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Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station

An aerial view of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station. The station is located 19 miles north of Omaha on the west bank of the Missouri River. The nuclear plant has a total generating capacity of 455,000 kilowatts.

Fort Calhoun Station Unit No. 1 turbine generator.

Loading of the Fort Calhoun Station's reactor began in May 1973. One hundred thirty-three separate fuel assemblies were loaded into the reactor.

The Fort Calhoun Station at Blair, NE, went into 100 percent operation in 1974.

After The Fire . . . firemen pull down weakened wall of the former George A Hoagland & Co. lumberyard at 724 S. Main St.

Black Smoke Rolls . . . from the Hoagland Lumber yard during the height of the fire. The pall of smoke triggered telephone calls to The Nonpareil from as far away as the west side of the city. - Photo by Jack Kennedy

Ford, Gerald R & Betty 1973 & 1974

Former President Gerald Ford addressed the second annual Midwest Conference on Business in Omaha Thursday. While giving a morning press conference Ford commented that he supports the tax plan being proposed by President Ronald Reagan. (AP…

Betty Ford, Former First Lady of the United States, AP News Library 4-85

Gerald R Ford, Former President of the United States, AP News Library 8-84
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