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i 1 THE DAILY TAR HEEL Wednesday. April 5, 1967 Boys Refute Logic Of Tale By E. A. Poe SAN ANTONIO (UPI) Ah, the inquiring mind of the student. Two high school boys took a close look, mathematically, at Edgar Allen Poe's "The Pit & the Pendulum" and decided it wouldn't work. Craig C. Johnson, Jr., and Mike McKinley, of Winston Churchill High School, wonder ed about the Poe tale, in which the hero is strapped to a bench in an underground chamber while a giant pendu lum swings ever downward on him, its razor - sharp edge swishing past with each swing. The youngsters said Poe gave them several clues to the size of the chamber, the sweep of the blade of the pendulum and the height of the ceiling. The story says the chamber is generally square and its di mensions total about 75 feet; the pendulum's terrifying sweep covered "some thirty feet or more," and other ref erences pinpointed the num ber of steps from various points in the room. J McKinley and Johnson put the dimensions all together in in a diagram and showed it could not be. The pendulum could not have that wide a sweep in a room of that size, they found. The pit could not be in the center of the room. Poe notwithstanding, and the man could not be located where the story said he was. The boys submitted their ex planation as an English theme, for school. Johnson's father, an engi neer, complimented the boys on their perception. But he also brought them out of their self-assurance. Poe's story sought to bring an emotion or feeling, not, mathematical certainty, he reminded them. Literary li cense and all that, he said. A total of 60 billion francs ($1.2 billion) will be paid in old age pensions in Belgium in 1967, according to govern ment estimates. PaulMoore Announces THe Opening Of UMIVEElSiTY Temporarily Located At i 151 East Rosemary St. (( Our. New Location In Mid '67 . . . UHiVEnSITY SQUARE 100 WEST FRANKLIN ) Thank you for your past patronage. 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In 1964, he received one. of the University's coveted Tan ner Awards for excellence in teaching. ART SHOW A two-man show of painting 'and sculpture wQI be on dis play in the main exhibition 1 room oCi.eIorehead Plain ariumTOippril 5-15. 5 The show will be opened to the full public this evening at eight o'clock.' The artists, Jim Brewer, -sculptor, and Dick Mandell, painter, will be on hand to discuss the works with all interested persons. NOW PLAYING "BEST FILM OP 1966!" National Society of Film Critics A Carlo Ponti Production Antonioni's Vanessa Redgrave COLOR Recommended for mature audiences A Premier Productions Co, Inc. Release Can Cricketeer's conservative pin-striped suit be cool too? Only if it's two-ply polyester and cotton blended by UiirliitfCHMi IIIU. Johnny Resigns NE WYROK (AP) John ny Carson announced his re signation from his Tonight show today, claiming his con tract was breached by NBC's use of stale re-runs since a strike of network performers began a week ago. However, NBC refused to ac cept the resignation, saying it had a right to substitute his old tapes. In a statement, the network said it "looks for ward to Johnny's return to the Tonight program when the strike is over." Meanwhile, the striking AFL-CIO American Federa tion of Television and Radio Artists asked the multimillion national membership of t h e AFL-CIO and independent un ions to boycott the products of sponsors who advertise on the struck networks. Carson has been honoring picket lines and has been off the air since AFTRA's 18,000 members went on strike March 29 against NBC, ABC, CBS and the mutual- radio network. Mutual settled its contract deadlock with the un ion over the past weekend. It was not clear from Car son's announcement whether he might be quitting NBC in support of the AFTRA strike, or whether he might be try ing to get out of a contract with two years more to run. Carson reportedly is good for $10,000 to $15,000 a week in salary from NBC. But his potential as a nightclub and theater attraction is believ ed to be about $40,000 a week, and there have been current reports that he is eager to end his contract with the network. However, a Carson aide said he thought the entertainer's reason for the attempted re signation was a professional decision, not directly related to the strike issues. This source said the Tonight show" is largely topical. He said Carson was displeased with months - old re- runs containing references, for ex ample, to Christmas and other past holidays. The spokesman estimated Carson's nightly audience at five million viewers. Sponsors pay an estimated $15 million a year. to. advertise on the stow.-:-:--:-::- The announcement issued on behalf of Carson read: "Johnny Carson, star of the Tonight show, has notified NBC that he has , rescinded his contract to appear on the show, effective forthwith. Car son took this action based on his contention that NBC broad casts of repeat shows since the commencement of t h e AFTRA strike are in violat ion of his contract." Other developments during the day relating to the AF TRA strike included specula tion as to the fate of ABC's scheduled Monday night tele vising of the motion picture academy's "Oscar" awards one of the year's big spec tacles. An academy spokesman said a decision will be with held as long as possible, and that in the meanwhile prepar ations are going ahead nor fatsr item ONE 2 BEDROOM, AIR- conditioned, mobile home, available. May 1. We will have several to reserve - starting June 1. Reserve one today. 942-3268 or 942-1749. COLOR T.V. sets. New low rates. A. B. Cooper, Jr., 942 5246 after 5:30. 1965 Honda 150. Excellent condition. Rack, box, helmet with bubble cover. Boswell, 209 Ehringhaus. Call 929-5463 or lobby phone. AMPS; Gibson BIG Grek sen. Excellent condition. Sell cheap. 968-9053. George West. Part-time secretary wanted for 5 afternoons per week. Call 966-8304 weekdays. Carson Show mally. Academy president Ar thur Freed said the awards ceremony probably would be postponed unless the strike is settled and added: "We just don't know what's going to happen." There were published re ports that comedian Bob Hope had stated he would not cross picket lines to serve as master of ceremonies for the awards. His comment was not immediately available but an academy spokesman said: "We imagine the same feel ing would be held by many other participants in the same position." AFTRA has maintained that the network strike centers around the demands of slight ly over 100 local network newscasters for a $325 a week base pay, and an increased cut from sponsors' adver tising fees. However, NBC said in a statement that the "real is sues" involve network staff announcers. The network said AFTRA is demanding that NBC employ three additional staff announ cers to handle a total of two hours work each week on FM radio outlets. The networks have referred to this as "featherbedding." Y Registrations for candida cy for YM and YWCA execu tive positions for 1967-68 will began Monday and run through next Monday. Elect ions for new officers will be held Wednesday, April 19. There are four positions open in both the YM and YWCA: President, Vice-President, Se cretary, and Treasurer. The , officers of the two groups work closely together in car rying out the programs of the organization. Those interested I in running for any of these po 'i sitions or who would like to A ; talk further with present Y of-, - f icers about this possibility .. should complete a registration & form : and sign up ior: an in terview in Room 102. Y Build ing. Interviews will be held Tues day through Thursday after noons April 11-13 in the Y offi ces. 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