Word: outerness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...they were never able to establish the existence of a particular region or the exact meteorological conditions involved in the effect. An experiment by the Sandia Corp. of Albuquerque, N. Mex., reports Physicist Craig C. Hudson in Nature, has finally confirmed the occurrence of the twinkle layer in the outer atmosphere...
...this bOOK is he nose a lil SUMPthin $$$$$$ ABOut The SUBjeck he writ ABOut. He was a skOOL DRop-oUT." So begins the latest federal literature out of Sargent Shriver's Office of Economic Opportunity-a comic book called Li'l Abner and the Creatures from Drop-Outer Space. Cartoonist Al Capp, 55, plucks Li'l Abner out of Dogpatch, the world's most bizarre poverty pocket, installs him as a "brilliant young technician with a big job, and even bigger feet, who befriends Danny Driftwood, a nice but undesirable young man," and persuades...
...Your story did not contain even a scintilla on North Carolina's historic and famed Outer Banks, to wit, Cape Hatteras, Kitty Hawk (Wright Brothers), Roanoke Island (site of the first English colonization), and Ocracoke (last of the Eastern frontiers). This enchanting area is not reserved for the affluent society, but is a haven for all who appreciate adventure and solitude...
...name of the game is constitutional monarchy. By its unwritten rules, Britain's sovereign loyally refrains from controversial statements, especially when dealing with her outer domains, for whom she is the symbol of unity with Britain itself. Not so confined is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who regularly sparks debates over the nation's "cuppas" by his talent for what he calls dontopedalogy-opening his mouth and putting his foot in it. Last week Philip kicked up a storm in kingdom and Commonwealth as well...
...lightweight bulletproof vest and seat protector is being issued to U.S. helicopter pilots. Made of a classified combination of synthetic fibers and metal, weighing half as much as steel, the vest can absorb the full impact of a rifle or pistol bullet, shredding the bullet as it pierces the outer layer of the plating...