Word: prefer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...good-will if some of the fliers were killed that the plans have been changed. Though the entrants are no longer expected to start simultaneously and on the same date that Lindbergh flew, no matter what the weather, the Derby is still dangerous and futile. Lindbergh himself would probably prefer the prize money to be spent on developing safety aids. Aviation is young, but already ghosts from its past, flying fossils, seem to be cluttering the skies...
Understanding readily from Mr. Miller that a majority of his countrymen much prefer to read what a Dictator eats and whether he is constipated, to dissertations on the problems of Statesman Mussolini and his country, Il Duce, who was wearing his ski costume plus a shirt, sat down and played the great U. S. news game of Ask Me Another Personal Question...
...Detroit, discovered studying at Southwestern High School, were Pauline ("Paulyann") Taylor and Pauline E. ("Neene") Taylor. Born within two hours of each other on Sept. 22, 1920, they are both redheaded, freckled, look alike, dress alike, prefer the same food, swim and play the piano equally well. Inseparable, they are unrelated. Pauline Taylor was born at St. Ignace, Mich., Pauline E. Taylor at St. Catherines...
...that it too is a fairy tale. An oxymoronic combination of the tough & tender, Of Mice and Men will appeal to sentimental cynics, cynical sentimentalists. Critic Christopher Morley found himself "purified" by this "masterpiece . . . written in purest compassion and truth." Readers less easily thrown off their trolley will still prefer Hans Andersen...
...consequence. The facts are these: I smoke Luckies, and have smoked them for years. I have seen them made at the Lucky Strike factory at Durham, N. C. Occasionally I do smoke other cigarets, but the big majority of my smokes are Lucky Strikes and I prefer them-a fact which is well known to my friends...