The Nation - News from Jan. 20, 1986

United Cerebral Palsy Inc.’s ninth annual “Weekend With the Stars” telethon, which had actors John Ritter and Henry Winkler as hosts and was broadcast for 22 hours from more than 100 cities, raised $18.5 million, a spokeswoman said, up from the more than $16 million in pledges made in advance and by viewers last year. In Los Angeles, the broadcast on KTTV generated $740,328 in pledges, down from $760,165 last year. United Cerebral Palsy expects to collect more than 90% of the pledges.