Tag: Q4 1962

  • Water Crisis in Leesburg: Town’s Well of Desperation

    Water Crisis in Leesburg: Town’s Well of Desperation

    In a bizarre twist, the small town of Leesburg, Virginia, has turned to a makeshift solution to quench its thirst for clean water. Mayor Frank Rafle of Leesburg recently inspected the flow of water from a new town well on the Paxton Children’s Home property, which is pumping a whopping 195 gallons of water per…

  • Fugitive ‘Bumpy’ Nussbaum Brought to Justice by the Women in His Life

    Fugitive ‘Bumpy’ Nussbaum Brought to Justice by the Women in His Life

    Monday evening, the FBI finally captured Albert ‘Bumpy’ Nussbaum, one of the most wanted men in the country, in a daring operation in Buffalo, New York. The 28-year-old suspect, linked to four bank robberies including a $20,000 heist from the Bank of Commerce Branch on Georgia Avenue NW on June 30, 1961, was cornered by…

  • Sewer Scandal: Dulles Interceptor’s $230 Million Pipe Dream

    Sewer Scandal: Dulles Interceptor’s $230 Million Pipe Dream

    October 26, 1962 – In a shocking tale of corruption and deceit, the Washington D.C. Department of Sanitary Engineering has been embroiled in a monumental sewer project that’s left residents of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Montgomery Counties questioning the true motives behind the massive undertaking. The Dulles Interceptor Sewer, touted as a marvel of modern engineering,…