European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday july 4,1936 watergate judge Sirica to retire from Post oct. 1 Washington up John 1. Sirica the Tough minded Federal judge who guided the watergate scan dal from t third rate burglary to the resignation of president Ninon said thursday he has earned a Vaca Tion and is retiring effective oct. I. I m just tired Sirica 82. Said. After prelim near30 years there comes a Lime in a Man s life when he has to Lake it  in a Telephone interview. Sirica said he sent his let Ter of resignation june 23, on oct. I he will step Dow from the . District court of the District of Colum Bia. This in t anything sudden Sirica said. I m invert Good health. My wife Lucille and i talked about it. We plan to travel a Little bit in August i Haven t Hada vacation in four years. I need a vacation and i Hope to take one a couple times a year now Sirica said. I want be free to travel. All during watergate five Yean 1 did t have vacation. Think it had something to do with my heart attack t think i be earned the right to take it  Sirica presided Over the trial of the original seven defendants in the watergate break in Case and was credited with helping pry the lid off the worst political  in . History. On March 18, 1974. The Day before he reached the mandatory judicial retirement age of 70, Sirica brought the Case to another historic juncture by or Dering the watergate grand jury s report on Nixon turned Over to the House of representatives judiciary committee studying impeachment of the president. The next Day Sirica stepped Down from his Job As chief judge but he remained on the Bench and continued to preside Over watergate court actions. He took senior status As a judge Ana has remained Active on the Bench for More than a decade. On oct. 22, 1984, Sirica underwent a triple Cor onary by pass operation in Washington. "1 have a lot of memories besides the watergate Case Sirica said but when asked what other cases land out he said of my god i could t begin 10 say. It goes Way  he said he is thinking about writing an autobiography but it probably would Noi Deal very much with his Early Days when he was a Boner. When you write this keep out the boxing and Jack Dempsey and Al that junk my record looks pretty Good with the  the son of an italian immigrant. Sirica earned his Way through school greasing can Selling newspapers i and Boi ing. One time world heavyweight Champ Jack Dempsey was Best Man at his wedding in 1952. It was Sirica who during i the watergate Era ruled that Nixon could not use the i claim of executive privilege to avoid turning Over the White House tapes re i cording Nixon had nude of i his private conversations Ini the Oval office. The ruling l was upheld by the supreme court. From the beginning Siri so Roca Ca was sceptical Ana questioning continually probing what might Lay behind the arrest of the watergate burglars inside the democratic National Headquarters in the watergate Complex in Washington in the Spring of 1972. Skilfully sometimes Abr sively. Sirica dug some times using unorthodox methods. He pronounced provisional sentences and dangled leniency before defendants willing to fill in gaps in the watergate Story. Finally James w. Mccordjr. Wrote Sirica a letter charging that others had escaped capture in the watergate raid trial witnesses had perjured themselves and political pressure to plead guilty and remain silent had been brought on the defendants. Alag strafe schedules depositions to be Token in dying smoker s suit Concord . Up a Federal magistrate heeding the concerns of a lawyer whose client could die any  scheduled depositions for next week  lung cancer victim seeking More than 115 million from the tobacco Industry. The plaintiff is literally on his death bed lawyer Stephen Fine told . Magistrate William Barry at a hearing wednesday. He could die any  the lawyer said Theodore mount 38, of Cente Harbor is Loo ill to testify in court and depositions win have to be videotaped. Barry scheduled depositions to be taken tuesday atthe veterans administration Hospital in White River Junction. Vt., where mount is undergoing treatment for rapidly progressing lung cancer. Mount is suing two cigarette manufacturers and tobacco Industry association alleging the firms pro. Noted smoking As sophisticated Ana glamorous outdid not adequately reveal its harmful health effects Fine said mount s doctors have Given him about six months to live but say he could die any Day. The lawsuit names the Philip Morris inc., makers of Marlboro and Marlboro lights cigarettes and Ameri can brands inc., makers of pall mall cigarettes. Bot companies Are. Based in new York. The tobacco Institute of Washington an Industry group also u name Din the lawsuit. Fine urged that depositions be taken As soon As pos sible because of mount s deteriorating health. He said mount probably would not be Well enough to take the stand when his trial begins in september. In his lawsuit mount claimed lie began smoking pall mall cigarettes in 1964. He said he did not know then he would become physically and  