Word: rectangularity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...consisted of a series of puzzles, which appeared--one a day--for eight weeks or so; the diligent participant was asked to untangle each puzzle, put it away in a safe place, and then send in the whole lot at the end of the contest. Each puzzle was a rectangular box in which letters of various sizes were arranged in an attractively confusing pattern. Underneath was printed a small clue: "This upstate village is a peaceful residential area. Its chief claim to fame is that than Allen and his troops slept here on the way to Ticonderoga." The solution...
Transistorized TV. A portable all-transistor TV set that operates on home current or a self-contained rechargeable 12-volt battery was announced by Tokyo's Sony Corp. The set weighs only 13 Ibs., measures 6¼ in. by 8 in., with a rectangular screen running 8 in. diagonally. Sony will start selling the set in Japan in March, plans to export soon after. Japanese price: about...