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by Gary Dorsey
Staff Vriter
Sometime in the next few days the sky will add
another feature to its face of stars and clouds, sun
and moon. Comet Kohoutek, discovered about
nine months ago by West German astronomer
Lubos Kohoutek. will soon present its icy head
and extending tail to our "naked eyes."
Dr. Morris Davis, UNC professor of
astronomy, said Kohoutek may possibly be the
"comet of the century."
"The only predictable thing about comets,"
said Davis, "is that they are unpredictable. All we
can say is that the comet may reach our'
expectations."
And such expectations. Great expectations!
Astronomers across the world nave been
describing Kohoutek as a "celestial spectacular,"
a "cosmic show," which will treat us with its
presence from December through January.
Kohoutek, discovered March 7, 1973 it was
the sixth comet discovered in 1973 was
relatively unexciting when it was first sighted. It
was "10.000 times fainter than the faintest star
that can be seen with the naked eye" and was
described as "diffuse with no tail."
After a preliminary orbit was calculated for
the comet the discovery began to take on new
dimensions of importance.
As Davis puts it. "It will be considerably
brighter than Halley's comet, which isn't due
until 1985-86."
Like other comets, the most spectacular
feature of the Comet Kohoutek will be its tail, a
collection of gases and dust flowing from the
conglomerate of iced gases forming the comet's
head.
The tail is expected to stretch about 30 million
miles. Viewed from the cart hit will appear to toss
itself at a 60 degree curve from the horion. (A
180 degree curve would constitute a semi-circle)
Although the comet will not appear to move to
a viewer a day-by-day watch will show that the
comet is changing positions in the sky.
Traveling at an approximate speed of 70 miles
per second, the comet will continue to grow
collecting cosmic dust and gathering icy gases as
the solar winds from the sun strew the tail out
from the head. Astronomers liken this to a "dirty
snowball effect."
Kohoutek will be largest when it reaches its
closest point to the sun. Dec. 28, 1973. At this
point, called the perihelion, the comet will be
within 13 million miles of the sun and. from
earth, will be as bright as the planet Venus when
Venus is at its brightest. Astronomers predict
that it will be bright enough to be seen during
daylight.
As the comet gets closer to the sun it will seem
to disappear because the sun's brightness will
make it harder to sec. Therefore, there will be
about three days in mid-December. Dec. 25-28,
when it won't be visible.
Dr. John Baumcrt. Morchcad Observatory
Fellow, said "comet Kohoutek w ill be at its best
in the middle of January when it is only 75
million miles from the earth."
To dispel rumors of "komic collision" it
should be repeated that at its closest point the
Comet Kohoutek will be 75 million miles from
the earth. (The sun is 93 million miles away.)
Comet Kohoutek. which will be with us for a
visible visitation period of two months, may not
bring doom to the inhabitants of this planet, but
it will cause many, astronomers and astrologers,
the scientific and the abstract, to turn their heads
to the heavens with thoughts of cosmic
imaginings.
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Sen. GcofQo UcGovern
Rally for impeachment
features Mobby speech
Wilbur Hobby, president of the state
AFL-CIO, will head a rally supporting
President Nixon's impeachment.
The rally, to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in
Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium on
Fayetteville Street, will show "a local
sentiment for impeachment from people
that reflect different areas of North
Carolina." said Paul Price, coordinator of
N.C. Students for Impeachment.
Other speakers will include Sally Avery,
member of the national committee of the
New America Movement; Larry Little,
Black Panther from Winston-Salem; UNC
Student Body President Ford Runge; and a
representative from the American Civil
Liberties Union.
After the five addresses, the platform will
be open to speakers from the audience.
Students from about 20 N.C. universities
will attend the rally. The Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom, the N.C. People's Party and the
Chapel Hill Peace Center also plan to send
representatives.
Transportation will be available at 12
noon from the Union parking lot for those
wishing to attend.
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All 10:C0 A.M. Classes on MWF, 'Phil 21 Tues. Dec. 11 8:30A.M.
