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Chairman   |\n|  | Retirement:A   |  |\n| Executive Vice President  \u003Cbr>Burns International Security  \u003Cbr>Services,Inc.   | New Option for  \u003Cbr>Older Americans”   |  |\n|  |  |  |\n| \"Industrial Espionage:A  \u003Cbr>Threat to U.S.  \u003Cbr>Technological Superiority”   | Noon,Friday  \u003Cbr>Colonial Room   |  |\n| Noon,Thursday  \u003Cbr>Marriott Hotel  \u003Cbr>Great American Parkway  \u003Cbr>Santa Clara  \u003Cbr>Advance Tickets-$13 for members.$14  \u003Cbr>for guests.Mail check with self addressed,  \u003Cbr>stamped envelope,to Commonwealth  \u003Cbr>Club,681 Market Street,S.F.94105,or call  \u003Cbr>(415)362-4903 for reservations.Tickets  \u003Cbr>must be purchased by 5 p.m.Tuesday.  \u003Cbr>October 20.Unpaid reservations will be  \u003Cbr>cancelled at that time.No refunds or can-  \u003Cbr>cellations after that date.A limited num-  \u003Cbr>ber oftickets will be available at the door  \u003Cbr>on a first come,first served basis.  \u003Cbr>Judith S.Johnson  \u003Cbr>Quarterly Chairman   | St.Francis Hotel,S.F.  \u003Cbr>Advance Tickets-$15 for members,$16  \u003Cbr>for guests.Mail check with self-  \u003Cbr>addressed,stamped envelope,to  \u003Cbr>Commonwealth Club,681 Market St.S.F.  \u003Cbr>94105,or call(415)362-4903 for reserva-  \u003Cbr>tions.Tickets must be purchasedby 5p.m.  \u003Cbr>Wednesday,October 21.Unpaid reserva-  \u003Cbr>tions will be cancelled at that time.No  \u003Cbr>refunds or cancellations after that date.A  \u003Cbr>limited number of tickets will be avail-  \u003Cbr>able at the door on a first come,first  \u003Cbr>served basis.  \u003Cbr>Judith S.Johnson  \u003Cbr>Quarterly Chairman   |  |\n\nINSIDE:282.Harlon Carter,Vice President,N.R.A.believes that with high crime rates,\"people have todefend themselves.\"283-284.Study Section MeetingSchedule,Oct.19 through Oct.28.285.Meet theCandidates for 1982 Commonwealth Club offices.  \n\"FirearmsControl inPerspective”  \nFriday Flashes-  \nOctober 9,1981  \nHARLON B.CARTERExecutive Vice PresidentNational Rifle Association  \nThis gun control debate does a greatdisservice to the cause of law enforce-ment.It tends to prevent dealing withthe issue of concern,which is crime,and tends to distract attention fromcriminals -those who commit crime.Itcovers the hard realism of crime withsocial excuses and apologies.It thereforeprevents many people from thinkingthrough the problem,which is crime,and which is sought to be solved.  \nPublication:ISSN 0010-3349)Published every Monday by theCommonwealth Club of California681 Market StreetSan Francisco,California 94105(415)362-4903  \nEditor:Donna M.SmithOFFICERS OF THE CLUB  \nEugene M.Herson.      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