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Telethon total pledges record at Muscular Dystrophy drive
Jerry Lewis hailed a record 21.7 million dollars pledged during the Labor Day Telethon Against Muscular Dystrophy, a figure 2.9 million higher than last year, as the two day event ended in Las Vegas. Celebrities like Dean Martin Perry Como Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra appeared during the telecast.
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Jerry Lewis
Lewis
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Martin
Saraha
Perry Como
Ella Fitzgerald
George Maharis
Monty Hall
Tony Bennett