Many a U.S. man & woman who had promised blood to the Red Cross had welshed on the promise. Blood centers had cancellations running as high as 50%.
Last week many of the 35 city centers were running far behind weekly quotas: Washington had had two of its slowest days since blood collecting began; one day in Brooklyn, 417 people turned up but 463 did not even bother to telephone; Atlanta reported nine different reasons why donors failed to show up. Sample: "I'll tell you frankly. Two members of my family made donations and they had a little black mark on their...
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