European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 9, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Block to leave agriculture Post feb. 14 Washington John Block announces his re Ignatti at a Washington Netti conference tuesday. Block in announcing his resignation portrayed she same upbeat personality he has presented throughout a 19 percent decline in farm exports declines in Laid values As real As 50 percent in some areas High interest rates Andisman commodity prices. He repeated what he said As the nation s farm Economy worsened with each Sucic Sivc year improvement is in sight. To defending his accomplishments in five years Block said i m a Farmer myself ind i Don t like to a Farmers forced out. At the same time i be worked hard to produce policies and programs thai would Minim those tosses. All we can do is the Best we can do and i think we be done a reasonably Good  although he decided several months ago to resign Block said he waited unit now because he wan led to steer the multimillion Dollar farm Bill through Congress before leaving. He said he was pleased with the version slim. Was signed by inc president. "1 think the farm Bill is generous to Farmers. 1 think the farm credit legislation is a big help in getting interns rates Down. There s some Good things on the hori7on," further pressed for his reasons far leaving Block said like farming you re never done in government but he added he fell he Hud accomplished ill s final objectives. Senate gop Leader Robert Dole of arms had kind words for Block i s easy to be popular when demand is High and prices arc up but the past five years have seen hard times in the form Belt Dole said. However i believe most Farmers and ranchers appreciate Jack s Hon esty and dedication a the  Block s family farm suffered financially from Lough times in agriculture but he told reporters hat his Finan Cial situation had improved Over the past year. Subway clerk faces year in /ai7 Affer stopping Holdup new York a a subway taken Booth clerk slopped a Holdup by shooting an alleged robber but he used an unlicensed revolver and faces up to a year in jail be cause of a slate Law against such weapons. James Grimes 55. Was carrying his receipts from one Booth to another about 8 45 . Monday when he was approached by three men who demanded Money transit authority police said. Two of the men fled without the Money. One was hospitalised and was in critical condition tuesday Grimes was to be arraigned on charges of criminal Possession of a weapon in the fourth degree a ,.punishable by up to it year in jail said to police u. Ran Rowland Grimes had closed a part Lime Token Booth and was headed for a Bootie on Ine other Side of the put form Shal stays open All night said to police sgt. James Duffy. When he closes the Booth he has to Lake the Money go upstairs Cross he Street and to Down the other stairs o drop the Money off at the other Booth said Sonny halt president of local 100 of the transit workers Union. He was attacked on the Street and knocked to the  the Token clerk Hen pulled in unlicensed revolver and fired iwo shows finking Fernando Cruz in the head said police sgt. Raymond o Donnul. Grimes Nan received several offers of sup port Wilh the Twu offering to pay All Legal fees necessary to defend him. Cily councilman Noach dear of Brook Lyn said he had lined up a team of lawyers who had agreed to defend Grimes for free and asked the District attorney to dismiss the charges against him. He is an innocent victim who was doing his Job dear said. Hail said crimes was justified in defend ing himself and noted that police consider the neighbourhood where the Booth is located a High crime area Grimes had been attacked by robbers five times during his 16 years on inc Job the up reported while we Don t condone carrying weapons on the Job still we feel that if he Cirks cannot be protected by the transit authority police or the to in a Case like this Grimes was justified Hal said. If he had not done so he might be dead right now a to clerk is generally assigned to act As an unarmed escort during such Money transfers according to to spokesman boo Sands or time slovak. But to police ski. James Duffy said the escort no vhf showed up. To Tirc was somebody assigned but whal Gujt Puni. " him late suck we Don l know Duffy said. Apparently Grimes went  the intended escort s name was not re leased. No police escort was provided for i mics Duffy said. It s impossible to cover every  Cruz 27, of Brooklyn was in critical Condi Tion tuesday Ai Kings county Hospital a hos Pital spokeswoman Sard. He is to be charged Wilh attempted robbery police said. Firecrackers keep Hersche from Lions share of prize fish Seattle a underwater fire Cracker blasts routed a Chuchel the sea lion from his fading grounds for a Short ump tuesday but be soon returned to a canal where he and his hungry cohorts have been devouring prize Trout. Game agents started the harassment project before Dawn in an attempt � Lri wild California sea Lions not to fish Ai locks Here  Steelhead or a game fish baht in match of Paa Safiel Sto Inland spawning streams. But less than two hours Afler an in rival pair of explosions forced 600-Fci hers excl and to smaller companion to Retreat they were Back. A lock operator gave he name Herschel to a sea lion in the canal o few years ago and this year it was applied to the largest wildest animal. Three game agents then took to a motorized Skiff and ran at the sea icons tossing about half a dozen firecrackers and apparently Wared them off one More Lime. The last we heard they were steaming North at � rapid Rait. Jas i gave them a Good scare Bob Byrne of the state game department said. Sea Lioni Are smarter than the average House dog and they should learn to stay away if game agents harass them enough he said. N the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 9. 1946 British scientist or. Rel Pacl armal toc revealed a Russia Hai developed an atomic bomb which fun acts the Anglo american atomic bomb almost  30 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1956 Pope Pius ill approved a method of painless natural childbirth commonly known in America an childbirth without  the method pro mics natural childbirth without drugs. 20 years ago today. Jan. 9, 1966 . Jets Are hammering i sri at Supply routes through labs to Check men and equipment that North Vietnam is speeding South informed sources said. 10 years ago today. Jan 9, 1976 Chou in Lai 78, Premier of the people s Republic of China since its creation in 1949 and its leading Force for moderation and detente with the United slates died in peking after a Long illness