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PREPARING TELETHON MESSAGE - Ed Martin, right, action reporter for WVUE TV, channel 8, New Orleans, interviews Waveland Mayor John Longo, left, and Jimmy Lagasse for Jerry Lewis Telethon benefit for Muscular Dystrophy. Martin and film crew were in Waveland Monday. Lagasse is Telethon coordinator for Hancock County, Henderson Point and Pass Christian and will be tied in with the New Orleans TV station for the Labor Day event. (Staff photo - Ellis Cuevas)