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Plucky, Not Stupid. But not everyone was ready to tumble from his easy chair and into his hiking boots. A California radio announcer shunned the forced marches, made plans instead for a "restathon," vowing he would attempt 20 nonstop hours in the sack. Even psychiatrists got into the act. In San Francisco one shrugged that the hikers were merely seeking "ego boosters." "The one who does it can look down contemptuously on the one who can't," said he, looking down even more contemptuously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Hit the Road, Jack | 2/22/1963 | See Source »

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