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4. AhERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN: Mr. John R. Kagel, Executive Director, Downtown South Bend Council, s id at one of the previous meetings, this Commission had placed ar action on the table in reference to the American Freedom Train, as it relates to the City's Bicentennial Commission and provided o fice space for their use. Miss "Ralph" Carol Snyder is here from t E: American Freedom Train, Washington, D.C., and was introduced- - p eferring "Ralph ", as part of the Women's Lib. Miss Snyder said, "Actually, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the office space, and the town has been just absolutely fantastic working with me the whole way. ThE: unbelievable cooperation of the River Bend Plaza area is something I have not seer: before in any other City I have been in, and I think that you are d ing a fantastic job here in South Bend and I would just like to thank you now." Mr. Kagel advised the Freedom Train is going to be parked at its nearest point to the downtown South Bend's River Bend Plaza, at thE! corner of Angela and Michigan Street. There are some 24 cars. It is quite a historic occasion for oar community. Miss Snyder said the tickets are being sold at the Montgomery Ward Stores in South Bend, Niles, Elkhart, Plymouth and LaPorte; all the Burger Dairy Stores; all branches of the American National Bank & Trust Company; and our River Bend Plaza office. The tickets are $2.00 for adults; $1.00 for persons 18 and under, and all adults 65 and over; and children under three will be admitted free. The tickets must be purchased for a particular day. If there is a weather problem or anything like that, the tickets will be accepted for another day. They have 52,620 tickets for three days. The Freedom Train will be open from 8: 0 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., July 14 through 16, on the tracks behind St. Jo eph's High School. Mr. Kagel added the citizens of OUr community of South Bend and Misha- waka that are served by the South Bend Public Transporation Corporation are going to be urged, if at all possible, to ride buses to the Freedom Train. They will be providing bLiS service, as the parking: situation there will be critical to a point. The public will be able to ride the South Bend Public Transporation Corporation's buses right to the site with very little walking and there will be frequent service back anJ forth. The buses can be boarded on the main arteries and transfer on regular express buses. The details are being worked out and are al ;o trying to get an overflow parking facility at Notre Dame -- hoping to have shuttle buses. NE M BUSINESS Receipt of sealed offers for purchase of parcel designated as Disposition Parcel No. 6 -1, situated in the Central Downtown Project, R -66: The hour of 10:30 a.m. arrived- -the time set for the receipt of sealed offers for the purchase of said parcel of land, and legally advertised in The South Bend Tribune and Tri- County News, on May 30 and June 6, 1975. The advertisements and certifications were duly noted. - 4 -