Word: preference
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...overwhelming consensus of opinion among my constituents clearly indicates that they would prefer that the junior Senator from Oregon concentrate his efforts at renaming national forests within the state of Oregon, thus leaving Idahoans free to enjoy the colorful names of Idaho areas," Dworshak cited six letters, concluding "I see no reason for changing the name...
...state government; the Missouri Pacific Railroad repair yards in North Little Rock; the nearby Little Rock Air Force Base (biggest employer)-and as such, before the crisis, had no one thing to demand its attention. General Douglas MacArthur is from Little Rock, so are fictional Lorelei Lee of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ("I'm Just a Little Girl from Little Rock") and Nellie Forbush of South Pacific. Says one Little Rock citizen: "It's always been an easygoing town-hunting or fishing on Sunday. If you don't want to do too much, it's great...
...junta warmed to him, decided to let the voters elect a constituent assembly. In last week's balloting, Villeda's Liberals won 36 out of the 58 seats. The assembly also has legislative powers and can either name Villeda President or schedule elections, which he claims to prefer and would probably win with ease...
This attitude was reflected in Representative Brooks Hays' (D-Ark.) appeal to President Eisenhower yesterday to replace the 101st with federalized National Guardsmen. Hays said that while the people of Arkansas would "prefer the old pattern" of segregation, they would obey the law and that the paratroopers were an unnecessary irritation...
While a majority of the clubs represented would prefer merger with Harvard groups, a few clubs, among them the Radcliffe Young Republicans, the Pre-Med Society, and Radio Radcliffe wish to keep their separate status...