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Showman Jerry Lewis raised nearly $64 million on Monday during his annual Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, topping last year’s event by almost $3 million.
As in the past, the International Association of Fire Fighters anchored the donations from local fill-the-boot drives with $25.2 million, eclipsing last year’s $23.5 million.
The telecast has raised $1.46 billion since it began in 1966. It was carried by 190 stations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services
