Murderer Dies As He Wished
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■V- V V .1 ,-■ 21 - THE HERALD. Sal , Maroh 7, 1981 NlANCHESnR HAS IT Officials question Polish unions Pearson registers ■Friendship Force evacuation order become viable 100th coaching win ■plans exchanges W E S U aH E S T Page 3 Page 9 Page 13 Page 18 BUSINESS DIRECTORY GUIDE FOR ^ ITTE R S * SALADS ^HM YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND MANCHESTER AND SURROUNDING • iTuua SRcuLTn • iwiiM in ms I • a iH N M . •iTU iumruii iM M M CM8T H U S The Marinated Mushroom, Inc 646-3322 VIC IN ITY **U £ui£c Su of &oAi A * D r . S m ith 48 SHELDON ROAD • MANCHESTER, CONN. 182 Soeai Mato i t • MiiiBlieitor, GUNLIFFE AUTO BODY 763 o p p o s in g ROUTE 83 TALCOTTVILLE, CT. FEATURING THIS WEEK ... MAIN ST. 6 4 3 - 1 1 9 1 h e l l e r a U t 24 HR. TOWING 191 3 riv e r fill 6 4 3 -0 0 1 6 MAIN ST. MANCHESTER By MARY KITZMANN •COMPLETE COLLISION REPAIR Serving the Greater Manchester Area for 100 Years PERSONAL TEE Herald Reporter •FOREIGN AND AMERICAN CARS 6 4 3 - 1 9 0 0 •RUSTY JONES RUST PROOFING MA>CIIESTER - A prominent Manchoetor, Conn. Monday March 9,1981 25 Cent* conservationist opposes the town's 1081 MAIN ST. application with the U.S. Army Corps YiUlKEE AUIMMUM SERVICES of Engineers to fill in 200 feet of the 20 Warran 8L, Manehaatar Hockanum River. DOWNTOWN MANCHESTER (OppoiNi Roytl lo* Cr9*m) Dr. Douglas Smith, chairman of •4 ^ 1 1 0 1 the Hockanum Linear Park Commis with this ad sion and a member of the Conserva tion Commission, has written the esigns.m c Murderer dies 10% Discount state Department of Environmental 341 BROAO STRIET. MANCHESTER. CONN. 0*040 Protection, expressing concern over off glass A screen repair the town’s plans to realign the Manchesler Professional Park, Suite A-1 Betty Gallagher, Prop. 35 Styles of doors to choose from in any color. stream. Plans for the reconstruction of the Adams Street bridge include 9 WE SERVICE AND INSTALL INDUSTRIAL AND CORIMERCIAL filling in 200 feet of waterbed, and as he wished excavating on the other side to AIR CONDITIONING - REFRIGERATION to save him and became only the He did not reQuest a clergyman Automotive MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (UPI) - straighten a river crook. HEATING and SHEET METAL fourth condemned man to be before being blindfolded and Ken BraHhwaHa, Prop. Steven T. Judy, finally expressing Although Smith noted any executed in the United States in the strapped in the electric chair he regret for the murders of a young tampering with the river concerned past 14 years. 299 BROAD ST. mother and her three children, today jokingly called “Old Betsy. ” him, the planned excavation on the New England Mechanical Services, Inc. (bahlnd SpMdy Mufflar) "I don’t hold no grudges. This, is calmly walked the last 13 steps to the Prison Warden Jack Duckworth, at river's south side would destroy my doing. I’m sorry it happened," electric chair and an execution he 12:11 a.m. CST, ordered the switch several large trees. He wrote the Judy told guards who came to his 166 TUNNEL RD. desperately sought. thrown. One minute later, Judy was letter on behalf of the linear park holding cell at Indiana State Prison pronounced dead after 2,300 volts of VERNON, CT. 06066 liie boyishly handsome 24-year- committee. 643-8844 five minutes after midnight. electricity ran through his body for 671-1111 old, who blam ^ abusive parents and T've asked DEP to look into the Dressed in a new prison outfit and an inhumane system for a wretched 10 seconds and another 500 volts for plans and perhaps lessen the digging CLYDE a MICKEY MILLER’S with his head partially shaven, he 20 seconds. S e r v i n g M a r s c h c e lc r over SOyr$» past of rape, robbery and murder, out and filling, " Smith said. m . 649-3528 ^U T O handed his watch to prison guards shed a few tears on the last day of his . "He was very calm, he walked to The town obtained the approval of and told them to give it to fellow life but told guards he held no the chair very Quietly," said prison DEP and the town’s Planning and PARTS death row inmate and convicted The F lorist grudges. spokesman Thomas Hanlon, who Zoning Commission’s inland-wetland “ AUTO PARTS FOR LESS" murderer Jim Lowery. d - 24 BIRCH 8T. To the end, he fought all attempts refused to say who pulled the switch. permit for the planned realignment HOURS -i. Judy’s attorney, Steven L. Harris, S TO 8 MON.