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...there was music, but this crowd of 250,000 had come for a different purpose. They came to witness African National Congress Deputy Nelson Mandela's triumphant arrival in the city he yesterday called his second home. And although Mandela hails from half a world away, the city of Boston treated him as if he were a hometown hero...
...woman in a striped red shirt pushed her way through the seemingly unpenetrable crowd with a small child on her shoulder. "It's not for me," she pleaded with the displaced observers. "I just want my son to see Nelson...
...although many cursed the long wait, everyone was on a first name basis with Nelson. "If Nelson could wait 27 years," the prevailing wisdom whispered, "we can wait a few more hours...
...Nelson Mandela aroused concern for his health a few days after embarking on a six-week, 13-nation tour when he postponed a meeting with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. Although the 71-year-old activist had recently undergone surgery to remove a bladder cyst, A.N.C. officials insisted that he was in good health, while acknowledging that his schedule was "tight...
When singer Willie Nelson goes on the road, he often likes to tune in to a good western movie. Trouble is, he often searches the dial in vain. Nelson decided that if he wanted down-home TV, he should program it himself. Result: the Cowboy Channel. Scheduled to start in November, the 24-hour cable channel will feature rodeos, horse operas, country music and vintage TV series like Gunsmoke. Nelson will serve as the company's chairman and as host to a projected weekly music-and-talk show called Songwriter. He has already signed up cable systems with 4.2 million...