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39-cent stamps will be available nationwide in May 2006.
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Dobson Cellular Systems today said it is joining a coalition of
wireless
carriers around the country to allow its subscribers to
receive wireless AMBER Alerts on their cellular
telephones.
In the fall of 2001, the National Center for Missing + Exploited
Children launched
a campaign to encourage the development of AMBER
(America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response
) Alert plans across
the country.
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Joining Donahoe and Schofield at the ceremony were
Alberto Gonzalez,
Attorney General of the United States; Ernie Allen, President/CEO, National
Center
for Missing + Exploited Children; Steve Largent, Former U.com, attracts more than 21 million
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AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast
Emergency
Response. "This stamp says we need
each other and at no time is this truth brought to
a higher realization than
in the case of a missing child. A wide selection of
stamps, other philatelic
items, and licensed products are available at the
Postal Store at http://www. A national announcement
about the
program was made this morning in Washington, D.hagerman tionda
U.S. Postal Service Unveils AMBER Alert
New Social Awareness Postage Stamp
For more
information about NCMEC, call its toll free, 24-hour
hotline at
1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.disappearance hagerman
Department of
Justice, who also serves as the National
AMBER Alert Coordinator.abduction klaas
This stamp was unveiled today during the Department of Justice's
commemoration
of National AMBER Alert Awareness Day.S.
Organizations that support the AMBER Alert plan include
the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Polly Klaas Foundation.
It is an
independent federal agency that visits 144 million homes and
businesses every day, six days a week
and is the only service provider
delivering to every address in the nation.C. For more information
about Cellular One's products and
services, visit: www.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile
Justice and
Delinquency Prevention. The Foundation oversees a number of programs designed to put
wireless technology to work addressing the challenges of society.abducted bellaonline
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Postal Service
continues its
tradition of drawing attention to important social causes by unveiling the
AMBER
Alert stamp to honor a program dedicated to the rapid recovery of
abducted children.
The AMBER
Alert program originated in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area
in 1996 after the kidnapping and subsequent
murder of nine-year-old Amber
Hagerman, for whom the program is named.usps.usps. The Postal Service
delivers more than half of the world's mail volume -
- some 212 billion letters, advertisements,
periodicals and packages a year --
and serves seven and a half million customers each day at its
37,000 retail
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The Wireless AMBER Alert program allows wireless customers
to
receive real-time AMBER Alerts via their wireless devices in up to
five different local counties
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"We're pleased that our stamp program has another opportunity to educate
the American
people," said Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and
Chief Operating Officer of the U
. Department of Justice extended across all 50 states.
"The ability to receive AMBER Alerts wirelessly
enables a larger
group of citizens to respond in a timely manner.ticker acquaintance
With annual revenues
of more
than $69 billion, it is the world's leading provider of mailing and
delivery services, offering some
of the most affordable postage rates in the
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Other states and communities soon
began adopting
similar plans, and by 2005 a national alert system coordinated
by the U.com/shop and click on Release
Schedule in the Collector's
Corner.S. Beautifully framed prints of
original stamp art for delivery
straight to the home or office are available
at http://www.org
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S. Since its establishment
in 1984, NCMEC has
assisted law enforcement with more than 106,000 missing child cases,
resulting
in the recovery of more than 92,000 children.Child abduction refers to a child (18 and under) who is
abducted by a stranger or a non-custodial parent, acquaintance etc.
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Since 1775, the Postal
Service and its predecessor, the Post Office
Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors
and businesses by mail.reunification hagerman
The chalk pastel illustration by artist Vivienne Flesher shows a reunited
mother and child entwined in each other's arms.com.com.custodial disappearance
S.S.postalartgallery. Its website, usps.celloneusa
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The National Center for Missing + Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
that works in cooperation with the
U.abduction beary
"This stamp
will serve as a reminder about the need for
citizens to work together with
broadcasters and law enforcement to help recover abducted children
. To date AMBER Alert plans have resulted in more than 200
nationwide recoveries.beary ticker
Cellular One to Offer
Wireless AMBER Alerts
Dobson is a leading
telecommunications provider operating in 16 states
.
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This will increase
the chances of recovering abducted children, and Cellular One is proud
to
partner with the Wireless Foundation and the National Center for
Missing + Exploited Children on
this project," said Craig Davis,
public relations manager for Cellular One.tamara gabriels
Postal Service."
"The new AMBER Alert stamp is a wonderful way to honor the memory of Amber
Hagerman and the success
of AMBER Alert," said Regina Schofield, Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
, U.
AMBER alerts, which have helped in the recovery of over 240 children, can
mobilize the
community during the first critical hours following a kidnapping
and provide the police with a wide
network of eyes and ears to assist in the
search. stamps, as well as a free comprehensive catalog
, are
available by toll-free phone order at 1-800-STAMP-24.
Beginning today, Cellular
One customers can sign up for the
service by clicking on the wireless AMBER Alert link on the company
's
website -- www.
Once on the national site, users enter their mobile phone number
and are
then directed to choose up to five different zip codes from
which to receive AMBER Alerts.vanished issuing
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The type on each stamp and
text across the header of the stamp pane reads "AMBER ALERT
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children.
Congressman and Seattle Seahawk football player; and Donna Norris, mother
of
Amber Hagerman.
To see the commemorative stamps and other images from the 2006
Commemorative
Stamp Program, visit the Postal Store at
http://www.bellaonline ticker
More than 60% of Americans own wireless
phones
, and seldom go anywhere without them, thus, the wireless AMBER
Alert initiative will significantly
increase the reach of the AMBER
Alerts program by notifying people of the emergency situation wherever
they are and wherever they occur.misskids.wirelessfoundation.shg reunification
Cellular One is a licensed trade
name of Dobson Cellular Systems
and American Cellular Corporation, subsidiaries of Oklahoma City
based
Dobson Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DCEL). The company is
known for its quality network
and innovative telecommunications
products.israelian beary
com/shop. The Postal Service receives no
taxpayer dollars
for routine operations, but derives its operating revenues
solely from the sale of postage, products
and services.com
The Wireless Foundation is a non-profit organization that was
formed by member
companies of CTIA -- The Wireless Association(TM) in
1991.bellaonline klaas
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