'98 Budget Matches Overtime Pay Vs. New Hires 
The Luzerne County Commissioners Will Vote Today On A Proposed Spending Plan 
And Payroll List Designed To Cut Overtime Pay In 1998

Add A Little Water, Then  Deck The Walls  With These Christmas Beauties 
Above, Norbert Kapes Waters A Greenhouse Full Of Poinsettias At Smith Floral 
Co. In West Hazleton On Thursday. Kapes Is Smith's Expert Grower Of The 
Plants.

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Academic problems sideline Jurevicius &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Blow hits Lions day after story Enis linked to agent &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From Staff and Wire Reports &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Another day, another problem for Penn StateJust hours after a Harrisburg
television station reported that junior tailback Curtis Enis was linked to an
agent, coach Joe Paterno on Saturday announced that senior wide receiver Joe
Jurevicius will miss the Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl because of academic woes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Joe Jurevicius did not make the trip and will not play in the game,"
Paterno said during a team-welcoming press conference in Orlando, Fla. "We did
not bring Joe down because he didn't do a good job academically this
semester." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 As for the Enis dilemma, Paterno said the university will investigate a
report that a sports agent improperly purchased a suit for the All-American
running back from Union City, Ohio. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Harrisburg station WHTM-TV reported Friday night that Houston-based agent
Jeff Nalley bought a $400 suit at a Harrisburg-area clothing store Dec. 6 for
Enis to wear to an ESPN college football awards show. The station quoted
unidentified sources and showed a credit card receipt. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Enis and Nalley deny knowing each other, Penn State Sports Information
Director Jeff Nelson said. Enis also said he was in State College all day Dec.
6, Nelson said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Curtis told me he was in State College all day on the 6th," Paterno said.
"We have to assume he's telling us the truth." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 If there is a violation, Enis could be ineligible for the New Year's Day
game against Florida and the 1998 season. Enis, who many believe will leave
the team (regardless of the outcome of "Suitgate") and make himself available
for the NFL draft, has 3,256 career rushing yards, the third-highest total in
school history, including 1,363 this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We are in the process of trying to find out what happened," Paterno said.
"We are going to pursue this and, if the charges are true, he'll be ineligible
to play." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The television report did not identify the store or the mall where the
purchase was made. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 However, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported Saturday that several
employees at Kelly's Sports Express sporting goods store in the suburban
Harrisburg Colonial Park Mall saw Enis Dec. 6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "He walked right in here that night," said store manager Dan Simmons, who
did not immediately recognize Enis but was told by employees that he was in
the store. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The reason I know it was that night is, he was watching the
Auburn-Tennessee game for a little while right over there," Simmons said. He
said Enis did not make a purchase at the store. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Also, a mall security guard reportedly has an autograph from Enis obtained
on that day. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Elaina Mallos, an employee at Kelly's, also said she saw Enis. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "He was there ..." Mallos said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Academic Problems Sideline Jurevicius 
Blow Hits Lions Day After Story Enis Linked To Agent 
From Staff And Wire Reports 
Another Day, Another Problem For Penn State.

Academic Problems Sideline Jurevicius Blow Hits Lions Day After Story Enis Linked To Agent From Staff And Wire Reports Another Day, Another Problem For Penn State.