European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 7 Emma mothers touch Amy a Polar Bear at the Cincinnati morning. The two cubs born dec. 13, zoo lifts one of her two cubs out of a were on exhibit for the first time Fri pit by the Scruff of its neck Friday Day. Airline code can help passengers determine flights on time record Washington apr airline passengers hate delays yet few seem to realize they could improve their Odds of arriving on time if they heeded one simple clue. Just for the asking travellers can learn any flights recent record for tardiness. An example if you were thinking of taking us air flight 896 from Philadelphia to Boston at 5 55 . You could know your chances of arriving late arc More than 80 percent. A a later is defined As More than 15 minutes behind schedule. The clue lies in the flights code that appears in airline and travel agent computers. The code for the us air flight for example has a �?o1�?� As the last digit. That Means that for the past month the flight has arrived on time Between 10 percent and 20 percent of the time. A �?o2" at the end of a flights computer code would mean the flight lands on time Between 20 percent and 30 percent of the time and so on up to the 90-to-100 percent Range. A rating of less than 30 percent gets a chronically later honors in the department of transportation a monthly a air travel consumer  so what does a traveler do if the flight has a Low score a passenger flying from Philadelphia to Boston could take Delta 648 at 4 50 . With a 60 percent to 70 percent Chance of arriving on time or us air 424 10 minutes later which has a 40 percent to 50 percent Chance. But How often do customers ask for this information a no one Ever has a said Yolande Frommer referring to customers at her Washington travel Agency.  ask the Type of aircraft How Many seats Are in a Row where the exits arc and what movie is playing she said but they done to think to ask the chances of the plane arriving on time even though it often is a major concern. Many people simply Arentt aware that the information is available. Phil David Oft president elect of the american association of travel agents said that although few travellers use the data some agents notified customers when the on time rating is below 50 percent. A a it a clearly Down the line in factors that will affect a decision about which Selden ., dispute May be baseless but meanwhile so is the Little league Selden  Apr there is no Joy in this Long Island town a the adults have screwed up. A yearlong rhubarb Between two boards of directors each claiming con Rol of the Selden Centereach Little league is threatening the Start of this year s season for nearly 300 youngsters. The kids Are getting frustrated. A i think they should All be shot a said Veteran first baseman Lucas Koopmann who is 14. Eth a is the craziest thing in be Ever no. 5f cd Andrew Konyar assistant re a Rector of Little league baseball a which sponsors onic 6,000 leagues nationwide. Ho-it10.50 put a pie can�?T1 seem to put their is a jog Thor and it the kids play lot to a u ?j3r sad it think they should it the children run  pm la dispute be8an last fall when a of parents charged that the Board Repi inv a Suvas Wiolat is Little league mini u 5 y refusing to conduct an Carh m a is Ter Mach bickering Tho a crts pamily received ballots in trip Nelll orig a supervision of Joseph no a Suffolk county regional administrator for Little league. When Tricarico counted the vote three longtime Board members lost. Walter Smith who founded the league in 1977, was among those re elected but he has refused to recognize the new Board. He split from Little league baseball and started his own Selden Centereach baseball league for the towns of Selden and neighbouring Centereach. But he refused to surrender the Little leagues bats balls gloves and Home plate. He also sued in state supreme court in Suffolk seeking to prohibit the new Board from using the name of Selden Centereach Little league. But on Friday state supreme court Justice Vincent hand denied Smiths request. Smith argued that he does not want the Community to believe that he is still associated with the Little league association that he founded. He contends that he founded the Selden Centereach league incorporated it and was therefore not bound by Little league rules governing the operations of the Board according to Gerald Kent Speal Smiths lawyer. Flight to take Davidoff said. The data comes from the airlines themselves. They Are required by Law to report it to the government each month. Chris Witkowski of the Ralph Nader founded aviation consumer action project said the ratings arc an important tool for Wise travellers. He dismisses the idea that expanding the ratings to include delays due to mechanical breakdowns might jeopardize safety. A if there is a Chance of that happening it Calls for stricter government inspections a Witkowski said. Some other consumer groups disagree. Richard Livingston of the airline passengers association of North America a consumer and safety advocacy group said he thinks the government should pay More attention to the relative safety and Security of flights instead of collecting data which might not be used by passengers. A they tend to focus too much on  he said. In addition to the flight data the report tells which of the 30 biggest airports have the most on time arrivals at each hour of the Day. The latest report covering january said All flights were on time in the 9 . Hour at new Yorkus John f. Kennedy the 6 . Hour at Orlando fla., and the 7 . Hour at Kansas City. These were the Only cases of 100 percent on time arrivals in january. The worst records were at Juk in the 5 . Period at Charlotte. . In the 10 . Slot and at new Yorkus Laguardia Between 6 and 9 . In each of those cases More than 40 percent of flights were late. Hoyt Decker who Heads the transportation departments consumer division said airlines have shown a keen interest in the consumer reports. A it most assuredly does influence performance a he said. Decker acknowledged that the average traveler a first concerns Are the Price of the ticket and the time the flight leaves but he said travel agents should be passing along the information about flights and airports As part of their services. A if people Arentt using it. They  he said. A Little league can just dictate things such As size of playing Field weight of Ball and circumference of the  Speal maintained. The National Little league backs the new Board but has taken the position that the dispute is a local matter to be resolved by the parents. The parents Arentt talking a they re waiting for the judges decision. The Little leagues Bank account which holds $3,500, has been Frozen and the Selden postmaster has barred both sides from collecting the mail from the Little leagues Mailbox. The two leagues arc preparing for the season nonetheless. Smith a card shop owner in Riverhead whose 10-year-old son played for the league says 78 children have signed up for his new league. About 200 children Ages 6 to 15, have signed up to play in the old league opening Day is set for May 5. George Schnabel the president of the new Board is trying to get equipment and uniforms either from other Little leagues on Long Island or through donations from local . Calif to get $33.8 million in quake Relief Burlingame Calif. Apr the red Cross save $33.8 million donated for Relief after the oct. 17 san Francisco earthquake will be distributed in Northern California. See Ann Landers column on Page 11. That amount which will go to private and Public programs in seven counties is what remains of the $55.3 million donated to the red Cross specifically for Relief for the temblor. The red Cross had planned to use much of the remaining Money for disasters elsewhere but changed its mind after criticism from san Francisco mayor Art Agnos and others who said the Money should be spent in Northern California. The City and county of san Francisco will receive the largest single allocation a $5.4 million a to help finance two centers for homeless people displaced by the earthquake the red Cross said