European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes thursday february 19,1987 columns today s crossword stalled passengers kept in Dork ii nov Rooney there Werc 417.644 late airline flights in in. I fisc 8th air Force had operated like that. Hitler would have won world War 1.i was on about i 5 of those 417,000 late flights and every one is an aggravating experience for one Rea son Only and a reason which is absolutely within the Power of the airlines to fix they Don l Tell Jou any thing. Passengers accept mechanical problems. They re sympathetic 10 the airlines when they have them. Passengers Don t want w Fly on an air plane thai in right and they appreciate a careful airline. What we Caa l Viand is not knowing what s going on. Last month i arrived at the los Angeles Airport a about s a . For a 9 ,, flight 10 new York or pan am an airline i like. Two friends who had a 6 55a.m. Light on american had gone o the Airport ear levied 412 passengers on inc big 747 and hat lakes time. Airlines should know it lakes Tim and add it to their schedule. It s passengers with carry on junk if Al Lake at the time and they ought Labe charged extra for any bag they want to take to Timeir was 9 20 . When the doors were slammed shul we sat the Pilot announced hey were having Trou ble with the Public address system that allows the chief night attendant to Tell people to fasten their scat belts but it would be just a few minutes until the corrected inc problem half an hour later they opened the doors and Crew of mechanics came on Board. It was now about 10 . An hour after flight time. The Pilot announced we d be taking off shortly and the weather was improving in new York where it had been Snow ing. At about 10 30 . The Pilot was on again ladies and gentlemen Well be de planing Here. Please take All your carry on Baga i Wanh you. We Are going to switch you to another there were loud filed into the air on lounge. Thai s where the real trouble was More than six hours later before we got on a plane and look off. During the whole Lime we Sal there waiting for some intelligent word about what was they had said the plane was broken and pan am was throwing it away we d have accepted they d told us logo find ourselves another air line we d have done they d old us to get Tost or drop dead we d Nave been enthusiastic about getting so Clear a told us none of those things. Passengers who crowded around the desk where the two harried pan am passenger representatives worked picked up bits and pieces of conversation and rumours flew through the crowded terminal in re getting us another plane but it s smaller. We won t All gel s a flight coming in from san Diego they re going to put us on thai but it s already Hal full. They re fixing our plane and it la be ready at 1p.m." none of the rumours proved to be times the testy ticket agent at the desk demanded the pushing crowd stand Back. The agent shale to be surrounded but it s the Pushy passengers who gel the information. The agent made to announcements. One announcement Al 11 . Said there would be an announcement Al i . The Sec Ond announcement at t . Said there would be an announcement at 3 . There was no announcement at 3 . Finally we got the word that we were going to Load at another Gale at 5 . It was i t5 . When we left los Angeles 8hours and is minutes ate. There were 42 passengers determined never to Fly pan am next Day i met my friends who were on the 6 55 american right and 1 asked what Lime the got borne we were seven hours Lale one of them said with disgust never going to Fly american Odds Are Abe would win this race b Russell Baker Here is the morning line on candidates for 198s George Washington military hero Virginia Back ground Are both Plussas with electorate gaga Over rambo and both panics desperate to do Well i crucial Corn Pone Belt. Strong negatives include Qew i poor showing at party fund raisers. Supporters Alibi that George is Lousy Public speaker is no go with top Campaign technicians who say Public wan Stop drawer Gasser. Odds 99 1. Andrew Jackson Democrat War hero Loots like just what Doc ordered for dems to squelch gop charges that demo Voles against Contra Aid prov too Chicken to run real blood and guts presi to p Dency. Big but Andy s Tonene lash Tonj of Duie favor Ite John c. Calhoun. Including threat to hang beloved Palmetto stale Solan if he tries to dismantle u.s.,could spoil parly s Hope of winning Back the Corn Pone Belt. Odds 49-1.abraham Lincoln Republican downstate Illinois an with Strong log splitting background offers win Ning photo opportunities reminiscent of president Reagan s great Lens work Clearing Brush at ranch. Lib eral views on race however bound to inflame Rea Gan faithful. Look for divisive parly tight unless Abe moderates stance on Black issues. Good phrase maker bul passion for detail work writes own speeches on envelopes . Makes pros suspect he s another Odds 29-t.theodore Roosevelt Republican Liberal new York Republican to favors big business we say More sure he infuriates Liberal do Good ers by shooting wild animals galore. Sure he can act Cowboy style. Sure Media consultants Praise Gaudy to Teeth. Odds 500-1. Fun Lilia d. Roosevelt Democrat big spending big government big taxing new yorker Roosevelt has too Many negatives to go the distance with dems in a year Fiey re looking for somebody More like Calvin Coolidge with a drawl. Deans need to fetch Corn Pone Ben Back to demo column. For t big voice Tocko for radio image making but polio induced immobility creates Neavy problems for to consultants worrying How to answer cop charges that dems Don t stand tall. Odds 49-1.dnigat d. Eisenhower rep Vuica popular War we using general and beat smile in politics would make die a formidable contender against heavies like George Bush Jack Kemp and Robert Dole if he neutralized heavy minuses now killing hit Campaign. Deadliest is opposition to military uni Lutrial com plex foundation of the National Economy and most congressional Careen. Almost As lethal unmistakable evidence that be Means it when saying he wants Bud get balanced. Republican party1 powerful Reagan wingers astounded by Ike s political innocence say any Republican serious enough about his own balanced budget speeches to try actually balancing the budget might naively raise lanes. Odds 99-1. By Eugene a Nikfikr across i Labo org. 4 Towel in tsp rip ton 8 sight in 27 f own 12 Mil. Unit 13 Lustro Sjem 41 i forc 42 gallon fur one 44 compact item4$ the scan Zzz Flo medical scanner 51 Mem to 82 Shwop Rorr 5fl ornamental Button 57 pain err Joan 5s yank s toe 80 desire00 scheme 61 ,3f. Down 1aiuv words 2-19 Hubert i be chives a tar pain we were Eer i to clean the attic Odif. By
