Ticket Luncheon - Friday, Nov. 1st, 12 Moonn - The Crisis of Development: One Hundred Countries, Two Million People - California Ballot Propositions for November 1974

Sep 29, 2026

Luncheon announcements and public-interest materials present the Commonwealth Club’s program, including a featured talk by World Bank President Robert S. McNamara on the development crisis affecting one hundred countries and two million people. The text discusses the Bank’s lending and guarantee role, reasons for U.S. foreign assistance, and questions about inflation’s impact on developing nations. Additional pages include California ballot propositions for November 1974 with recommendations and vote percentages, followed by a speech addressing women’s opportunities and stereotyping.

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Ticket Luncheon

Friday, Nov. 1st, 12 Moonn

The Crisis of Development: One Hundred Countries, Two Million People

California Ballot Propositions for November 1974

FOR WOMEN: OPPORTUNITIES OR MORE STEREOTYPING?

Friday Flashes - Oct. 18th

TICKET LUNCHEON FRIDAY,NOV.1st,12 MOONN Tickets $6.50.See details below. No.Title 1.State School Building Aid and Earthquake GRAND BALIRO0M.SI.FRANCIS HOTE ROBERTS.McNAMARAR President,World Bank # "The Crisis of Development:One Hundred Countries,Two Million People” The Honorable Robert Strange McNamara is President of the International Bank for Recon-struction and Development(World Bank)and its two affiliates:the International Finance Cor-poration(IFC)and the International Development Association (IDA).The Bank grants orguarantees long-term foreign currency loans to its more than 120 member countries facingdifficuties of borrowing elsewhere.Mr.McNamara was formerly President of Ford Motor Com-pany and Secretary of Defense for President John F.Kennedy.Since McNamara's becomingPresident,the Bank Group has realized the objectives of its Five-Year Program begun in 1968.It has lent twice as much in five years as the entire amount lent in the first 23 years of theBank's operations.What is the economic situation for developing nations today?What are thesound reasons for the U.S.continuing foreign assistance?Has inflation benefited developingnations? JAMES C.GOODWIN,Quarterly Cheirman Mail check with stamped sol-addressed envelope,or callClub Ofice,362-4903,for reservations.Reser:yations wll be cancolled if not paid by 5p.m.two days before the luncheon.PAID reservations only,willbe brought to the door.Tickets will be sold at the door IF space is available. # CALIFORNIA BALLOT PROPOSITIONSFOR NOVEMBER 1974 Recommendations of Members of the Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaYES NO Reconstruction and Replacement Bond Law of 1974………………………………………59.0% 41.0% 2.Charters for Counties and Cities …………… … …… ……86.8% 13.2% 3.Postsecondary Education Commission Personnel—Civil Service.……………………….59.0%41.0%4.RegentsUniversity of California… …… ………… ………………… …32.4% 67.6% 5.Residence of Local Government Employees……………………………………………50.0%50.0%6.Property Tax Exemptions………………………………………………………………67.4%32.6% 7.Declaration of Rights ……………… ………… …… ………57.7%42.3%8.Taxation and State Funds………………… …………… ………79.0%21.0% 9.Recall of Public Officers… …………………… …… …………………………66.6%33.4%10 Right to Vote ………………………………56.6%43.4%11.Miscellaneous Language Changes Regarding Gender… ……………… … …24.6%75.4%12.Public Utilities… …………… … ………………………81.6%18.4%13.San Diego County Judicial Districts………… …………… …22.2%77.8% 14.State College System………………………………… …… ……20.8%79.2%15.Low Rent Housing… ……………………………………………………………………20.5%79.5% 16.Student Tuition,University of California…………………………… ………………16.4%83.6%17.Wild and Scenic Rivers Initiative… ……………………………………………… ……… 21.2%78.8% # FOR WOMEM:OPPORTUNITIES OR MORE STEREOTYPING? FRIDAY FLASHES-0CT.18TH From Address by THE HONORABLE HELEN D.BENTLEY, ChairmanFederal Maritime Commission “Perhaps the men in the audience wouldlike to know what the Women's Movementis really all about.After all,if it hadn'tbeen for a woman's desire,perhaps greed,to have more jewels and gold,the West-ern Hemisphere might still be undis-covered.We wouldn't have been celebrat-ing Columbus'birthday all these years. As the role of women is changing morethanever before,it is undoubtedly enoughto make our founding fathers turn over intheir graves.Did youever wonder whetheror not we had a founding mother? Columbus and Isabella Columbus made the voyagethat changedthe world.It was all made possible by awoman.Had not Queen Isabella of Spainbeen willing to gamble on Columbus'his-toric trek across strange and dangerouswaters,and had she not been willing toput up the funds which enabled his greatadventure to proceed,then who knowswhat might have happened?The continentof America might not have started on theroad toward becoming the greatest andmost powerful in the history of the world. Yet,good Que

FAQs

What is the luncheon and how are reservations handled?

The document lists a ticket luncheon with ticket pricing and instructions for mailed reservations. Reservations must be paid by a stated deadline; cancellations occur if payment is not made in time, and door tickets are sold only if space is available.

What central topic does Robert Strange McNamara address?

McNamara’s address focuses on “The Crisis of Development,” examining development challenges across one hundred countries and two million people and discussing the World Bank’s objectives and lending role.

What other content is included besides the development speech?

It includes California ballot propositions for November 1974 with recommendation tables and percentages, as well as a speech about women’s opportunities versus stereotyping presented under “FOR WOMEN: OPPORTUNITIES OR MORE STEREOTYPING?”.

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