All 1:C0 P.M. Classes on MWF Tues. Dec. 11 2:00 P.M.
All S:30A.M. Classes on TTH Wed. Dec. 12 8:30 A.M.
All 5:C0 P.M. Classes on TTH, Wed. Dec. 12 2:00 P.M.
Poll 41, sect A-1, B-1 only
All 11:C0 A.M. Classes on MWF Thurs. Dec. 13 8:30 A.M.
All 8:C0 A.M. Classes on TTh Thurs. Dec. 13 2:00 P.M.
All 9:C0A.M. Classes on MWF Fri. Dec. 14 8:30 A.M.
All 5:C0 P.M. Classes on MWF, Phys 24, Fri. Dec. 14 2:00 P.M.
Astr 31 sect 131 &
181 only, Econ 61, Busl 71,73
All 11:00 A.M. Classes on TTh Sat. Dec. 15 8:30 A.M.
All 8:C0A.M. Classes on MWF Sat. Dec. 15 2:00 P.M.
All 12:00 NoonCIasses on MWF Mon. Dec. 17 8:30 A.M.
All Fren, Germ, Span, & Russ 1, 2, 3 & 4 Mon. Dec. 17 2:00 P.M.
Ail 12:30 P.M. Classes on TTh Tues. Dec. 18 8:30 A.M.
All 2:C0 P.M. Classes on MWF Tues. Dec. 18 2:00 P.M.
All 2:C0 P.M. Classes on TTh Ved. Dec. 19 8:30 A.M.
All 3:C0 P.M. Classes on MWF -Wed. Dec. 19 2:00 P.M.
All 3:33 P.M. Classes on TTh Thurs. Dec. 20 8:30 A.M.
A.'! 4:C0 P.M. Classes on MWF Thurs. Dec. 20 2:00 P.M.
and all classes not
otherwise provided for In this schedule
Instructors teaching classes scheduled for common examinations shall
request the students In these classes to report to them any conflict with any
ether examination not later than November 12, 1973. In case of a conflict, the
regularly scheduled exam will take precedence over the common exam.
(Common exsms fire Indicated by an asterisk.)
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Vol. 82, No. 69
81 Years Of Editorial Freedom
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Friday, November 30, 1973
Founded February 23, 1893
inly aflta'matnw-MeGoveirini
by Lynn Uoyd
Staff Writer
Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., told
UNC students Wednesday night in
Carmichael Auditorium that there is only
one basic, honorable alternative to the
presidential crisis. The agency is Congress
and the remedy is impeachment."
The 1972 Democratic presidential
candidate said that he had been reluctant for
many months to come to this conclusion
because he was the defeated candidate,
"but my silence has ended. The question now
is before the American people.
The President gave his pledge to get to
the bottom of Watergate. He produces a
secretary, instead of the tapes, who
accidentally kept her foot on a button that
cut out 1 8 minutes of the most critical tape.
he continued.
"Much has been garbled. It's clear that it
won't be possible to maintain integrity and
self-respect if we allow the cover-ups. I said
three-quarters of a year ago that 1 wouldn't
believe the accusations against the President
until he showed his innoncencc, but it's
harder to hold to this each day."
McGovern said the nation is surrounded
by "grave" concerns, but the government is
at a standstill. He said, he thinks the
President's powers to deal with inflation
have not been effectively used.
"The leadership is too preoccupied with
covering-up its own doings to face other
. problems. Their concentration is on their
misconduct when we need them on
problems."
Debaters second in U.S.
by Robert McDonald
Staff Writer
UNC debaters Cole Campbell and Tom
Dillard took first place in a major national
debate tournament held over the
Thanksgiving holidays at " Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C.
In the final round, Campbell and Dillard
defeated debaters from Harvard, ranked No.
I nationally. Because of the win at
Georgetown, the UNC debate team is now
ranked second nationally.
Though this was the first national
tournament that Campbell and Dillard hav e
won, they have made it into the final rounds
in previous tournaments, according to Dr.
