Word: avis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...president of Boston State College, asked that Rosenthal be denied tenure because of his action as a member of CAR, claiming that Rosenthal had been the instigator of a CAR demonstration the previous month. On April 15, 1975, CAR members had disrupted a speech being delivered on campus by Avi Nelson, a radio announcer vehemently opposed to forced busing. The three faculty members on the committee asked Morrissey if he had any evidence to substantiate his claim. The president replied that he did have such evidence but would not produce it at that time. All three faulty members proceeded...
However, Rosenthal's firing took on a new dimension when The Boston Globe reported on March 5, 1976 that Boston State College campus police had engaged in "widespread political surveillance of suspected activist students and teachers." Rosenthal said last week he believes photographs taken of CAR members at the Avi Nelson incident on April 15 1975 were the evidence Morrissey had claimed to possess at the meeting of the Special Committee on Tenure...
Sheriff Eisenstadt joins a group of other possibles, including City Councilman Christopher Iannella, School Committeeman John Kerrigan and WHDH talkmaster Avi Nelson, who probably will not be important candidates in the September race. Eisenstadt and Kerrigan have limited political bases and are not in strong financial positions. Iannella suffers from money problems originating in an unsuccessful bid for state office. Although Nelson reportedly has the support of some influential Republicans in Boston, he too lacks a wide political base, appealing primarily to extreme antibusing forces...
...Avi Nelson is a PhD candidate in Physics, a past Republican Congressional candidate in the 4th District, and host of a WBZ talk show...
Linsky won last Tuesday's four way primary in a tight race with conservative new comer Avi Nelson who ran on a platform supporting President Nixon. His campaign slogan was "I'm not afraid to be right...