------------------------------------------------------------ Newsbrief ------------------------------------------------------------ Rowny to discuss arms control in former Soviet Union A military and civilian advisor to five U.S. presidents will be the featured speaker at a program sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University's Society of Engineering Alumni. Ambassador Edward L. Rowny, a class of 1937 Hopkins civil engineering alumnus, will speak on "Technical and Environmental Problems with Arms Control in the Former Soviet Union," on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The 7:45 p.m. program, preceded at 6:30 p.m. by cocktails and a buffet dinner, will be held in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. A native of Baltimore, Rowny served in the Army in Africa, Europe and Asia during World War II, the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War. In 1979, upon retiring from the Army, Rowny was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to lead the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks delegation and given the rank of ambassador. As head of START, he negotiated 1,000 hours with the Soviets. Rowny would often play the harmonica during breaks in negotiations to ease tensions. The cost of the lecture is $18 for members of the University Alumni Association, and $20 for non-members. For more information, call Nancy Anderson, SEA events coordinator, at 516-8723.