Word: civilianizes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that is definitely not for small boys. Almost as powerful as the standard .22-caliber rifle, the weapon is nearly recoilless, virtually jamproof, and fires bullets without cartridges, primer charge or powder. Daisy is confident that it will be the forerunner of a new generation of weapons for both civilian and military...
...Morality." Lately, the Viet Cong have been trying to recruit more women. Their propagandists argue that the size of guerrilla and hamlet forces could be increased 50% overnight with the proper infusion of womanpower in the fetch-and-carry job echelons. The National Liberation Front has its own civilian association for women, with a complete program of awards, honor rolls and instant good-conduct guides...
...Americans were known to have joined the fighting-or were needed-but at least one, the Rev. Vendyl Jones of Sudan, Texas, lent civilian support. Wandering near the Jordan border from a kibbutz where he had been working, the Baptist minister started talking to the Israeli commander, who soon discovered that the Rev. Mr. Jones possessed a rare skill. His eyes, though colorblind, are somehow uniquely sensitive to the kind of synthetic dyes used in camouflage fabrics. "When I see that kind of dye," he explained, "it shines like new money." Peering through binoculars, he soon spotted, clear as neon...
...country did the U.S. Government do more than "advise" its citizens to leave; civilian departees were expected to buy their own economy-class air tickets-and pay later if necessary. One major evacuation point was Beirut, where hundreds of Americans straggled in from Syria to join 3,000 Lebanon-based U.S. civilians, half of whom clustered on the campus of the American University. Each carried only one 44-Ib. bag, plus two blankets and 24 hours' worth of food. Many women showed up carrying small dogs in large handbags. With the city in blackout, there was a moment...
...efficiency, to provide stronger incentives to remain in service and thus to reduce training costs and to preserve the skills created by both experience and training, to achieve the best allocations of skills and qualities among and within the services, and to avoid wasting military manpower on jobs that civilians or civilian contractors...