Friday, September 14, 2001

Blood drives set to help New York victims

The American Red Cross has set up a series of blood drives in the Atlanta region to help victims of Tuesday's terroristic attacks in New York.

A spokesman at the Coweta office of the organization said the group wants residents to donate blood, but urges them to wait until a blood drive occurs in their community, because blood will be needed for at least a month to help the victims.

In Newnan, the drive is set for Sept. 20 at St. George Catholic Church from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

In Fayetteville, the drive is Oct. 7 at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hot line numbers

Airline information

The following information is provided for the families of passengers on board aircraft involved in tragedies Tuesday.

Only relatives of passengers or crew members of the airlines involved should use the following telephone numbers:

American Airlines: 1-800-245-0999.

United Airlines: 1-800-932-8555.

American Airlines and United Airlines have released information on their respective Web sites. For details, log on to www.americanair.com or www.united.com.

Family members seeking information regarding the United States Pentagon incident may call the U.S. Justice Department at 1-800-331-0075.

Army information

The Army has established a hot line to ensure 100 percent accountability for soldiers, Department of the Army civilians and contractors who work in the Pentagon, regardless of where assigned.

These individuals should call 1-800-984-8523 or 703-428-0002. This number is only for Army individuals who are assigned to the Pentagon, and for use by family members seeking information about their loved ones who work for the Department of the Army in the Pentagon.

Operators will only have information about individuals who work for the Army.

FBI information

The Federal Bureau of Investigation encourages anyone with information on Tuesday's tragedy to phone the toll-free tip line at 1-866-483-5137, or log on to the IFCC web site, www.ifccfbi.gov.

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