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Ice Cream Company Offers Free Treats As Center City Swelters

By John McDevitt

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Some folks in center city Philadelphia were beating the stress of the heat today with free ice cream, manicures, and massages.

The Dove Bar ice cream company rolled in a special truck with a see-through section.  Free ice cream bars were being given out at 16th and Chestnut Streets, and the public could step into the air-conditioned portion of the truck to get a free massage or manicure.

Philadelphia  is one of 10 cities getting the ice cream promotion geared toward adults.

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(A masseur gives a free massage to Betty Smith of center city Philadelphia. Credit: John McDevitt)

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"I got the massage done," said Betty Smith of center city.  "It really helps to beat the stress because it is really humid out today and it's really hot."

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