Return of the DC-3: nostalgia meets modern manufacture
Readers recall the DC-3 known as the C-47 and its wartime service as aircraft with stories from a convoy near New Guinea to the fall of 1944. The piece notes 10,000 DC-3s built, about 2,000 still flying, and mentions Purdue Airlines and Iowa football memories tied to the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Morgan
Hemisphere Magazine
New Guinea
Leyte
Purdue Airlines
West Lafayette
Ind
Forest Evashevski
Iowa
Burlington
Iowa City
Holy Week Services and Local Events Schedule
Today includes Holy Week services at First Presbyterian in Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon. Readings, books and art events listed for Iowa City Decorah Coe College and multiple city council meetings across eastern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St
Emory Gillespie
First Presbyterian Church of
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Construction on I 380 set to begin Tuesday
Construction on Interstate 380 in Johnson and Linn counties starts Tuesday per the Iowa Department of Transportation. The work updates barrier rails on bridges and reduces traffic to one lane at each bridge from I 80 to north of U S 30. The $849 500 project by Cave Cryp Construction Inc. of Victor runs until mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana
Iowa
Benton County
Walford
Johnson and Linn
Iowa Department of Transportation
Johnson County
Linn County
Cave Cryp Construction Inc
Victor
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Eadets
U.S
Clinton
Purdue
Columbus
Ohio
Gordon Graham
Lafayette Journal
Dean Stauffacher
Thompson Dr. SE
Dean
Chris Street
George Saling
Bill McConaughy
11Th St
Marion
del Webb
New York Yankees
Bill
Yankees
Webb
Cedar Hills
Sun City
Arizona
Florida
Gus Schrader
The
Gazette
Decorah High School
Kristin Thelander
Rene Lecuona
Clapp Recital Hall
U of
Coe College
North America
Charles Aukema
Hickok Hall
Coe
Teleus
Cityline
United States
Boris Yeltsin
Telous
HC Sa
Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors
Decorah
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
Manchester
Linn County Commission of Veterans Affairs
Witwer
Second Ave
Dyersville
Vices Center
N. 10Th St
Robins City
Springville
Guttenberg City Council
Manchester City Council
Tama City Council
Tipton City
Wellman City Council
Fayette City
Kalona City
Waukon City Council
Gazette Mac
the Gazette
Sixth St
51St St. NE
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette. Inc
P.O
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Ed
Earth Savers
Ource
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
Ibune Media Services
Consumer Hotline
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General’s Office
Hoover State Office
Des Moines
Danielle Yeager Massage
Edgewood Rd
Edgewood Plaza Mall
K Bayes
Firstar
Wall Street Smart
Main Street
Firstar Banks
Elan Investment Services, Inc
Elan Insurance Services, Inc
Elan Investment Services
NASD
SIPC
Elan Insurance Services
FDIC
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