Record $58.3 Million in Pledges Taken for Muscular Dystrophy Association During Annual TelethonThe Associated PressPublished: Sep 2, 2002LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association received a record $58.3 million in nationwide pledges through Monday, a telethon spokesman said. The 76-year-old Lewis, his face and body bloated and puffy due to steroid medication he takes for pulmonary fibrosis, was assisted during the 21 1/2-hour fund-raiser by co-hosts that included Ed McMahon, comedians Wayne Brady and Norm Crosby, and performers Charo and Andy Williams. "I asked for their talent and energy,...