Date:    1/5/98  3:08 PM
Subject: re: S7-25-97
     
To: Arthur Levitt
    Securities and Exchange Commission
    450 5th Street, NW
    Washington, DC  20549
     
From:  Ben Jacobson
       1108 Cleveland St.  #1
       Evanston, Il 60202
     
Dear Mr. Levitt,
     
I must declare my vigorous opposition to the proposed rule S7-25-97 that 
would severly limit the range and quality of information and action 
available to stockholders.  In an age where stockholders are finally able 
to gain better information with which to make cogent and wise decisions 
about their investments it seems exceedingly "backward" to implement a rule 
that gags stockholders.
     
It has been widely surmised that we are entering an "information" economy, 
an era where what we know, and what we area able to do with that knowledge 
will define our competitiveness and success.  I urge you to do everything 
in your power to prevent S7-25-97 from placing us, US stockholders, at a 
disadvantage.  Economic models are predicated on the notion of perfect 
information that allows people to make clear well balanced decisions, any 
impediment or occlusion of that information threatens the foundation of 
current and emerging economic behavior.
     
Thank you for your consideration of this input,
     
Sincerely;
     
Ben Jacobson