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JOSEPH M.BARR MAYOR OITY OF PITTSBU RGH March 31, 1966 Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Ivan: In line with our 'phone conversation of this morning, Mrs. Barr and I will be taking United Flight Number 473 on Monday morning, April 11th, at eight-thirty and will arrive in Atlanta at ten o'clock. I understand that you have arranged for accommodations for us at the Marriott Hotel. We are both self-sufficient, so please do not put yourself out. I know how busy you are with the affairs of the City and the extra curricular duties connected with the opening of the baseball season in Atlanta. We have accepted the formal invitation for the dinner on Monday evening and Alice and I are looking forward to the oppor tunity of visiting with you and Mrs . Allen at that time. Our reason f or arriving so early is t hat my wife is not a good f lier and the only jet flight we can take, in order to get there in time for t h e dinner on Monday evening , is at 8:30 in the morning . I have made arrangements to leave there on Wednesday, Apri l 13th at twelve noon on Unit ed Flight Number 384. I think t he a dvent of Major League Ba-s eba ll t o Atlant a and t h e whole southeast will be a great boon to our national pastime . I only hope that you are as strong a baseball f an a s I am, a s t he owner ship and management of the Pirates are per sona l f r iends of mine. As you are perhaps aware, we are in the midst of building a new stadium in Pittsburgh for the Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers Football team. With k i nd regards t o you and Mrs . Allen, and looking forward to seeing both of you on t h e 11th, I am JMB:RME:y �