European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 02, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page .8 a the stars and stripes tuesday july 2, 1991 soviets pass landmark privatization Law Moscow a the soviet parliament overwhelmingly approved a landmark Law monday that allows the state to sell most Industry to private companies or individuals including foreigners. Passage of the Taw by the supreme soviet Marks a major step in the transformation of the soviet Union s state run economic system. The Law takes effect with its publication this week. The soviet government which owns virtually All Industry is proposing to Transfer two thirds of it to private hands in less than five years. Retained will be up to half of the defense Industry and the Energy Industry. A this May be the most important step from a state Economy to a Market econ omy a lawmaker Fyodor Burlatskiy said. A he said the Law would strengthen res ident Mikhail s. Gorbachev a hand when he meets with leaders of the group of seven industrialized nations in two weeks in  Law was approved by a vote of 303-14, with some 26 lawmakers abstaining. A a privatization a is one of the main preconditions of Western countries a to take real Steps for privatization of the Economy and real economic Reform a Burlatskiy said. Gorbachev met with British officials in the Kremlin to discuss his trip to London. Privatization has been difficult for the soviets. Hard line communists have opposed it because marxism holds that Pri in cats fighting Over Sci own each vate ownership of production exploits the who a working class. Gorbachev Long resisted the move preferring Halb Vay measures such As leasing factories to employees. When the decision finally came to push ahead with privatization it took just two months to Complete work on the Law a remarkably fast by soviet standards. Burlatskiy said it actually required the entire six years of Gorbachev s leadership to reach this decision critical to development of a Market Economy. He said the Battle Over implementing privatization continues. Most important the Central government republics and even local govern world the Law creates a National foundation for privatization which will decide which factories to sell. The foundation will create a committee for each factory which will de cide the Price and How to sell the Plant. Some factories May even be Given away. During mondays debate some lawmakers wanted to give employees the right to veto Sale of their companies. That proposal failed after Deputy prime minister Vladimir Shcherbakov said the provision could a a paralyse the entire  he and other lawmakers said workers might Block the Sale of companies to prevent government subsidies from being Cut. Senior Muster sgt. John c. Penman presents the Flag to . Ambassador Nicholas Platt. Flanking Platt Are maj. Gen. William a. Studer left Lark a commander and Rafael Alunan the Philippines tourism Secretary.. Returns Camp John Hay to Philippines after 88 years a x l it n i Ai of of i t a 1/ in m a a a in i ,1 to fun  Airt tbsp it pc Cutti cd 11 it of Elf Camp John Hay Philippines a the United states on monday turned Over to the Philippines this Northern recreation facility that had been one of the oldest . Military bases abroad. . Ambassador Nicholas Platt turned Over a symbolic key to Camp John Hay to tourism Secretary Rafael Alunan ending 88 years of u a. Control Over the facility. The 560-acre facility is located in a Pine covered Forest reservation in the Cool Mountain resort City of Baguio 125 Miles North of Manila. Alunan said John Hay will be converted into a world class resort earning $6 billion a year. A the conversion of John Hay is the first step toward transforming the . Military facilities into thriving engines for National Prosperity a Alunan said. The return of John Hay and three other smaller facilities was agreed to last year during talks Between Manila and Washington on the future of Clark a and Subic Bay naval facilities. The talks have bogged Down Over the Issue of How much the United states should pay and How Long the americans can keep the bases. Manila has demanded $825 million annually for seven years. Washington has offered $360 million a year for a 10 to 12-year Extension. Both Clark and Subic were damaged by the eruption of mount Pinatubo prompting the evacuation to the United states of about 20,000 american troops and their dependents. . Officials said the talks will resume in mid july after assessing damage on Clark and Subic which had been buried in tons of volcanic Ash. Police in Burma destroy $192 million in drugs from wire reports Rangoon Burma a burmese police applauded by diplomats and . Officials set fire to a pile of narcotics monday that officials said would have been Worth $192 million on the streets of the United states or Europe. The Bonfire the fourth Public narcotics burning since the military government seized Power in 1988, was held in a police compound in Northern Rangoon. Destroyed were 168 pounds of heroin 63.8 pounds of morphine 14.7 pounds of liquid opium and 831 pounds of marijuana according to police col. Ngwe Setun. The joint Secretary of the official drug abuse control committee said the narcotics would have been Worth $192 million if they had reached the United states and been sold to addicts. Such narcotics can generally be bought in Burma for less than 1 percent of their final retail  halts Hawke s flight Adelaide Australia a an air Force Jet carrying prime minister Bob Hawke was damaged monday when it hit a Pigeon As it was leaving Sydney Airport. A spokeswoman for the prime minister said one of the planets wings was damaged after hitting the Pigeon shortly after Takeoff at 8 45 . The Jet immediately returned to Sydney. The Impact left an 8-Inch Dent on the plane s right  faction Leader Dies Amman Jordan a Abdel Rahim Ahmed Leader of the iraqi backed Arab liberation front and a member of the plots ruling executive committee died of cancer sunday. He was 47. Ahmed had been in frail health since the discovery of malignant tutors in his brain and lungs two years  crewman killed Rotterdam Netherlands a an explosion ripped through the deck of a German Oil Tanker sunday killing one crewman police said. The 1,600-ton Lachs was about to enter the port of Rotterdam when a tank filled with a highly flammable fuel product exploded according to police spokesman ton  Hopes profits will Rise from Ash Manila Philippines up a seeking to profit from the mount Pinatubo disaster. President Corazon Aquino told filipinos that her government will buy volcanic debris from them for repairs of damage caused by the exploding Mountain. It will then sell souvenir bottles of Ash overseas. In the presidents weekly radio program sunday Aquino instructed her people to collect Ash spewed by mount Pinatubo. She said the government will Purchase 1 million bags at 3 cents apiece using them to fix Dike Rand Riyce Walls in areas devastated by the volcanoes eruption. Aquino said filipinos living abroad could Purchase bottled Ash for souvenirs at $ 10 a pop at philippine consulates. Pinatubo erupted june 9, after 611 years of slumber shooting tons of hot volcanic debris into the sky and blanketing wide areas of the Countryside with Ash and Sand. Included were the Gigantic . Facilities Clark a and Subic Bay naval facilities. The military office of civil defense says 289 people were killed when buildings collapsed under the weight of volcanic debris. The Volcano continued to shoot Ash Laden steam six Miles into the sky sunday. The Institute of volcanology said people in Low lying areas should remain Alert for mudflows triggered by heavy rainfall. Aquino said rehabilitation efforts Are in full swing including resettlement in government lands by some of the More the 200,000 people displaced because of to  in doing this we will turn this Trage it into an Opportunity to make life better f our people a said budget Secretary go Lermo car ague head of a presidential to Force. Public works and highways secrets Jose de Jesus said damage to the nation infrastructure has totalled $90 million Fri the eruptions