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Reconsideration Opposed

Tom Collier, Council Secretary, opposed
reconsideration of the referendum since the
Council's decision to hold the war referendum
had already been publicized. He stated that if
the Council had not voted to hold it, student
groups would have entered petitions to include
a spring strike item on the ballot. "I just think
it's in bad faith to tell somebody you're going
to do something and then turn around the night
before it's due and change it," he remarked.

Hugh Antrim, Council Vice-President,
agreed with Mr. Collier's point; however, he
added that the "overriding concern" was that
Council had done the wrong thing last week.

Mike Cohen, Law School representative,
proposed a constitutional amendment to be
included on next week's referendum. If
approved, the amendment will affect future
referenda themselves. It reads: "The results of
the referendum shall be binding on Council
only if 40 percent of students vote in said
election."

A third item for the Council opinion survey
was proposed by Jac Sperling, College
representative, to deal with the proposed plan
for Lambeth Field housing. This proposal
reads: "Do you favor the construction of
high-rise apartment buildings on Lambeth
Field?"

Mr. Mannix reported that he had requested
in a recent interview that University President
Edgar F. Shannon meet with architect Jose Luis
Sert on alternatives to the present Lambeth
Field Plan. Mr. Sperling suggested that Mr.
Shannon might be swayed in his Lambeth Field
decision by student opinion voiced in this poll.