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…
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
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 Peck Dam 1952 - View of the axis of the dam taken from the east abutment of the dam. Located in the foreground are the emergency and main control shafts for the four 24'6" tunnels. To the left of the control shafts is the diesel substation used…
Fort Peck Dam 1952 - View of youth camp at the Pines recreational area on the shore of the Fort Peck Reservoir. The building at the left is the administration building; at the center is the dining and mess hall; and at the right is the assembly…
Fort Peck Dam 1952 - Upstream view of the 1000 foot wide spillway structure with a discharge capacity of 250,000 cubic feet per second. The discharge through the spillway is controlled by 16 vertical lift gates , each 40 feet in width and 25 feet in…