-FRI. TEL. 043-6247 of the Adams Street bridge. It must Mooresville, Ind., said Judy cried on also have the army approval for any 8 TO 5 SAT. A SUN. 643-4444 his last day — first when his foster 307 E. CENTER ST. (REAR) F .T.D . work involving a navigable MASTER CHAIWE parents left after a family visit and waterway. MANCHESTER AMERICAN EXPRESS W ORIOWIDE DEP modifies later when Harris left the holding 1- • Public comments on the project BEHIND LENOX PHARMACY SERVICE cell minutes before the execution. are being sought until April 6. About “Steven Judy was not the icy per 200 feet of the channel would be FLO’S Cake Decorating Supplies Inc. son he has been portrayed," Harris relocated. 640-0228 878-8282 clean air plan said. Jay Giles, director of public works, - ■, .Y .-y T . y,,. Advertising Space He said Judy walked the 13 steps to explaining the filling and digging on A COMUIE UNE OF MLTOR CAKE DECORATIONS HARTFORD (UPI) - The state standards and allow industry to burn PERSONAL-TEE the chair under his own power and the river was to aim the waterflow Department of Environmental the 2.2 percent fuel if it used less oil Available Personalized Fun & Sportswear *'Done While You Wait’ "took it like a man ’’ L: towards the bridge's center. Over the CENTER T. Protection today unveiled a modified and released the same amount of sul 101 8 Harris and Robert Carr of In years the the Hockanum’s course MANCHESTER, CONN. clean air plan allowing utilities and fur oxides. dianapolis, the killer’s foster father, To Advertlae Here Call Mon. - E«t 10-8 shifted. Giles said, so that the water industry to burn less expensive fuel Pac said allowing certain utilities We have an ample supply of T-shirts for shirts. So when you only have a few Thur*., 10-0 were asked by Judy to witness the force is aimed at the bridge's abut oil containing higher amounts sulfur or firms to bum the 2.2 percent on a 643-1711 both adults and children. We can make up minutes to get a gift for someone come in execution. Carr said he didn't want to ment. A oxide. that shirt for you within 5 minutes from the and we’ll take care of you. We are open first-come first-s?rve basis and use see Judy’s death "but he wanted me Realigning the river would aim the up Connecticut’s "good air margin” order time. We have a total of 1000 designs Wedding Cakes A Specialty DEP Commissioner Stanley Pac there.” force toward the center, and Mon.-Friday 9-6, Thurs. till 9 and Sat. 9-5. under state and federal primary called the three-pronged approach a "It was a little scary,” said Carr, alleviate problems with the water un MOHAWK INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. to choose from to go along with our 7 So come down or call 646-3339 and Jim will standards would be unfair. "reasonable compromise’’ which 36. But he said he doubted Judy — dermining the road. A gaping hole different colors of letters and 6 different take care of you. OVER The DEP plan will provide "across Suppliers of Prolerlion MUKHESTER 4 5 would encourage fuel conservation' who took a tranQuilizer about 40 was created last spring when the the board relief” to industry and styles. We carry the Hanes and Union label YEARS and avert attempts to boost the minutes before the execution — felt road gave way, Giles noted. E X P E R IIf^ allowable sulfur content even higher. preserve the good air margin for any pain. •FOUL WEATHER SUITS MEMORIAL CO. growth, he said. Smith said he wonders why the “He reared up and his fingers bridge can’t be realigned to the •BOOTS •HOSE The plan would increase the “'This is an eQuitable way to appor 0pp. East Camatary CALL 64^807 clenched and tightened up," Carr river’s flow, rather than changing allowable sulfur content in fuel oil tion the good air margin,” the com •GLOVES^TARPS^RESPIRATORS said. "He gripped real hard. And the Hockanum. But he noted to from 0.5 percent to 1.0 percent. In missioner said. when the voltage stopped, he just lUALlTY HARRISON 8T. dustry has pushed for approval to change the bridge plans would 5 Glen Rd. • Manchester • 643-5107 Pac said elimination of the secon relaxed.” reQuire further study and perhaps MANCHESTER bum cheaper, dirtier fuel with a 2.2 dary standard, which judges sulfur ■MORIALS Carr and his wife, Mary, said they seeking entirely new permits for the OPTICAL STYLE BAR percent sulfur content. oxides effect on property and vegeta and their four teen-age children project. Call for quality ataam "It’s a way to meet two worlds — tion, would not have a significant Pet problems? would miss Judy very much.