Federal Job. Program Aids Cities, But Fraud Reports Mar Success
Article on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, which has been criticized because of widespread repts of fraud and because it has not given jobs to long-term unemployed poor; newly expanded program reptdly has begun to have substantial impact on communities and is believed by some economists to be major factor in recent decline in natl unemployment rate; under act about 725,000 people are now employed in addition to 1.5 million who are enrolled in on-the-job and classroom training programs; Labor Sec Ray Marshall has set up div to deal with fraud and mismgt allegations; dependence of many cities on program, under which as many as 25% of munic workers are paid with CETA funds, described; Cincinnati, Ohio, program outlined; authorization for CETA expires on Sept 30 and Cong is entangled in debate over reforms; illus (M)
