Phone Numbers for Concerned Kin
The Soviet government Tuesday set up eight telephone lines to Armenia manned by Soviet officials who will give information to Armenians living in the United States about relatives in earthquake-stricken areas.
The numbers in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, are (88850) 564-434, (88850) 563-516, (88850) 564-881, (88850) 580-003, (88850) 580-883, (88850) 581-512, (88850) 581-513 or (88850) 584-331.
Calls cannot be direct-dialed; they must be placed through an international operator.
At the same time, the American Red Cross began accepting inquiries from Southland residents seeking information about immediate relatives in the quake area.
Red Cross officials said they will relay queries to the Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of the U.S.S.R.
Officials said inquiries would be accepted only about people who live in the area devastated by the quake and who normally are in direct contact with the inquirer.
Residents of Los Angeles County should call the Los Angeles chapter at (213) 739-4543. Orange County residents should call the Orange County chapter at (714) 835-5381.
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