The Chronicle 76th Year, No. 114 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Tuesday, March 17, 1981 Devils topple Alabama, to meet Purdue Friday By Dave Fassett for Dennard, who has advantage they nursed and Apple juice. experimented with a number of protected until the final buzzer. That's what Duke senior different approaches at the line "That was the turning point," forward Kenny Dennard, a 46- the past two weeks without a said Tom Emma. "When we percent shooter from the free- great deal of success. "I gotover came out in the second half and throw line this season, credited my nervousness and just kept built that lead, we could control *-**<? V for his amazing 11-of-12 my eyes on the rim," he said. the tempo and pull them out of shooting from the stripe last "Once I got in the groove, it was their zone. We're a good team night as the Blue Devils held off easy." when we're in front." Alabama 75-70 in the second The 6-8 senior, forced into round of the National more of a leadership role with Leading 40-38 just over three Invitation Tournament in fellow co-captain Gene Banks minutes into the second half, Cameron Indoor Stadium. out for the season with a broken Duke ran off five straight points As usual, Dennard was wrist, made all aspects of the to open a seven-point lead. kidding. But his performance — game look easy last night. Suddath sandwiched buckets in fact," the entire team's Scoring a season-high 23 points around a Taylor free throw to Kenny Dennard's 23 points, including 11 on free throws, performance — at the line last and grabbing 10 rebounds, account for the streak. sparked Duke to its 75-70 second round NIT win over night was the critical factor in Dennard was all over the court, See Blue Devils on page 11 Alabama last night. their victory, one which has re- even directing Duke's pentagon juiced their supposedly faded offense without the ball in the dream of making it to the Big waning moments. Apple for the final two rounds of Banks' replacement in the Briley pleas for execution stay the NIT. starting lineup, fellow senior RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A was reported out of the state. said Briley's execution is set for Duke shot 35 free throws and forward Jim Suddath, contin­ panel of federal appeals court Defense lawyers said it Wednesday evening, although made 25, compared with 12 and ued his resurgence of the last judges studied a plea for a stay appeared likely no ruling would no precise time had been eight for the Crimson Tide. two weeks by scoring 16 points of execution for James D. Briley come until Tuesday. established. Those numbers explain why on eight-of-nine shooting from on Monday while the convicted Any one of the judges could Should he actually go to the Duke will be flying to Purdue for the floor and dishing out four multiple killer's Wednesday issue the stay that would at chair in the state Penitentiary the third round of the NIT while assists. Vince Taylor, despite a date with Virginia's electric least temporarily save the life of here, Briley would become the Alabama will be flying home to poor-shooting night caused by a chair drew closer. Briley while the court considers first prisoner executed in Tuscaloosa, its season sprained finger on his shooting Attorneys for Briley, 24, of his appeal of the death sentence Virginia since 1962. complete. The Devils will take hand, added 17 points, and Chip Richmond, filed a petition last pronounced 14'/2 months ago. on the Boilermakers Friday at 8 Engelland came off the bench to weekend with a three-judge Briley's lawyers, Matthew N. U. S. District Judge D. Dortch p.m. score 10. panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Ott and Halford I. Hayes, have Warriner last Friday had denied the requested stay. "They beat us at the free After a see-saw first half Court of Appeals after a federal said they will carry their appeal district judge denied a stay. to the U.S. Supreme Court, if Petitions to the three 4th Circuit throw line," said Tide head ended with both teams even at Court judges then were filed. coach Wimp Sanderson. "That 36, the Blue Devils grabbed a Two of the appeals court necessary. was the difference in the game." small but significant advan­ judges were reported reviewing A spokesman for the state Briley was convicted in And what a difference it was tage early in the final period, an the petition Monday. The third prison system, Wayne Farrar, January 1980 on two counts of capital murder, punishable by death, in the rape-slaying of Judy Diane Barton, 23, and the Southern fires slaying of her 5-year-old son, Harvey Wayne Barton. Wildfires engulf 6,500 Piedmont acres Briley