Word: preferably
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Back in London last week, Lancaster concluded: "While as a cartoonist I hate to see an easy target lowered, I am bound to say that personally I much prefer the .American the way he is today." The upgrading of boobus Americanus brought quick kudos from roundhouse Rightist John O'Donnell in his column in the New York Daily News. Declared O'Donnell: "[Lancaster's] decision is a greater diplomatic victory than our State Department has ever won when it comes to making friends with foreigners...
Perhaps those left behind may prefer to spend an evening at one of the three House beach parties. Kirkland House is "featuring sand, surf, campfires and conviviality, cheer, and informal singing and guitar playing." Dunster will build "one large fire for those who do not wish to have their own somewhere on the great expanse of beach...
...lower-income bracket, and we purchased our Renault for economy. For those who object to the small car, my husband is 6 ft. tall, weighs 175 Ibs. and has plenty of room; our two children prefer it to their grandfather's cars (Buick and a Cadillac). A large number of Americans don't want an overinflated Detroit Leviathan-just economical transportation...
...fast disappearing-so much so that the late Father Damien's famed settlement for leprosy patients on the Hawaiian island of Molokai is being opened to tourists. From a peak of 1,180 active cases in 1890, the settlement today has only 75. Since some 150 recovered patients prefer to remain, officials hope to give them a livelihood as guides and taxi drivers by encouraging outside visitors...
...Smith: I prefer less spectacular methods. Public works is a good starter, especially since many projects, such as highways, need doing anyway. Housing should be stimulated, and I have the pious but not unreasonable hope that we can get better houses. Urban renewal is a necessity, depression or no. Unemployment compensation should be increased to relieve distress...