CGC finance committee grants
2 organizations additional funds
The Campus Governing Council Finance
Committee approved Thursday additional
allocations totaling 55,500 for next
semester's Carolina Symposium and the
Association of Women Students planned
Women's Festival.
If approved at the next CGC meeting
Tuesday night, the additional
appropriations $3,500 to the AWS and
$2,000 to the Symposium will be taken
from the swiftly dwindling reserve account
for special programs in the Student
Government budget.
Although Finance Committee Chairman
Bill Snodgrass didn't have the exact figures,
he said the reserve, which began the semester
with $20,000. would be reduced to a few
hundred dollars by the appropriations.
The original AWS request was for $2,000,
but was raised $ 1 .500 by the committee after
reviewing the plans for the Women's Festival
scheduled for Feb. 4-17.
The women's association still needs to
raise another $1,000 to cover the projected
expenses of the festival program to include
films, theater productions, music and
speakers.
Some of the scheduled speakers are Gloria
Steinem. Gcrmainc Greer. Congresswoman
Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, and journalist
Jeanne Taylor.
Amelia Bellows, AWS president, said her
group is planning fund raising efforts and is
requesting donations from several
University departments.
She said the Carolina Union is spending
$3,200 on the festival, including $1,500 for
the Steinem speech, and the Carolina
Forum is co-sponsoring several of the
events.
Robert Cox. debate director.
The national debate topic this year is
"Resolved: That the federal government
should control the supply and utilization of
energy in the United States."
To win the tournament. Campbell and
Dillard debated in eight preliminary rounds.
On the basis of their 7-1 record there, they
qualified for the octofinals. where they
defeated the University of Pittsburgh.
In succeeding rounds. Campbell and
Dillard triumphed over Houston and
Kentucky and then defeated Harvard in the
finals.
In individual speaker rankings. Dillard
placed seventh, and Campbell eleventh out
of a total of 228 speakers from 1 14 schools
entered in the tournament.
UNC debaters Jeff Allred and Walker
Smith also competed in the tournament, but
failed to make it into the elimination round.
Finances are a problem again this year for
the debate team. Cox said.
Often at tournaments the debate team has
slept on the floor to save money. This was
not a problem at Georgetown because the
entry fee was waived and free housing was
provided. Cox said.
Earlier this year. Student Government
allocated $5,000 to the debate team as
opposed to $7,000 last year. No funding
appears to be forthcoming from the
administration. Cox said, and the team is
planning to curtail the number of
tournament entries next semester.
He told the crowd that the government
leaders continue to repeat an "optimistic
litany" to the people, but the picture is
grimmer."
"Unemployment may go upcight percent,
and Nixon said Congress is at fault. The fuel
crisis demonstrates failure in the leadership.
We arc in danger of having a President with
power who doesn't exercise it for the
majority of the people."
He continued to say that the government
has shown some gains in foreign policy, but
that the administration is not as influential in
foreign affairs as we are told.
"We need to give these places of leadership
to more honest men. Our government's
capacity can be restored if we forgive the
President and turn away from Watergate.
But can we do the business of the United
States without doing the business of justice'.'
Behind' the facade of government, the law
may reach the humblest but not the highest
and most powerful."
McGovern denied corruption in his own
political campaign.
"Mistakes and errors were made, but there
was no violence to the Constitution and
principles of this country. We can recover
faith in the political process, and we do it by
demanding justice be done, even in the
highest stations."
He said he believes that some good can
come from Watergate- re-examination of
the role of Congress and the restoration of
checks and balances.
"Ours must be a government of laws and
not of men, especailly not of one man. We
must be willing to follow our consciences.
We can't accept a government which
misgoverns, offering up a lie of the week. We
must say to them, enough. Only then can w e
turn to shaping of a country that our
children will love because it is a great, good,
decent land which you and I have made it."
he concluded.
Weather
TODAY: Sunny and warmer. The
high is expected in the low to mid 60's.
The low tonight is expected in the low
30's. There is near zero per cent
chance of precipitation. Outlook:
clear and cool.
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