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THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 18751 STREET: NORTHWEST JOHN D. KELLY WASHINGTON, DC 20006' Senior Vice President~ 202/457-4800- 800/424-9876' State Activities April 29, 1983 MEMORANDUM T0: State Activities Policy Committee Mr. W.E. Ainsworth, Jr Ernest Pepples, Esquire Mr. James R. Cherry, Esquire Mr. Shepard P. Pollack Mr. K.v.R. Dey, Jr. FROM: John D. Kelly rz-,~ At the March 4, 1983 State Activities Policy Committee meeting, it .- was requested that each member company be asked to provide a list of their retirees for solicitation to join TAN. Each company will have unique processing requirements and individual variations for this projeLt. Therefore, it is recommended that you tailor the enclosed draft of a retiree letter for your own use and prepare for a mailing to your retired personnel fromiyour headquarters. At the appropriate time, we will ship to you a quantity of TAN enrollment cards, reply envelopes and brochures to be included in your mailing. We are ready to assist you in any way as you proceed with the solic- itationlof your retirees to join TAN. Do not hesitate to call if you have any questions or observations about this mailing. SDC/c Enclosures cc: Mr. Samuel D. Chilcote, Jr. Mr. Stanley S. Scott Mr. Martin Ryan Haley Stanley L. Temko, Esquire Mr. Edward A. Horrigan, Jr. Mr. Charles A. Tucker Dr. I. W. Hughes J. Kendrick Wells, III, Esquire Mr. W'illiam A. 0'Flaherty

r TOBACCO ACTION NETWORK RETIREE LETTER As a former employee of (company) , you undoubtedly remain an~ interested and active member of the "tobacco family". You still have a very vital, direct stake in the controversy which surrounds our industry and affects the business environment of our company. You may know about, or even have already been a participant in, the Tobacco Action Network (TAN). This industry program presents a positive voice in opposition to the anti-tobacco forces on the national, state and local levels. If these critics of our industry are successful in~ their efforts, the impact on our business, and on our personal conduct, will be substantial. TAN!is designed to meet this challenge and it has (company)ls full and enthusiastic support. TAN also needs your'personal, voluntary participation and assistance. Please read the information about TAN,enclosed~with this letter and fill out the enrollment card and return it as soon as possible. As a TAN member, you will receive The Tobacco Observer newspaper and other important literature and reports which will keep you informed about tobacco issues. Take this important step TODAY for you -- and for your industry. Join TAN now. Sincerely, (CE0/President). (company) O G.~

OFFICE USE ONLY TAKE AC770N NO14! Please Print Please Print Name Company I Business Home Address Local Business Address City County City County State Zip Code State Zip Code Home Phone ( ) Business Phone ( ) area code _ area code Federal, state and loc Name al officials whom I know personally: Title Name Title Name Title YES! I want to join the Tobacco Action Net work Signature Date VzLs4seo

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Iii e BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 10632 WASHINGTON, D.C. POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE Tobacco Action Network National Headquarters 1875 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20006 9z4s4s>ro I IIi NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES

'How Your Tobacco Action Network Can Help You. • Answering your individual questions. • Supplying you with printed information to give to others. • Keeping you abreast of current tobacco events and other important information. • Planning, organizing and developing a support effort in your community and state. Furnishing knowledgeable, articulate public speakers. • Providing experts to testify at hearings, where possible. • Distributing films about tobacco, and about the smoking-health controversy. TAKE AC770N AC)W National Headquarters 1875 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20006 Call toli-free 800/424-9876 791 =4s4.9Co Your... Tobacco Action Network TAK&ACI70N MCnd' I

' Dear Friend: i Thank you for joining the Tobacco Action Network. Your response by enrolling in this vital pro- gram indicates an interest in dealing with the / challenges facing not onty the tobacco industry but other business communities and your rights as an individual citizen as well. Critics of our industry are numerous and unrelenting. Their demands are steadily in- creasing for prohibition, regulation and coercion by public authorities. This is true in every facet of the tobacco economy-from the growers' fields to customers' behavior. The impact upon your business and your own personal conduct will be enormous if they are successful. Anti-tobacco groups have been spurred on by recent legislative successes and through major propaganda campaigns playing to a misinformed public. If these efforts are un- checked, the end result will be the blind denial of public and private individual rights and the destruction of one of our nation's oldest industries. The T-obacco Action Network program is designed to meet the challenge. This booklet provides you with a number of ways you can get involved and make your program a success. We hope you will use the suggestions in this booklet to help the Tobacco Action Network replace tobacco fiction with tobacco tacts. The Tobacco Action Network sz4sL9Eo How You Can Help YoUr Tobacco Action Network. Notify your state T.A.N, office promptly - When you hear of any tobacco or smoking question being taken up by your town or city council or county board. - When you read an article or hear or see a broadcast about ut smoking or tobacco. Identify the date, time and place and ask others to do the same. Contact lawmakers - To offset adversary pressures. - When you learn that a restrictive measure is pending. - When TA N. headquarters asks you to do so. - And encourage others to do the same. (Address your U S. Senators at Washington, D.C.20510 your U.S. Representative at Washington, D.C. 20515 your State Senator and State Representa- tive at the Capitol Building in your state capital) - And remember that a personal message is more effective than a form letter or card. Be a public spokesperson By writing to the editor when a paper mis- states facts or expresses an unfair opinion. - / . - are being protected ... do your part ... you can afford no less. I - By telling a radio or TV station your opinion of a misleading program or editorial. - By sending your compliments to the same people when they are due. - By offering able speakers for local speeches or interviews. Contact either your state T.A.NX office or National Headquarters directly to back you up. Write to your TA N. National Headquarters at 1875 I Street, N.W., Wash- ington, ington, D,C. 20006 or call toll-free 800-424-9876. Get support from other groups, such as Chamber of Commerce Its members shouldn't have to enforce anti.smokimg laws_ on their premises. Convention Bureau. . It doesn't want visitors to your community to find they can't smoke in public places. Police. They shouldn't waste time enforcing no-smoking laws. Civic and Service Clubs, Fraternal organi- zations or businessmen who can be hurt by anti-smoking regulations. - Restaurant, Hotel and Tavern associations. Offer these people the literature, film and speaker services of your Tobacco Action Network. Above all, get involved-the future of your business or your job could be _ at stake. You can no longer , assume that your interests