary Energy Conservation Program That Worked, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A planned, well-executed program for conservation can save both energy and dollars. Such a program was developed and followed by the First National Bank of Memphis. Listed in this Technical Bulletin are some things done at First National's main office, operations, and 36 branch bank buildings to reduce the consumption of natural gas and electricity. Each item is followed by a brief description of the result of the change made.

Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing: A Guide To The State And Local Fiscal Assistance Act Of 1976), Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The following information from the National League of Cities about revenue sharing and the Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1976 was provided by MTAS as a service to Tennessee cities.

Technical Bulletins: Amendments To Public Works Regulations, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Reproduced in this Technical Bulletin are amendments to the original regulations of EDA for the Local Public Works Program, published in the Federal Register on August 23, 1976, previously distributed by MTAS.

Technical Bulletins: Public Works Employment Act Of 1976: P.L. 94-369 (Enacted July 22, 1976), Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This special issue of the National League of Cities' Washington Report describes the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 and was provided by MTAS as a service to Tennessee cities.