By the time the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. procession had reached St. Joseph, Michigan, news had been received that New Haven, Indiana had been decimated by the explosion of a closed toxic waste landfill just outside of the town. Ironically, New Haven was one of the many small towns in America that had not been touched by the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. bombings last January, and had not been victimized by either the hurricanes or earthquake that struck the U.S. coasts last March. As the news spread across the country, there were some that questioned what really happened: had this just been a freak accident - or could it have been something more sinister? Some even suspected it was the start of another series of O.U.T.R.A.G.E. bombings. Those kinds of questions awaited the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. representatives as they disembarked from their motorhomes in front of the St. Joseph, Michigan American Legion Post. Assembled in front of the crowd stood Jil, Dana, Lynn, Phil, Janie, Ron, Bob, Cher, Patrick, Cher, and Lynn....all O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers who knew the organization to be one of integrity and credibility. "I can assure you," barked Patrick Hamilton, loud enough for all to hear, "that O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had nothing to do with what happened in New Haven. I can also assure you that Interim President Powell and Interim Vice-President McCain have sent investigators to the scene in order to determine exactly what happened, and why."
New Haven, Indiana residents had fought the giant waste management corporation for years and finally succeeded in getting the toxic dump closed in the late 1990's. The town also faced another environmental issue on the opposite side of town: an old federal government depot that housed one of the largest inventories of mercury in the entire country. Arguments had been ensued for years as the government tried to decide where all that mercury should be stored. New Haven was one of three sites being considered, but none of the 'selected' communities wanted the hazardous material in their backyards. The big concern, of course, was that the mercury could leak into the ground water. New Haven residents already worried about the mountain of toxic waste that could possibly leach into their drinking water. The explosion at the landfill only exacerbated those fears.
There were some New Haven residents who also subscribed to another 'conspiracy' theory regarding the 'UFO incident" that occured in Roswell, New Mexicao in 1947. Allegedly, the U.S. military had recovered alien bodies from a crashed spacecraft outside of Roswell, a sleepy little burg in the middle of New Mexico's nowhere. Try as it might, the federal government was unable to make this sensational story go away. Early accounts reported that the alien bodies had been taken to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. However, locals in the New Haven area in the early 1950's recall a lot of unusual activity at the Casad Depot, a huge compound where mineral ores and other exotic materials were stored in huge heaps. Many claimed that much of the material stored there actually belonged to the Russians, and was held by the United States as 'collateral' for money that had been borrowed during World War II. Others, however, believed a more maligned, exotic story of government intrigue and secrecy: many believed that the government quietly shipped the extraterrestrials from Dayton to New Haven to throw snooping reporters off the trail. The story had lingered for years in some local circles, but most people kept mum about it, often going to their deaths without ever knowing what might be hidden in all those compartmentalized warehouses less than a mile from the New Haven city limits.
Meanwhile, the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers marched in the St. Joseph parade, along with hundreds of community members and at least two hundred veterans. The whole town turned out for a brats' 'n kraut supper at the American Legion, and those weary O.U.T.R.A.G.E. travelers were invited to spend a restful night at the local Holiday Inn before leaving Sunday morning for their next parade in DeKalb, Illinois. Any suspicions as to the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. mission had been dispelled.
New Haven, Indiana residents had fought the giant waste management corporation for years and finally succeeded in getting the toxic dump closed in the late 1990's. The town also faced another environmental issue on the opposite side of town: an old federal government depot that housed one of the largest inventories of mercury in the entire country. Arguments had been ensued for years as the government tried to decide where all that mercury should be stored. New Haven was one of three sites being considered, but none of the 'selected' communities wanted the hazardous material in their backyards. The big concern, of course, was that the mercury could leak into the ground water. New Haven residents already worried about the mountain of toxic waste that could possibly leach into their drinking water. The explosion at the landfill only exacerbated those fears.
There were some New Haven residents who also subscribed to another 'conspiracy' theory regarding the 'UFO incident" that occured in Roswell, New Mexicao in 1947. Allegedly, the U.S. military had recovered alien bodies from a crashed spacecraft outside of Roswell, a sleepy little burg in the middle of New Mexico's nowhere. Try as it might, the federal government was unable to make this sensational story go away. Early accounts reported that the alien bodies had been taken to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. However, locals in the New Haven area in the early 1950's recall a lot of unusual activity at the Casad Depot, a huge compound where mineral ores and other exotic materials were stored in huge heaps. Many claimed that much of the material stored there actually belonged to the Russians, and was held by the United States as 'collateral' for money that had been borrowed during World War II. Others, however, believed a more maligned, exotic story of government intrigue and secrecy: many believed that the government quietly shipped the extraterrestrials from Dayton to New Haven to throw snooping reporters off the trail. The story had lingered for years in some local circles, but most people kept mum about it, often going to their deaths without ever knowing what might be hidden in all those compartmentalized warehouses less than a mile from the New Haven city limits.
Meanwhile, the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers marched in the St. Joseph parade, along with hundreds of community members and at least two hundred veterans. The whole town turned out for a brats' 'n kraut supper at the American Legion, and those weary O.U.T.R.A.G.E. travelers were invited to spend a restful night at the local Holiday Inn before leaving Sunday morning for their next parade in DeKalb, Illinois. Any suspicions as to the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. mission had been dispelled.
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