European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 259 500 sunday december 29,1991 d 8693 a11 die in ethnic fighting violence in Azerbaijan follows pullout of troop Commonwealth of Independent states Moscow apr soviet republics in the new Commonwealth have pledged to cooperate on military matters but ethnic violence flared saturday in Azerbaijan following the withdrawal of former soviet troops. Eleven people were killed in the disputed territory of Magorno Karabash in Azerbaijan during clashes Between Christian armenians and Muslim azerbaijanis the Tass news Agency said. Former soviet troops pulled out of the Region last week under orders of russian president Boris n. Yeltsin whose government is the Central pillar of the new Commonwealth of Independent states. He has taken control of most of these troops and vowed not to use them in hot spots like Magorno Karabash and Georgia where rebels Are fighting the government for Power. Azerbaijan has joined the Commonwealth but Georgia has not. Despite pledges by Commonwealth members on military cooperation inter Republic rivalries Are clouding the future of one of the worlds mightiest armed forces. On Friday reports said Russia had taken control of the former soviet unions most sophisticated aircraft Carrier which had been based in ukrainian Waters. But ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk said saturday that he was in command of the Fleet Tass said. Defense ministers of the commonwealths 11 republics on Friday signed see die on Page 2 source . Census Bureau. Statesman s year Book world almanac Cia a research 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 Quot Buckley s 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 Quot 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 2 president Bush sips a Beer with Friend will Farish Iii left and sen. Alan Simpson r-wyo., in Texas on  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 tha did with the soviet Union. Bush urged the South Texas Community of Bec Villa 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 Beeville 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 Iii. In the first Day of Hunting the president was in a group of four people see Bush on Page 2