The Gulf War: The Home Front : Phone Number Hot Lines
The Defense Department has established 24-hour telephone numbers for relatives and friends of service members to obtain general information concerning casualties: Army (general information) 1-703-614-0739 Navy (immediate family) 1-800-255-3808 Navy (general information) 1-800-732-1206 Marine Corps (immediate family) 1-800-523-2694 Coast Guard (immediate family) 1-800-283-8724 LAPD Anti-Terrorist Hot Line: 213-485-2570 Red Cross Blood Donations: 213-739-5200, 714-835-5381 Operation USA (medical contributions): 213-658-8876 San Diego Police Terrorism Hot Line: (San Diego County Edition) 619-531-2000 San Diego Blood Bank for Donations: (San Diego County Edition) 619-296-6393 Market Update: Oil: Crude oil prices plunged more than $10 a barrel to settle aroun $21, the lowest level since just before the Aug. 2 invasion. Dow industrials: The Dow Jones industrial average posted its biggest one-day gain since the 1987 stock market crash, closing up 114.60 to 2,623.51 in very active trading. Credit Markets: Bond prices posted some of their largest gains on record. U.S. Treasury bonds soared, closing up 2 1/2 points, or $25 on a 30-year $1,000 bond. Metals: Gold prices closed sharply lower, off $30.10 to $374.40 an ounce on the New York Commodity Exchange. Dollar: After an initial surge, the dollar fell against most currencies.
Southland Reservists
A total of 63 reservist units have been called up from Southern California:
San Diego County: 24
Los Angeles County: 21
Orange County: 7
Santa Barbara County: 5
San Bernardino County: 3
Ventura County: 2
Kern County: 1
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