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Nazi speech cancelled due to security risksBy RICH WISEMAN City EditorThe scheduled April 26 Bovard appearance of Joe Tummasi, lieutenant in the National Socialist White People’s (Nazi) Party, has been cancelled due to security risks, it was announced Friday.The decision to cancel the Nazi's speech had been reached by President John Hubbard. However, at a meeting Friday between Dan Nowak, acting vice president of student affairs, and Kathy Fleming, coordinator of the Forum for Student Awareness, the sponsoring group. Fleming decided to cancel the appearance herself.It would be bad for the university to use their arbitrary policy for the first time to cancel a speaker said Fleming in explaining her decision. I didn't want to see that happen.Tommasi said he was not surprised that he had been cancelled It's too bad, though. he added.It means that a large group of individuals w ho have misconceptions about us will continue to have them. The ignorance of democracy continues.Fleming said that Nowak produced a report on Tommasi revealing that disruption had followed each of Tommasi’s five speaking appear ances this year. Tommasi denied any disturbances at his talks and added that he has been scheduled to speak to classes at California State University at Long Beach. Cal Poly Pomona. Mount San Antonio College and Citrus Junior College.The administration reportedly would have permitted Tommasi to speak in a classroom setting But the administration felt the timing was wrong for him to speak in a large auditorium because of the recent publicity the Nazis have received locally, and the anticipated opposition from the militant Jewish Defense League.The text of Fleming's statement read, in part: Although it is the goal of the Forum for Student Awareness to provide an opportun ity for the exposure of all current issues, it is felt that an academic format cannot be maintained in this instance.Fleming said she hopes Tommasi might be allowed to appear next semester. Tommasi said he would be willing to speak at anytime.Tommasi is still scheduled to appear on Kevin Avery's KUSC Rnpline. April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
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Los Angeles Southern California University Daily Trojan
Los Angeles, California, US
Tue, Apr 18, 1972
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