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Word: backpackers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that they will hurt me, though they all have huge machetes (which they used on a policeman in town a couple of days ago). As I walk along people ask me do I have money, or do I have bread. I carry bread, cheese, fruit and water in my backpack, so we sit down for something to eat. They are a very physically beautiful people. The women are still beautiful when they're 60. They all want to know about America. None of them seem to know that America is making war on their country. (Perhaps it is different...

Author: By James PAXTON Stodder, | Title: Notes on Guatemala Is it True that Nobody in North America Has to Work? | 1/20/1971 | See Source »

...Theory. Frazier next appeared at the home of his estranged wife Delores, carrying a .38 cal. Smith and Wesson revolver in his waistband and a backpack with food for several days. When he left, he handed her his wallet and driver's license with the remark: "I won't be needing these any more." Among the personal possessions he left behind was a book on tarot. A warrant was issued for Frazier's arrest and a watch put on his cabin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Mass Murder in Soquel | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

...offer, I'd go broke. Most people nowadays want good facilities. I'll provide them, and meanwhile, I'll do my own camping in my own way." For his vacation away from Billings, Booth prefers to take only as much equipment as he can backpack, and rarely stops at a convenience-loaded campground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: Cashing In on Campers | 7/6/1970 | See Source »

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