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Group urging Mandela to visit here By JERRy uRBAn month, said his tour is fixed and chance (that Mandela will come to Houston Chronicle does not include Houston. Houston)." However, Judy Pearson, local Boney said negotiations with Negotiations continue for the media coordinator for TOES, said ANC could be hampered by diffi- possible visit of Nelson Mandela to negotiations are under way with culties in finding a location here Houston, a black community ANC officials in Washington, for the TOES conference, sched- leader and a spokeswoman for an and Matthews uled July 6-8. The international upcoming alternative economic is economic summit will be held at summit said Thursday. apparently not privy Rice University July 9-11. to The Rev. J. Don Boney, president them. "It's a question of scheduling of the Black United Front chapter Mandela, time (for a Mandela visit here) and in Houston, said efforts are aimed. deputy presi- rationale," Boney said. "I believe at bringing the South African black dent of the we have the strongest rationale of activist here in July to address "The Other Economic Summit,' ANC, is sched- any city in the country." uled' to visit also known as TOES. New York Boney said a Mandela visit TOEs is held annually at the City, Boston, around the time of the interna- Mandela same time as the international Washington, tional economic summit would be economic summit to focus atten- Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and Los an.opportune time because the tion to problems and issues in Angeles from June 20 to June 30. ANC continues to oppose the lifting areas of the world other than the "I, along with some others, have of sanctions. great industrial nations. been working on the possibility of Boney said the city of Houston Kgosie Matthews, a spokesman Mandela coming to Houston since has a strong anti-apartheid ordi- for the African.National Congress probably 30 days within his release nance restricting the city from in Washington, which is coordinat- from prison (last February)," said doing business with companies ing Mandela's U.S. visit next Boney. ."It's better than a 50-50 that trade with or in South Africa. Rutonlu b6 Ito berole b7C Iale arlcll aprpeae 185A-HD-Q8Q86-3 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED JUN 0 6 1990 FB1HOUSTON