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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, September 3, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the staks and stripes wednesday septembers 1986 faces Fiir Tafea $34 million pledged in Jerry Lewis telethon from press dispatches the Jerry Lewis labor Day telethon raised a record s3w6.773 up pledges to soar pail the s4no-million Mark in the 21 year history of the event. Last War s telethon raised $3.1,18 1.652. Levis presided he muscular Dys-1roph association. Beneficiary of the u u Thon. Would raise s80 million to $90 million this year including gifts from do ens of Corpora i ions and civic and professional groups. Lewis has worked Riih die association. Which fights some 40 diseases Many of which arc fatal and most of which Sirick children for1,1 Vii the past 36 years. President Reagan railed Lewis near the beginning of inv telethon which originated in Ink vegas and praised in comedian for his efforts As Well As some 2 million volunteers who have worked for the association. He said the Effort  Good example of people reach ing out to help of her people. The telethon an entertainment sex began sunday night and ran until 6,10 . Monday i was car ried by some 200 stations across the country. Featured entertainers included George Burns Frank Sinatra Tom Jones pin Zadora Lola falium Julio Ignias Mary Loo Kellon Elli Oll Gould or. T. And Petula Clark. Singer has to cancel a perforated eardrum forced austra Lian Soprano Joan Sutherland to cancel a san Francisco performance with Luciano a Varolli the show went on with Pavs Roll i singing a program of Arias and duet with american Soprano Madelyn Rente. The Silver Jubilee concert was to Mark the 25lh anniversaries of us incr land s american recital debut and of Pavarotti s professional opera debut in Hal 1. Sutherland who developed an car in a lion while in Hawaii suffered the perforated eardrum when her plane landed at san Francisco Airport san Francisco opera spokesman Scott Hur � 4 bldg r4q Tel Ifo i i Tohl pay Trif Home Haj Vehec treat yourself to this convenience. It s a Coupon Andrj drop it Oil Ai your neatest Sla and stripes Bookstore  
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