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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2005
Page
20
Ron Hargrave in Webster City restores Iowa plates from 1911 to 1979 turning rusted hulks into authentic colorful artworks. He bead blasts, primers, then hand paints numbers and borders with pinstriping. He matches original colors via sites and notes, sometimes taking several sessions to finish.
Former Rockwell Collins engineers recall the Apollo program era at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids. Panelists, including Warren Klehroth and Don Palmer, describe seven-day weeks with slide rules, the 7-7-7 Club, and the crucial communications gear linking astronauts to mission control during moon landings.
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