European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5 air travellers pick Best worst airlines new York up a seasoned american travellers picked american airlines As the top Domestic Carrier and Singapore airlines As the Best of the foreign carriers a Survey reported thursday. The soviet unions Aeroflot ended up at the Bottom. Foreign carriers dominated the Zagat airline Survey conducted by research amp forecasts inc. Of new York. Besides Singapore airlines the top 10 in Overall ratings were Swissair Jal Sas Quantas Lufthansa Kim British airways air France and Varig. In addition to american the top 10 Domestic airlines in Best Overall ratings were Delta United Midway Piedmont Twa pan am Northwest us air and Continental. Aeroflot was named the flying Public a least favorite airline with the lowest ratings in All service and Comfort categories. Financially beleaguered Eastern received the lowest ratings in All categories for a Domestic airline a Comfort service punctuality food and bang for a Buck. A the airline ranked no. 11, but clearly the highest rated . Domestic airline was american airlines a the Survey said. In a special a bang for a Bucko rating relating the Cost of flights to Good service and Comfort Virgin Atlantic and Midway airlines led the list. Tim Zagat who publishes National restaurant hotel and rental car guides with his wife Nina said at a press conference he hoped the airline Industry a will look at this data take it seriously and act on it where  Nicholas Tortorello chairman of research amp forecasts said the Survey Drew on responses from 4,462 a a educated frequent travellers who were asked to rate 27 major . And foreign carriers list major irritations and suggest innovations. He said that in selecting the Best airlines some respondents said they picked a Only the Best of a bad  half of those surveyed said their biggest complaints entered around delays no matter what the cause. The Headquarters of the National Baptist convention .a. Inc. In Nashville Tenn., features a 3,000-seat auditorium. Black Baptist Leader Jemison tries to build a Vatican for his late father los Angeles apr his late fathers dream of a Headquarters for the nations largest Black Church is the jewel in the Crown in the reign of the Rev. . Jemison As president of the National Baptist convention .a. Inc. A that must be our Vatican. That must be our Center of strength a Jemison said As he pleaded for funds at the denominations 110th annual meeting for the $ 10 million world Baptist Center some critics say is a Monument to one Many a ego. The Center with its 162-foot spire 3,000-seat auditorium and 300-seat choir loft was dedicated with great fanfare in june 1989 in Nashville Tenn. With the Rev. Jesse Jackson at his Side Jemison said he was the a instrument called by god to build the Headquarters envisioned by his father the Rev. . Jemison. For others it revives the age old controversy of whether Church Money should be spent on buildings or people. A it is a travesty when we see the problems of drug abuse teen age parenting and other social ills said Cain Felder professor of new testament at Howard divinity school at Howard University and the author of a troubling biblical Waters race class and  even critics concede the Headquarters a the first one of its kind Ever for t. J. Jemison a Black Church body a is a tribute to the remarkable charismatic Powers of Jemison. His father elected president of the Baptist convention in 1941, was not Able to realize his dream of giving the denomination an architectural Monument of its own. Blind and in failing health . Jemison was forced out of office by the Rev. Joseph h. Jackson in 1953, but not before he ensured his son was installed As general Secretary of the denomination. . Jemison had to wait 29 years before Jackson would be ousted from office but he almost immediately set out to build a Headquarters that would rival the buildings Long taken for granted by most predominantly White denominations. In so doing he May have permanently altered the Way the denominations 32,000 churches give financial support to the 7.8 million member Baptist convention which refers to itself As the largest Black organization in the world. Jemison has made it Clear that annual contributions As Low As $50 would no longer be acceptable and has tried to recruit 100,000 a Baptist builders to give at least $10 a month to pay off the $7 million still owed on the building. Bush notes gains in drug War Vav a o a by the Scripps Howard news service Washington a president Bush on wednesday claimed major strides have been made in the past year in the War against drugs but conceded that Victory is not in sight. At a White House news conference Bush cited a Good attitude changes against drugs and a stunning new successes in Law enforcement efforts against drug traffickers. A a we be made important Progress but clearly that is not enough a Bush said. A Block by Block school by school child by child we will take Back the streets. We will never  Bush appeared with drug Czar William Bennett who a year ago announced plans to attack the growing drug problem. Wednesdays news conference was a status report on the fight. Critics give the administration credit for Progress but also Point to a Long list of failures including growing drug related violence. Bennett admitted some . Cities Are overwhelmed by drug abuse and violence but said they have declined to adopt recommended methods for combating the problem. It Bennett cited three major gains that he said give him the most Hope for Victory a an Overall shift in student attitudes against drug usage. A a drop in cocaine and heroin usage. A an increase in the Street Price of cocaine with a corresponding decrease in the purity of cocaine a major indicator of declining usage. A i think we have a plan that is now beginning to work a Bennett said. A it needs  democrats on the Senate judiciary committee and a special Senate narcotics caucus issued a 200-Page report in preparation Bennett for the one year anniversary of the administrations drug War. They concluded it is far too Early to claim Victory citing record numbers of drug related murders soaring numbers of drug addicted babies a shortage of treatment for drug addicts a freezing of police patrols on City streets and a Lack of comprehensive drug education for schoolchildren. A this is not the picture of a nation winning its drug War a some might say that it is not even the picture of a nation mounting a determined fight to win a the report said. The senators said there is a growing Public perception that the drug War is  on the positive Side the democrats said Public interest in fighting drugs has reached its highest level Ever. Stands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 7, 1950 a the British trades Union Congress Defeated a communist supported Resolution calling for outlawing the atom bomb and destruction of All atomic stocks.30 years ago today. Sept. 7, 1960 a two former members of the top secret National Security Agency said they had defected to the soviet Union and become soviet citizens in protest of american policies they claimed could touch off a third world War.20 years ago today. Sept. 7, 1970 a Arab guerrillas moving with military precision hijacked four new York bound airliners flying Over Europe diverting three of them to the Middle East. The passengers on the fourth plane an israeli Airliner overpowered the hijackers.10 years ago today. Sept. 7, 1980 a Poland a Stanislaw Kania 53, took Over As the youngest communist party Leader in the soviet bloc pledging to Honor commitments made by Edward Gierek who was ousted by militant workers