The press release says Gov. Michael S. Dukakis today signed an executive order steering state purchasing contracts away from firms that do business with South Africa; the order is similar to a bill originally filed by former Rep. Saundra Graham, D-Cambridge and re-filed by Rep. Byron Rushing, D-Boston; the Secretary of Administration and Finance, through the Purchasing Agent's office, will establish a purchasing preference policy to steer state contracts away from companies doing business with South Africa or Namibia. The press release discusses sanctions, James R. Dorsey, and apartheid.
