| Summary: | PAGE 2 • THE CONCORDIAN • SEPTEMBER 26, 1986 News at a Short takes International Reagan speaks to U.N. President Reagan told the United Nations Monday there has been movement toward agreement with Moscow on reducing nuclear weapons, but he said the arrest of U.S. reporter Nicholas Daniloff has cast a shadow over relations with the Soviet Union. "In effect, (Daniloff) was taken as a hostage; even threatened with the death penalty," Reagan said of the Moscow cor-respondent for U.S. News and World Report who had been charged with espionage. 'The Soviet Union bears responsibility for the consequences of its action," Reagan concluded. Bodies exhumed from Arctic The bodies of two English seamen who died 140 years ago in a doomed expedition to the Arctic were exhum-ed this summer and autopsies show signs of tuberculosis and possible lead poisoning as causes of death, scien-tists said Tuesday. The bodies of seaman John Hart-nell, 25, and Royal Marine William Braine, 33, had part-ly decomposed in their icy tomb, but were still iden-tifiable, a team of Canadian and U.S. scientists told a news conference in Edmonton. Sir John Pranklin, a veteran Arctic explorer, and 128 handpicked officers perished mysteriously in 1845 on their expedition to find a northwest passage through what is now the Cana-dian Arctic. . National House picks rose as U.S. flower The House ended decades of indecision Tuesday and crowned the rose America's national flower. The voice-vote decision completed congressional- action on the rose resolution, ending a debate over an appropriate "national floral emblem" for the United States that had flickered on and off since the late 19th "century. The Senate gave approval to the rose as a national flower a year ago, and the bill now goes to President Reagan's desk. Senate OKs 65 mph speed limit The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to allow state legislatures to raise the speed limit on rural portions of the interstate system throughout the country to 65 mph. The Senate also rejected a move to extend the plan to rural primary and secondary roads. Despite the Senate's action, it is doubtful the speed limit will be rais-ed by the target date of Oct. 3. Regional State ACT scores up slightly Overall scores of college-bound Minnesota students reported by the American College Testing (ACT) pro-gram increased slightly this year, but mathematics scores have sunk to their lowest point in 19 years, according to results released today. Ten years ago, Minnesota math ACT scores were 2.4 points above the national average, 19.8 to 17.4. But the lead has slipped to 2.1 points, 19.4 to 17.3. Overall, on ACT scores measur-ing English, social studies, math and science combin-ed, Minnesota's average increased from 20.2 to 20.3. Nationwide ACT combined scores increased from 18.6 to 18.8. Top scores on such tests is 35 or 36 points. Compiled by Louise Dittmer from The Fargo Forum and Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Campus Update Cobber bulletin Lab 300 prcftuction scheduled "The Last Wine: A Tribute to Tennessee Williams" will be performed Oct 3-4 in Lab 300 of the Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre. "The Last Wine" is a senior creative thesis project put together by High Hanson from the memoirs of Williams. The faculty adviser for the project is Helen Cermak, instructor of speech communication and. theatre art at Concordia. In this play, Williams appears as narrator and as a character, along with four other characters he has created. The characters include Blanche Dubois from "A Streetcar Named Desire," the Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon from "Night of the Iguana," the Princess Kosmonopolis from "Sweet Bird of Youth" and the writer from "Vieux Carre." Williams will be portrayed by sophomore John Pokrzywinski of Crookston, Minn.; Blanche by freshman Kimberly Christopherson of Sioux Falls, S,D.; Shannon by freshman Bryan Duncan of Grand Forks, N.D.; the princess by senior Julie Limoseth of Cincinnati, Ohio; and the writer by freshman Max Gulias of South Holland, m. Hanson, a senior mooring in theatre arts, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Hanson, Milton, N.D. Tickets for the performance will go on sale Wednes-day, Oct 1. For reservations or more ticket informa-tion, call the Concordia Theatre Box Office at (218) 299-3314. Retzlaff to give recital Jonathan Retzlaff, baritone, will present a faculty recital in the Hvidsten Hall of Music on the campus of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., Friday, Oct 3, at 8:15 p.m. The recital will be free and open to the public. Retzlaffs performance, which is devoted entirely to the French melody or art song, will include composi-tions by Gabriel Faure, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy. Accompanying Retzlaff on the piano will be Lois McLeod, professor of piano and director of programs in piano accompanying at Arizona State University. McLeod was the pianist for Retzlaffs New York debut recital at Carnegie Hall in March 1986. A native of Illinois, Retzlaff earned his bachelor's degree from Millikin University, Decatur, 111. He received his master's degree from Wichita (Kansas) State Univer-sity, and his doctorate degree will be completed at Arizona State University, Tempe. Concordia College, a four-year liberal arts institution, offers majors in 40 areas of study and 16 pre-professional programs. Concordia is owned by the con-gregations of the American Lutheran Church in*North Dakota, Montana and northern Minnesota. Homecoming announced "Picture the Past, Focus on the. Future," is this year's theme for homecoming activities scheduled Oct 5-12 at Concordia. Homecoming week will kick off Sunday, Oct 5, with the coronation of the king and queen at 7:30 p.m. in the Centrum of the Knutson Center, follow-ed by a bonfire in the parking lot of Jake Christiansen stadium at 9:30. Events for the week continue with Frosh Frolics, a talent show featuring members of Concordia's freshman class, at 7 and 9 p.m. Monday, Oct 6, in the Centrum; the Fantastic Feats for Fools competition, Tuesday night at 7 in the Memorial Auditorium; and the Cabaret, a variety show, in the Centrum on Thursday at 8 p.m. The Homecoming Banquet, featuring a performance by opera singer Karan Armstrong of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, will be Friday, Oct 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Auditorium. A 1963 Concordia graduate, Armstrong has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Friday Night Fellowship, 7 p.m., Frida Nilsen Lounge (Fjelstad Hall) Cobber Cooler at the "Well", 4-6:30, Knutson Center Courtyard Campus movie, "House," Science 212S, 7 and 9:15 p.m. S a t Football, at Carleton, 1 p.m. 27 Campus movie, "House," Science 212S, 7 and 9:15 p.m. f2t ftw\ "Mime-ables", 8 p.m., Centrum Sunday Night Discipleship, 6:15 p.m. Frida Nilsen Lounge Mon 29 U2 Club meeting, 8 p.m., 1101 5th Street S. Chapel: Rev. Carl Lee —I U6 White Earth Indian Reservation interest meeting, 8 p.m., Olin 124 Adopt a Grandparent meeting, 7 p.m., Volunteer Services Office Fantastic Feats for Fools, 7 p.m., Fieldhouse W e d Spanish Dept Film, "Cria", 7 p.m., Library 305 I Road Riders meeting, Tabernacle, call Holly or Nancy for time. Thu2 Chapel: 9:50 a.m., Centrum
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