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W ASHI GTO , D.C.
A) - The United egro
Co e Fund raised a record
$45 million in 1988 urpassing
1 by $1 million the mount it
r�d mo e than a year ago,
Oms opber F. Edley, Sr., presi­
dent and chief executive officer
of the Fund, announced
U CF gained hundreds of
thousands of dollar in benefit
concert by singer Michael
J ckson and Whitney Houston,
in 1988. UNCF, which has 42 I
member colleges, also r ised
m e than $10 millio in its an­
n.ual telethon, led by uper star
mgerLouRa .
e year 1988 pre,tty
good year all around for B�ck
college fund raising. d by c0-
median d Mr . Bill Cosby'
impressive $20 millio gift to the
all:-Bla ool, Spel-
Co .
ge in
AVE.