I've proceeded with the supposition that the electical is intact. One variable is that the fuel gauge is reading just below the first reserve mark and the car is sitting on a slight upward incline. After checking all the user friendly fuses, under the hood and by the battery under the rear seat, I removed the fuel filter. It was not brimming to the top full, and since I had a few extras, I replaced it, but filled it with fuel before doing so. I also put the remaing fuel left in the gas can into the tank(about a gallon). After approximately 3-4 times of 20 second cranking, it fired up. I guess I'm wondering what happened initially to create this inconvience. The only thing I can figure is that when I tried to start it with the low battery, it might have flooded the cylinders with fuel? The other possibility is that it was low on fuel? In any case it's back on the road.
Matt