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M The World Wrestling Federation Base early last summer riding on top of a
t:=== any nationally famous figures came to Omaha area.
The Shuttle appeared at Offutt Air Force
Omaha this year.
had become quite famous and, like the rest of special 7 4 7 designed to transport it from one
the country, "wrestle mania" hit Omaha. In destination to another. Crowds surged through ~·~:·1===!
February, Hulk Hogan, WWF champ of the the security gates opened for the general public
world, and other WWF wrestlers came to the to get a peek of the newest national symbol.
Civic Auditorium for exhibition matches. Jun- The 747 made a circle above the base to give
kyard Dog, King Tonga, and Mr. USA-Tony the crowd below a view of the Shuttle in the air
Atlas were just some of the other wrestlers that before it landed.
appeared at the Auditorium. Last summer, Willy Thiesen hired the l:rl_. ... ~:::::;;
Many internationally-known musicians Concord for his fourtieth birthday party to take
toured the country and stopped in Omaha. Both 100 of his guests to London for a few days. The
Bryan Adams and Sting came last summer. super-sonic jet had to get special permission to
Tina Turner and Foreigner appeared in Sep- land at Eppley International Airport and among
tember. In the beginning of 1986, Kiss, INXS, Thiesen's guests was Mayor Boyle and his wife.
Loverboy, and Starship appeared at the Civic Although Omaha may have been a small
Auditorium. midwest city to some, a lot of famous people
Not only famous people came to Omaha, and events went out of their way to make this
but also famous aircraft. Both the Shuttle and city extra-special to all of its inhabitants.