Nevada mining gains momentum with record output and new deposits
Editorial notes Nevada's mineral industry rebounding with a 1969 ore value of 172.5 million, driven by copper gold silver mercury and molybdenum. U S Steel reports a nearby deposit near Yerington smaller than first thought, no immediate development plans. Prospects see Lyon County becoming a major iron ore source as smelting advances and new prospecting expands northern county deposits. The future hinges on diversification tourism livestock and mining growth to bolster taxes and economy.
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Money Seeks Wage Ceiling in Bid for Controls
A Wall Street figure urged Congress to adopt wage and price controls, arguing wage limits could curb overall price hikes as 1970 approaches. He stressed profit protection and noted apparel leaders' concern that soaring labor costs threaten realistic pricing and market viability.
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Porter warns price controls would bring chaos and inefficiency
Sylvia Porter notes signed wage contracts rising to 17.1 cents and a 50.5 cent rise in deferred wages in construction, forecasting a profit squeeze as prices harder to raise. She recalls price controls' failures from Diocletian to World War II and ends with a meat shop anecdote about shortages and rationing.
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Vietnam
Diocletian
Wallace Vote Keeps Nixon Above 50 Yet Below Majority
A Harris poll shows 57 percent identify with Nixon's silent majority but most would defect to George Wallace if he ran third party in 1972. Wallace commands about 12 percent, threatening Nixon's three way majority and complicating his path to a sustained two party majority.
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Almanac snapshot for December 23, 1969 events
United Press International notes on this day history including Washington’s resignation from the army in 1783, the 1928 coast-to-coast radio network launch, Tojo’s execution in 1948, Beria’s execution in 1953, Apollo 8 entering lunar gravity in 1968, and a gospel quotation for the day.
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James Lovell
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Many Diamonds Have Never Been Cut Said Beckt
An exchange about gender representation on the bench features remarks from Harold Wheat and Becky Green. They advocate balanced verdicts and note capable women judges serving nationwide.
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