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(UPI) — Con­ thought the news flash was about the “I believe it appropriate to grant statiops it surveyed will be open victed killer John Spenkelink escaped federal court stay issued earlier the appiication for a stay until Sunday and Monday and nine oujt the electric chair today, at least tem­ Tuesday for Darden, “but a guard further action by the entire court,” of ten of the open stations won’t porarily, after frantic pleas to in­ notified him of the stay, and he got a Marshall said. The full court likely be putting any limit on the amount dividual Supreme Court justices. It is call from one of his lawyers confir­ will review the case at its regular of gasoline they’ll sell motorists. now up to the high court and it has ming the stay.” conference Thursday. A survey by the state Office of turned him down three times in the Spenkelink’s attorney said the first- A group of 250 demonstrators Policy and Management’s Energy past. stay came at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in gathered across the road from the Division drew similar results. Spenkelink and another convicted Atlanta, where Judge Elbert Tuttle, prison began waving their candles Meanwhile, Middletown has killer, Willie Darden, were to have the senior member of the 5th U.S. and flashlights and chanting "Thank become one of Connecticut’s first been put to death at 7 a.m. today at Circuit Court of Appeals, ordered the God For Justice” and "Death Row cities to adopt a gasoline Florida’s Raiford Prison, but U.S. delay based on an “original” habeas Must Go” when they heard the news rationing program. District Judge W. Terrell Hodges corpus petition contending ineffec­ of the delay. The plan, adopted Tuesday by granted Darden an indefinite stay tive assistance of counsel. Gov. Robert Graham, who told a city officials and all but four of ^RlGHTi Tuesday afternoon. Attorney Andrew Graham said group outside his mansion the news, the city’s 30 gasoline station “Oh, thank God,” breathed the 30- Tuttle set a hearing for 9 a.m. today said through press secretary Steve operators, was a stiffer version of year-old Spenkelink, who has been in in Atlanta on the petition. Hull he had no immediate statement. California’s odd-even rationing TURN jail off and on since he was 18, when Almost a half hour after the first A spokesman said the death program. the news flashed on the TV screen in stay, at 11:59 p.m.. Supreme Court warrant expires Friday at noon, so IATALLi his cell that Supreme Court Justice Justice Thurgood Marshall issued a the execution could still be carried Region Survey Thurgood Marshall had issued a stay stay in Washington after two other out if the full Supreme Court refuses of execution. justices had rejected similar pleas. to make the stay permanent. Maine: State officials and Tm s ii Spenkelink, who unlike Darden had tourist industry spokesmen say exhausted the appeals process, had a gas supplies are tighter than last difficult time finding a judge who year but causing no major was willing to intercede. problems. Stations have curtailed His attorneys made a dual assault hours, but gas is readily Canada Voters on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of available. No lines yet. 'M r Appeals and contacted individual MassachuaeUs: “Supply will Supreme Court justices and finally be tight this weekend, and people came up with two last minutes stays. will have to plan accordingly,” The first was granted at 11:30 p.m. Oust Liberals predicts the Bay State Gasoline in Atlanta, where Judge Elbert Tut­ Retailers Association. Eighty-five tle, senior member of the 5th U.S. TORONTO (UPI) - Canadian Trudeau’s estranged wife, percent of gas stations will be Circuit Court of Appeals, ordered a voters rejected Prime Minister Margaret, followed the results in the cloKd Sunday and Monday, an delay based on a petition contending Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s 11-year New York apartment of a friend and association spokesman said. Spenkelink had received ineffective Liberal Party rule Tuesday, dividing then went dancing at the famed ’^'New^fampahlre: AAA survey legal counsel. their already troubled country on Studio 54, where amid the thudding of 27 stations located in various^ State of Confusion Less that a half hour later, at 11:59 language lines, and asked a relative music and flashing lights she praised parts of the state shows that only p.m., Afershall issued another stay, unknown young westerner named Joe her husband. 30 percent of them will be open Motorists northbound on Route 5 in Bouth Windsor had the saying: “I believe it appropriate to Clark to form a minority Conser­ “He’s the most wonderful man I Sunday, May 27 — ccnnpared to 44 option of a right turn at all times onto Sullivan AvCnue, but grant the application for a stay until vative government. know,” said Mrs. Trudeau, dressed percent open on previous Sun­ in white disco pants and stiletto with the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s im­ further action by the entire court.” While Clark’s party almost shut out days; 85 percent will be open The full court likely will review the the Liberals in the vast region from heels. “He’s going to be the greatest Saturday, but only 35 percent will plementation of the “right turn-on-red” law which takes effect case at its regular conference the Great Lakes to the Pacific leader of the opposition, not only remain open after 6 p.m. July 1 it will be prohibited. S ip s banning a turn on red have Thursday. Ocean, in French-speaking Quebec it because he is going to fight for in­ Rhode Island: No supply hung at nearly half of the traffic-light intersections in the Tuttle originally set a hearing in could win only two of the province’s dividual freedom but because he’s problem and no lines, but many state. (UPI photo) the Spenkelink case for 9 a.m. today, 75 seats. going to fight boringness.” stations limiting sales and hours but after learning the Supreme Court Clark, 39, the youngest man ever to She said she would try to fly back to stretch supplies over Memorial also had interceded, Tuttle said this win the prime minister’s job, said in to Canada. Day weekend — including some morning: “There will be no action a victory speech in his oil-rich Alber­ The unofficial final tabulation of company-owned self-service (in his court) until after the Supreme ta district that he would ensure that seats in the enlarged 282-member stations which have begun GOP, Democrats Court acts.” Quebec is represented in his govern­ House of Commons showed the limiting purchase amounts for the Spenkelink, who has been on ment. But even raising the subject il­ Conservatives with a commanding first time this week. Florida’s Death Row for 5M: years. lustrated the weakness. 135 against the Liberals 115, the Vermont: Situation un­ Dispute Hearings Was convicted in December 1973 of In a dramatic concession of defeat, socialist New Democratic Party 26 changed, according to state killing Joseph J. Szymankiewicz, a the 59-year-old Trudeau said in Ot­ and the Quebec-based Social Credit Energy Office. Few weekend parole violator and traveling compa­ tawa he was stepping down after Party with 6. By GREG PEARSON town funds to be used for the project. closings, some curtailed hours but nion. He maintained he acted in self- more than a decade in the nation’s But the Liberal bulge of votes in no major problems. Energy Of­ Herald Reporter The 40-unit housing project is being toughest job but would not quit as Quebec contributed to a convincing planned and will be funded primarily defense. fice expects calls 5t end of week MANCHESTER - Democratic leader of the Liberal Party. national lead over the Conservatives with a state grant. But, the town Darden was convicted of killing a from some stations that are run­ Town Chairman Ted Cummings has “Naturally within two or three in the popular vote of more than 4 would have to provide some funds to Lakeland furniture store owner ning out of gas. proposed a series of public hearings James Turman and wounding a 16- days I will be leading my colleagues percent. complete the work. and a possible referendum question year-old boy who came to Turman’s ... to decide on the future of the Clark will have to govern with the The exact amount the town would Inside Today to determine if residents want to use aid. Darden claims he is innocent, government,” Trudeau told sup­ support of some other members to have to fund is not known, but the town funds to complete housing for despite two witnesses who testified porters crammed into the posh give him a majority in the House of Business................