European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 259 500 sunday december 29,1991 c d 8693 Yeltsin orders land Reform state tracts to be privatized Russia fakes prime weaponry Commonwealth of Independent states Moscow apr Boris n. Yeltsin pushed ahead with Reform saturday issuing an order to privatize state land but his seizure of prime military hardware Drew a warning from Ukraine a powerful partner in the new Commonwealth. Meanwhile fighting abated in Georgia and escalated in the enclave of Magorno Karabash from which Russia has withdrawn its troops. Details emerged on documents signed by defense ministers of the new Commonwealth in Advance of a major meeting monday on military affairs. Ukraine Moldova and Azerbaijan seek to form their own armies a major obstacle to forming a United military. Differences on economic defense and foreign policy troubled the new Commonwealth of Independent states a week after its proclamation and four Days after Mikhail s. Gorbachev resigned As soviet president. A Yeltsin the russian president whose government is the Central pillar of the Commonwealth already has moved into Gorbachev a Kremlin offices. On saturday he mended fences with vice president Alexander Rutski who had openly opposed Yeltsin a economic Reform plan. The inter fax news Agency quoting unidentified sources close to Rutski said his differences with Yeltsin had been resolved and he also would move to the Kremlin. The decree introducing private land ownership allows for the Transfer of collective and state farms to private hands see Reform on Page 2 Moldova Belarus 4 Ukraine Russia a 4 Kazakhstan i Armenia in a Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan Georgia has not joined the Commonwealth Tajikistan Turkmenistan 1 i source . Census Bureau statesman s year Book world almanac Cia air research a Buckley s battered remains arrive for . Burial Dover fab Del. A a plane carrying the remains of slain Cia station chief William Buckley arrived saturday morning on a flight from Rhein main a Germany ending the eight year ordeal of . Hostages in Lebanon. The cargo Jet landed Early at 6 10 . It had been scheduled to arrive at 8 ., but was cleared for an earlier departure said air Force maj. Alan Baker. The base was closed to the Media for saturdays arrival. The c-141 stopped at Rhein main a near Frankfurt at 1 15 . Saturday for refuelling before departing at 2 36 . For the United states a base spokesman said. Baker said the remains were removed from the plane by air Force pallbearers loaded into a Hearse and taken to the base mortuary. He declined to comment further. A the pressures off a Buckley a sister Joyce Wing said from her Home in Saugus mass., upon hearing that the plane had touched Down. She said the family a ordeal will be Over a once he a  Buckley a other sister Maureen Moro Ney of Salem mass., said Friday that her brother a Captivity and death had been a exhausting but she hoped his burial at Arlington National cemetery would conclude her family a anguish. A to me he was probably the most a see burial on Page 2time Magazine selects Turner Man of the year new York apr Media Mogul Ted Turner was named time magazines Man of the year on saturday by editors who cited the Impact of his Cable news networks live television coverage of events around the Globe. Turner 53, was hailed As a a a visionary whose network changed the definition of news a from something that has happened to something that is happening at the very moment you Are hearing of it a the Magazine said. A for influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history Robert Edward Turner Iii is times Man of the year for 1991,�?� the Magazine concluded. Turner whose Turner broadcasting system inc. Also operates Turner network television and the Cable superstition webs said he was a extremely Honoreda by the award but credited his employees for his company a Success. A these dedicated individuals share a common goal of informing entertaining and inspiring Audi see Turner on Page 2 a time Magazine has named Cable news network founder Ted Turner As its Man of the year for 1991.Bush offers Aid encouragement to Texas Community Beeville Texas apr just Days after the final collapse of soviet communism president Bush found himself consoling americans who made a living off the cold War that died with the soviet Union. Bush urged the South Texas Community of acc vile which faces the. 1993 closure of Chase Field Nas to turn to the Federal government for financial help in attracting new businesses and retraining displaced workers. A with the cold War Over our military needs have changed a Bush told about 3,500 people at a Community Barbecue on Friday. A a we la do everything that we possibly can to help dec Villa make the Tough transition into this Post cold War world that we re living in a the president said. The Navy installation accounts for 29 percent of the work Force in this town of about 16,000. Chase Field is one of 34 military installations targeted for closure by a bipartisan committee whose recommendations were approved by the president. Bush travelled to Beeville on Friday for an annual Holiday Quail Hunt at the ranch of longtime Friend Houston oilman will Farish i. In the first Day of Hunting the president was in a group of four people see Bush on Page 2