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MM HI Flower time in Greenwood Prison irtdusfry push urged Page 1C Page 2C J) STOCKS WT Dow fas again 1840 I SPORTS Braves again, iW" 8-3 PagelD White House pushes 27 percent top tax rate DAYBREAK capital gains, or to some restrictions on tax-deferred Individual Retirement Accounts or on deductions for state sales taxes, if the revenue raised by those changes were used to set the top tax rate at 27 percent, about half of what it is now. Regan also said the administration would consider accepting a larger tax increase on business than the $100 billion shift from individuals to companies included In the Senate bill over five years, if it were for the cause of lower rates. 0 The Washington Pott WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan, signaling the Reagan administration's plan to play a public role during the upcoming House-Senate conference on tax revision, said Tuesday the White House would sacrifice tax breaks favored by the president in order to cut the top tax rate for individuals to 27 percent. Regan said President Reagan would not object to ending low tax rates on "One of the reasons (the Senate bill) has caught fire Is that 27 percent, the simplicity of it.

The fact that it is so low has caught the imagination of many taxpayers and they like it. We don't want to state at the outset what our bottom line would be, but the 27 percent is very attractive." Regan's remarks, made to an invited group of reporters, were intended to call attention to a speech on tax revision See Taxes, Page 3A And he expressed hope the conferees would make tax-rate cuts effective at the same time that deductions are limited, rather than six months later, a time lag included in both the House and Senate measures. The tax bill passed by the Senate last month includes a 27 percent top rate, while the House version has a top rate of 38 percent. The current top rate is 50 percent. "We like the 27 (percent rate) if we could keep it down there," Regan said.

MSA pcfs engineer to head safety office The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has named a Florida engineer to head a newly created safety office. Page 2A. On Page 2A Ifflfiiriioi if -J: 1 l22T Dnir Protests greet Waldheim's Inauguration New York Rabbi Avi Weiss engages in a shouting match, above, with supporters of Austrian President Kurt Waldheim in front of the presidential palace in Vienna, as the former United Nations secretary-general took the oath of office. An earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Southern California near Palm Springs, causing some damage and minor injuries Arturo Tolentino will face a $500,000 bill from the hotel he used during his coup attempt in the Philippines, and he likely will face sedition charges as well Bernhard Goetz must stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges, New York's highest court rules. rnmt'--- A 4 '-A V'- 1 h- tJ 1 I' By Terry Cregar and Chris Simmons New staff writer High temperatures continued to broil South Carolina Tuesday, and experts expect near 100-degree heat to last at least five more days.

The hot weather sent power usage to record summer levels for the second straight day and aggravated already critical drought conditions in the state. The National Weather Service Office in Greer reported a record high for July 8 of 101, which was 1 degree higher than the mark set in 1977. Monday's high of 100 degrees was also a record-setter for July 7, breaking the old mark of 99 set in 1977. Tuesday's high fell several degrees short of the all-time records, according to the Weather Service. On July 29, 1952, Greenville had its modern record high of 104.

In downtown Greenville on July 18, 1887, the high was 106. See State, Page 8A nation Tht HAWS' Alan DvVdtmv Parched sorghum fronds at Greenville County farm Much of East feels the heat Recall delay not unusual The 10-day time lapse between the discovery of bacterial contamination in Polar B'ar ice cream treats and their subsequent recall from store shelves was not unusual, said a federal Food and Drug Administration official Tuesday. Page 5A. Salad bar additive banned Sulfite preservatives, widely used in restaurant salad bars to keep fruits and vegetables looking fresh, have been banned for such applications by the federal government based on evidence of allergic, even fatal, reactions to the popular additive. Page 5A.

Georgia execution stayed James E. Messer scheduled to die in Georgia's electric chair at 10 a.m. Wednesday, won a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court. Page 9B.

'Xi-'i Tht Newt Charm Arbovait "You can hardly breathe out there, but the letter carriers are pretty well acclimated," Paula Emerson of the U.S. Postal Service office in Charlotte, N.C, said Monday. "Bless their hearts, they sweat a lot." The National Weather Service warned that In western Tennessee, temperatures in the mid 90s and 45 percent humidity would make it feel more like 120 degrees. Forecasters warned of similar heat index readings in North Carolina. New York City reached only 90, after two days at 98, and Newark stayed in the high 80s.

See East, Page 8A The Associated Pre A heat wave steamed much of the East for a third day Tuesday, with temperatures around 100 and high humidity fueling sales of ice cream and air conditioners, bringing record demand for electricity, and threatening crops already stricken by drought. Record highs Tuesday included 97 at Baltimore; 100 at Atlanta's airport; and 92 at Cape Hatteras, N.C. Temperatures were hear 100 all across South Carolina, except along the northeast coast, and Columbia reached 104, the National Weather Service said. Sawmill bums style Danny Elder of the Zoar Volun- departments responded to the blaze teer Fire Department waits for at Gemmes Industries Inc. See water Tuesday as a sawmill burns in story, page 1C.

Spartanburg County. Fourteen fire Teacher's bet on teens pays off What can we expect from a roomful of 13-year-olds? Something very fine indeed. Wren Middle School teacher Jo Ann Wigington was betting on that when she applied last year for a state grant to fund a classroom project on folklore. Page IB business Hyman Rickover, Navy's maverick admiral, dies Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON Retired Adm. Hyman G.

Rickover, the acerbic, hard-driven Navy officer who was the moving force behind the creation and growth of the United States' nuclear submarine fleet, died Tuesday at age 86. The cause of Rickover's death was not disclosed, but New Spartanburg motel planned A Virginia company announced plans to build a 67-room Comfort Inn motel north of Spartanburg near the intersection of Interstate 85 and South Carolina 9. Page 6D. LI i -Jw- inside Thanksgiving Day robbery defendant gets 21 -year term By Linda Perry New staff writer Wilbur Rutledge Corvette Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to armed robbery in the Thanksgiving Day robbery of The Family Mart on East North Street and the slaying of a state constable.

He was sentenced to 21 years in prison. Corvette, 33, had been charged with murder and armed robbery in connection with the case, but the murder charge was dropped, according to 13th Circuit Solicitor Joe Watson. Because Samuel Leroy Wodke, Corvette's co-defendant, was spared the electric chair in his trial in the slaying of state Constable Valdon Keith and the armed robbery, Watson said bringing Corvette to trial on the murder charge would be unfair. If that have happened. Corvette could have received the same sentence Wodke got, 25 years plus life.

During Tuesday's proceedings, Watson told Judge See Corvette, Page 7A 9 he had been in ill health since suffering a major stroke July 4, 1985. He had been in retirement since January 1982, when he was forced into dry dock after 64 years in uniform. Rickover died at his home in Arlington, the Navy said. The admiral, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922, had been on active duty longer than any military officer of modern times.

Powerful congressional supporters helped to keep Mercury to hover near 100 Wednesday in the Upstate will be sunny and hot with highs around 100. Wednesday night will be fair with lows in the low 70s. Page 2A. Five sections, 78 pages Rickover Food 1E Dan Foster 1 Billy Graham 5B Obituaries 6A Sports 1D Television 50 Theaters 8B Abby 4B Business 6D Carolina Style 1B Classified ads 9B Comics 6B Donohue 7B Editorial 4A TM mwt I o. win him on active duty for 30 years after the Navy first denied him promotion to rear admiral and ticketed him See Rickover, Page 3A Wilbur Rutledge Corvette Jr.

leaves court He waasentenced Tuesday In Greenville.