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Moratorium

The proposed new constitution which would
have eliminated Student Council and replaced it
by an Assembly of Representatives was turned
down by two thirds of the voters, 829 to 445.

A proposal to make referenda binding on
Council only if 40 per cent of the student body
votes was narrowly defeated with 761 in favor
and 488 students against the proposal. The
proposal took a two-thirds majority to win.

A salary of $750 for the Council president
from student fees was turned down by a vote of
368 for and 936 against.

The moratorium opinion poll showed 867
students against the idea and 484 in favor,
however, the question which was asked to test
student favor toward withdrawal of U.S. forces
from Indochina indicated that 1022 students
greed with a withdrawal date of December 31,
while 311 voted against the proposal.

The opinion survey on the proposed
high-rise apartment buildings on Lambeth Field
revealed large student opposition. The number
of votes cast on the issue, however, was 936
against and 386 in favor of such construction.