to cigarettes. He said he switched to Marlboro cigarettes in 1970. Fine said mount was diagnosed Ai having cancer earlier this year. Lawyers for the tobacco companies said they would question mount s relatives to determine other possible causes of his illness including his earlier work at plastics company. The key to the defense is information about theman s lifestyle said Philip Morris lawyer Marshall Simonds. Mount s lawsuit seeks damages for misrepresentation liability and negligence. He also demands compensation for the emotional distress his illness has caused his son Michael mount 9. $50 Fine ought to keep his attention fort Lauderdale Fla. A not stilling his yawns Cost Frank Greco $ to. But it could have been worse a judge first wanted to charge him 1300. This court believes that these noises were emitted wilfully and purposely and that Greco intended to affront the dignity of this court by making each of these noises Broward county judge Geoffrey Cohen wrote in the contempt of court order. Greco 21, said be could t help it the judge said the first loud Yawn broke his concentration during hearings tuesday. He ordered the Cul Prit to identify himself. An abashed Greco who was in the courtroom for a traffic Case said nothing. There was soon another Yawn the judge Laid. A few minutes after the second distraction the undersigned saw Frank Greco Yawn and Emit a very loud sigh which again disrupted toe proceedings an caused us undersigned to be distracted Cotters Cita Tion said. Greco says he yawned Only  firm. Cohen charged the Pompano Beach resident$100 for each of three yawns. After Greco apologized Cohen reduced the Fine Totsa the never had people purposely making noises indy courtroom and Rve bad a lot of people come through Here Cohen said. Stateside Frank Lloyd Wright House undergoing restoration Ohiopyle a. A falling water the Frank Lloyd Wrighi Home thai was recently voted the Best example of architectural Dejin in America is undergoing a  team of four Art conservator is restoring the Woodwork and 182 pieces of furniture in the Home located in a Remote wooded my of Fayette county in southwestern Pennsylvania. We re restoring the coatings and stain to that Anginal color and some structural repair where the Walnut veneer became Loose said Thorn gentle acting director of the Williamstown regional Art conservation Laboratory in Williams own Ivett and Bipere Sorof the  homr j North Carolina Walnut bit been which Don in part from the Home Flat roof i abundant windows. Gentle said wednesday. Military hymns to stay after thousands complain Nashville. Tenn. A thousands of complaint were enough to convince a United methodist Church committee that Onward Chris Tian soldiers and Battle hymn of the Republic belong in the denomination s new hymnal the panel in reaction to More than 8,000cards, letters and petitions voted wednesday to rescind a previous decision and keep the two tunes in the songbook said Bishop Reuben , who Heads the committee. The committee had voted May 17 to delete the hymns because of their military references. All of us were surprised with the intensity and volume of the mail received Aid Cattoor. Young the hymnal s editor. Reaction from idler writers ranged from Siu pid and no Way to a plea for the hymnal committee to recognize the diversity of us Church membership. Only about 40 letter writers supported drop Ping ire hymns. Young said. Conferences of the United methodist Church in 12 states also vote to ask the committee to retain both songs. Supermarkets Banks Lead consumer approval list new York up supermarket an Banki Are considered by . Consumers to be the Best managed american institutions wit Congress and the Pentagon receiving the lowest marts a Cross country Survey released wednes Day by the conference Board said. The Survey conducted for the business re search group by Ohio based National family opinion covered 5,000 american household Sand found that More than 51 percent rate their supermarkets As being very efficiently or efficiently managed. More than 47 percent considered their Bankston be very Well or Well managed. Ranking third were department stores which Recci Edalu per cent top efficiency rating. Consumers also gave High ratings to credit card companies with More than 38 percent say ing they Are either very efficiently or efficiently run insurance companies which got highest Marks from 33 percent and the electric  nearly 31 percent said Are very we or Well managed. Loaded Oil Tanker collides with Navy vessel in fog Long Beach Calif. Up a Liberia Tanker loaded with More than 350,000 bands of crude Oil collided with a Navy Tanker in thick for  outside Long Beach Harbor fim re Pom of the a Ouirina. Which happen Dat 9 45 . About 5 Miles South of tie Harbor Entrance did not indicate if Oil had been  guard la John Ochs said. No injuries were immediately reported. Authorities did not know if the Navy of Linker re Nike was carrying Fud shipment Odu  liberian ship the mint Prosperity we loaded wnji369.rjoo%brreu of crude the coast guard dispatched a Cutter and helicopter to the r