Word: minipencil
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...G.I.s in Viet Nam what their most-wanted items were. Those needs were modest-such things as a pair of dry socks and some writing material. TIME provided the tiny pencil, which the Christian Reform Laymen's League included in 200,000 packets to Viet Nam. Surprisingly, the minipencil is serving purposes far beyond postcard writing. Its wooden shaft, wrote one Marine, is being used to clean the hard-to-get-at rifle sights, while the graphite helps sliding parts of the M16. Hearing of this, the volunteer group asked TIME for more of them to be included...