Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prefer not to," Zorinsky said. "I think the time has come to make the decision by myself rather than be with the President. I don't want him to influence my judgment...
...House leadership has been notoriously unreceptive to the idea of tax credits. Growing support in the House may force the power-wielders to permit a vote on the issue although some Congressional aides say the House would prefer to deal with the tax credit as part of a big, upcoming tax bill rather than as an unrelated rider to the wool tariff bill. The student aid package passed out of the House Committee on Education and Labor last week, and an aide for the committee said she expects a vote in the House next week...
Sleuth adds a new dimension to the murder mystery genre, but if you'd prefer a classic whodunit, we recommend Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, playing at the Currier House Fishbowl on March 15,16,17 and 22,23,24. The production promises to be a little campy and more than a little chilling. Tickets available at Holyoke Center or at the door...
...Prefer something more meaty? Two very different productions address themselves more seriously to the mundane grind. The Loeb Ex presents Chekhov's brooding and beautiful The Seagull tonight, tomorrow and Saturday; tickets are free to this 19th-century naturalist masterpiece. The Cambridge Ensemble hosts an original multi-media show entitled Worksong from March 9 through March 18 at the Ensemble theatre, 1151 Mass. Ave. The show depicts a cross-section of workers with humor and song and sensitivity; for more info. call...
Dersu Uzalu. A very fine film, but a regression, albeit in color, to Akira Kurosawa's early days of static, pictorial movie-making. I prefer the raging, audacious Kurosawa of "Seven Samurai" and "Yojimbo," but this simple piece, a memoir about a little old hunter, has undeniable charm, pathos, and humor. The rich colors and meticulous compositions become frustrating after awhile--we want Kurosawa to shake off his awe of the wilderness and plunge into it with the old daring and fervor--but there's something heartwarming about a touch this sure, and the wisdom and taste to know when...