European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Iceland s chief asks reds to Rule thursday August 17, 1978 \ a Reykjavik. Iceland up icelandic president Kristjan eld Jarn wednesday asked the communists who favor ice land breaking it s nato ties and the re Moval of 3.000 american Servie members to form a majority government. Political observers said the communists chances were not Good but could not be considered out of the  caretaker Golem moment has served in Iceland since the june 25 general election when no party received a majority and the ruling coalition resigned. Since then at tempts to form left Wing and right Wing governments and a government of National Unity involving All parties have failed. Ludvik Josefsson chairman of the communist people s Alliance party broke off talks previously at forming a left win government because he opposed a devaluation of the icelandic Krona As one method of solving the country s 40 percent annual inflation. Pro nato parties his party holds 14 seats in the 60-scatparliament. He was holding talks with the social democrats 14 seats and the mid dle of the Road progressive party 12 seats. Those two parties favor devaluation and favor Iceland s nato ties. If Josefsson fails then political observers said the Only options remaining were for a minority government or for new elections. Earlier social democratic party leade Benedikt Grondal tried and failed to form a  coalition of the relatively conservative Independence party and the progressive party came out of the june 25 elections with a majority considered too thin to gov Ern. Independence and the progressives both lost five seats to 20 and 12 respective the social democratic party and the people s Alliance were the major gainers on Public dissatisfaction with  social democratic party which also holds 14 seats was considered a Likely coalition party for the Alliance but the party is strongly on record As opposing expulsion of the 3,000 . Service members who conduct and support reconnaissance of air and sea in the corridor through which soviet ships subs and planes transit tothe Atlantic. The former coalition has been governing in caretaker status since the election. The people s Alliance was formerly the people s United party a socialist party and before that was the communist part of Iceland. Josefsson was chairman of the local communist party in the town of Neskaug Sta Dur before world War ii. A James Earl Ray right confers with attorney Mark Lane before testifying before the House assassinations committee. Ray charges prison guards beat Hii Washington a James Earlray s lawyer charged wednesday that fed eral prison officials and guards beat his client and put him in a hot tiny punish ment cell with the lights burning 24 hours Aday. Attorney Mark Lane said the incident occurred monday night at an unidentified Federal Penitentiary some distance fro Washington. A spokesman for the . Bureau of prisons acknowledged a struggle had taken place and said the lighting prob Lem had been solved but denied Ray had been injured. Ray who is serving a 99-year state Pris on term in Tennessee for the slaying of civil rights Leader Martin Luther King or. In1968 and an additional 1-to 2-year term for escape testified wednesday before the House assassinations committee under High  news reporters and photographers staff members an others involved in the skipper s actions backed up by Navy in a sub in Dent Washington a the Navy said tuesday an investigation has upheld actions of the skipper of a nuclear powered attack submarine which was partially flooded when its propeller Shaft broke while submerged. It also rejected published complaints by some crewmen against the conduct of cmdr. Charles Arnest Captain of the sub Marine tul Libee. The Navy s statement based on an investigation by the commander of the Tulli Bee s Squadron 16 at Rota Spain said limited engine room flooding and loss of propulsion must be considered serious. I said the cause was a breakage in the pro peller Shaft just outside the pressure , the Navy said there is no Indi cation that any Tion taken by the com manding officer or any other Crew Mem Bers before or during the casualty incident was other than proper or sound. In an interview published by the Bosto Globe last weekend some crewmen of the tul Libee said they had warned Amest of trouble signs in Advance of the Shaft break. Tul Libee crewmen also were quoted a criticizing Amest s actions toward his sail ors at various times including an Allega Tion that he kicked one Man. In its statement the Navy said it had looked separately into allegations about Arnest s conduct and Lias found that they do not accurately reflect the True facts. It said no further investigation is War ranted. Investigation and about 30 invited guest with reserved seat tickets were admitted to the 200-seat Spectator Section for wednesday morning s session. All had to pass through Metal detection machine Sand submit to searches of briefcases and  chairman Richardson prey or d-n.c., directed that those in the room remain seated whenever Ray stood and said anyone who did not stay seated an stationary throughout Ray s appearance would be  other Days of the hearing any inter ested citizen could attend if a seat were available and movement was not severely  said in a Telephone interview that he visited Ray at the prison tuesday night and that he was Pale and shaking and looked Haggard As if he had not slept  said guards punched him Lane said Ray told him that prison officials and guards punched him in the Backof the N.C. knocked him to the ground and Tore his shirt when he objected to being photographed then put him in the cell. He said Ray also reported that he Hadnot eaten in 24 hours because he feared that officials would put something in his food to deter the function of his mind at the hearing. He said Ray told him he  sleep because of the burning lights and that he suffered a headache from being punched. Lane said . Marshals had told Ray he would not have to be photographed but prison officials did so anyway causing Ganges floods kills 29 new Delhi. India a floodwater from the Monsoon swollen Ganges and other major Rivers of utter Pravesh state North India swept Over thousands of acres of land and drowned at least a per soot a at news of India reported tos a Edue state s flood Dea thou to 24? Ray to  Ann a spokesman i Reau of prisons denied that Riu red saying rather that one i been kicked and another Mouth during the straggle. The facility at which Trhas a policy of photograph printing All inmate is with a Cape but the processing of Ray after the scuffle. Aim said. The spokesman said Ray pm segregated cell for hta own of said prison officials had ism order to leave a Light burning tall or and left the Light in the Cesar it was just a regret Aue error and the cell tight a tuesday night. Aim said. Officials said the Security were intended both to protect 1 harm and to prevent his escape at we have a plan and you can Tremley tight we have car bases and we Are taking no c a source involved in the tons. This is pretty tight dose can t say anything beyond it Dempsey a spokesman for of shall service. Marshals escorted Ray to monday night from Mountain state  was held in a 9 until being moved to the Advance of his expected three i Mony before the committee. Tempe Rouw l he n n a a n 10n n n u in 71 n . . Care Indk Sapolu