simultaneously was convicted of first-degree murder By David L. Langford "I imagine it could be as high The home of a Fayetteville One fire believed to be the and sentenced to life in prison Associated Press Writer as 35 percent," Hegele said, woman was destroyed while she work of an arsonist destroyed for the slaying of Barton's Wildfires by the hundreds "Arson appears to be higher was burning debris and the fire more than 900 acres of a common-law husband, Harvey crackled through tens of than what we normally have." got out of control. plantation owned by Interna­ Wilkerson. thousands of acres of woods and tional Paper Co. near Cape Additionally, he was brushland of the South on Fear, N.C. convicted of rape, robbery and Monday, fueled by blustery In Alabama, where5,488 fires violations of firearm laws. storm winds and unchecked by so far this year have charred Both Barton and Wilkerson a sprinkling of rain. about 210 square miles — more were shot four times. The The fires, many of them than was claimed all of last year Barton boy was shot once. deliberately set, have killed one — 47 of the state's 67 counties Two of Briley's brothers, man, injured several fire­ were under a fire alert, Linwood and Anthony Briley, fighters, and razed several including three added Monday. were convicted in the same case, buildings in a renewed outbreak More than $5.7 million in timber and Linwood Briley also is on that began over the weekend in already had gone up in smoke, death row, although no Alabama, Florida, the Caro­ officials said. execution date has been set. linas and the Virginias. Cynthia Page, a spokes­ Richmond police claim the Winds gusting to 50 mph woman for the Alabama Briley brothers were respons­ Monday uprooted trees in the Forestry Commission, said ible for 11 murders in the Piedmont region of North thunderstorms which moved Richmond area in 1979. Carolina and also fanned the into parts of the state Sunday Attorneys for James Briley fires that had claimed about night did more harm than good contended in their petition for a 6,500 acres since the weekend. with inconsequential rains and stay that the defense was not Tom Hegele of the North high winds "drying out the land told before the 1980 trial in Carolina Forest Service said PHOTO BY HEATHER MACKENZIE that much faster and spreading Richmond Circuit Court about that of the 229 fires reported GONE WITH THE WIND.. .A violent windstorm ravaged the fires that were already inconsistencies in statements since Sunday more than one in the Durham area yesterday as these two hardy students burning." made to police by another three were deliberately set. discovered on a journey across Main Quad. See Fires on page 3 See Execution on page 3 Page Two The Chronicle Tuesday, March 17, 1981 OurWorld Rainchecks available tomorrow donating 482 pints of blood for the year. for the senior class president is five years while all This figure represents 116 percent of the office's other offices are on a one-year term. Tickets for a "rained-out" version of the Chick quota, which was 416 pints. The housing division of Corea/Gary Burton jazz duet will be available at Page business and finance led all divisions in donations by Box Office Wednesday morning. The concert, giving 347 percent of their quota. ___ ASDU tonight sponsored by Major Attractions, is scheduled to be held in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens March 27. The ASDU legislature meets tonight at 7 p.m. in 136 Class election deadline Social Sciences. On the agenda are proposals to The tickets distributed at the box office will be reconsider referendum questions on the Honor Code honored at Page Auditorium in case foul weather extended and the North Carolina Public Interest Research cancels the outdoor performance. There would be two Group, and bills concerning Cable 13, Project Share shows in Page, at 7 and 10 p.m. The tickets are free to The deadline for petitions for class officers has been and bus service to Chapel Hill. Duke undergraduates with semester enrollment cards extended until Friday. Petitions for the offices of and proper identification. president, vice president, secretary and treasurer are According to Major Attractions chairman Cliff available in 104 Union. Elections will be held March woman. Although average, you've got another think coming ifyou thinhl'll give up trying to improve you. I love the polka-dote. Thanhs for the C— Chanler, "Chick and Gary will be the most 26 for the classes of'82, '83 and. '84. The term of office you'Ilneverbeaafenow!Thurs.aightilours.~Imissyoualready.Tri-DeIt8 professional and talented performers to appear at Duke so far this semester.