TERROR IN OKLAHOMA CITY : Rescue Nurse Dies

A nurse working with Oklahoma City rescue teams died from a brain hemorrhage Sunday morning, becoming the first rescue worker to die in the aftermath of the bombing, CNN reported. The nurse, whose name was not provided, was injured when she fainted Wednesday while working at the site of the devastated federal office building hours after it was bombed.

Disaster Aid

Organizations accepting donations for victims of the Oklahoma City bombing:

* Salvation Army, 900 W. 9th., Los Angeles, Calif. 90015. Checks should specify that funds are for the Oklahoma City disaster. For credit card donations, please call (800) 725-9005. For information on missing relatives, Salvation Army’s Operation Compassion, (800) 725-9005, is operational daily between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PDT.

* American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. Credit card donations can be made by calling (800) HELPNOW or (800) 842-2200 (English) or (800) 257-7575 (Spanish). To check on relatives: (405) 232-7121.

* B’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Washington, D.C. 20036.

* Catholic Charities USA -- Oklahoma Explosion, Disaster Response Office, 1731 King St., Alexandria, Va. 22314.

* Church World Service, Attention: Oklahoma City Explosion Response, P.O. Box 968, Account OC-2, Elkhart, Ind. 46515. Credit card donations: (800) 762-0968.

* For donations to defray medical costs, TUM Foundation, Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma, P.O. Box 26307, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73126. The hospital is also accepting toys, 940 Northeast 13th, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73104.

* Feed the Children: (800) 741-1441

* Southern Baptists: (901) 272-2461

Kids Write to Kids

President Clinton suggests that the children of the United States write to the children of Oklahoma City. Letters may be sent to: Rick Moore, assistant to the mayor, 200 N. Walker, Suite 302, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73102.