Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...They are loyal and patriotic. They were heartbroken when they were taken from line organizations (infantry, artillery, etc.) of the West Coast because "they couldn't be trusted." Many would prefer to be on the firing; line, but accept the Army's decision to use them in other places. They hate the "dirty Japs" as much as the rest...
...these qualities. Naturally, there are good and bad among them, but the good predominate. When the war is over, we shall find decorations on the breasts of many of them. In the meantime, let's show some semblance of fair play toward all Japanese-Americans who would prefer to be accepted as fellow Americans. !amp Savage, Minn...
Strategy. Most adult game buffs prefer the games in which they conceive a strategic plan and then execute it tactically. Of U.S. games of this type, Strategy, designed by Nathan Reinherz, the Irving Berlin of American game designers, and made by Corey Game Co. of Boston, is probably the most satisfactory fun. On an extravagantly colored board two players maneuver four "cannon" and 16 "soldiers," each trying to control and cross five bridges into his opponent's territory, and besiege the enemy capital. The particular pleasure of Strategy comes from the execution of feints by task forces, which draw...
According to present totals, the 400-odd graduating Seniors and a half dozen accelerating Juniors who are entitled to vote prefer to hear the baccalaureate address by President Conant on January 10, but there is a margin of only two votes over the weekend of the 24th. Almost all of the men who voted supported a simplified Class Day Ceremony, while a class dance and a class supper were favored by many...
...life in any quarter of the globe for those he leaves behind. He is proud of his best girl, proud of his country, proud of his uniform. He laughs at hardships, wisecracks at the other guy, and looks for humor in every situation. We think he'd prefer it if radio reflected something more of this spirit to his people back home-and less of the other. We think his people prefer it that way, too, for that's the way it really...