Most of the family evacuated north to stay with relatives in Baton Rouge and others went to Shreveport.

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Mr. Armstrong told friends and relatives he would not talk about others, only himself, and he would not get into specifics.

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The services also let parents and relatives create profiles on others' behalf.

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New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said two people trapped in the WTC basement made cell phone calls to their relatives to give them their locations, and said others were down there with them.

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By Thursday night, some Americans had been freed and had spoken with relatives back home, while others remained unaccounted for, U.S. officials said.

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Others suggestions included treating friends and relatives to a firework display by mixing the ashes with gunpowder, while some people wanted a small amount of their remains placed in a specially designed locket for their loved ones to wear.

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More than a million people had moved into evacuated centres, while others sought refuge at the homes of relatives and friends.

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Although the majority of billionaires are self-made men, some inherited their fortunes, while others fought for years in court with siblings, parents and other relatives.

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On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee passed bills that would eliminate the advertising ban, raise the investor threshold to 1, 000 from 500, and remove restrictions on so-called crowd-funding (when entrepreneurs raise money from relatives or others who aren't SEC-accredited, within certain limits).

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