Loss of custom labels in Address Book

I have lost the custom labels for many of my telephone entries in Address Book. This has not affected every contact but has wiped them out for some contacts that had six phone numbers. Now I don't know what the phone numbers are for. Can anyone help?

I have recieved no reply to my question. Could the Apple monitor have a look and let me know what to do. Is there a help manual for Adress Book. The help file attached to the program does not provide any information about custom labels.
I have lost the custom labels for many of my
telephone entries in Address Book. This has not
affected every contact but has wiped them out for
some contacts that had six phone numbers. Now I don't
know what the phone numbers are for. Can anyone help?

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