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When he continued to stand and address the commission, the guards grabbed him by both arms. As he yelled that he was tired of hearing "half-truths," Agnes was pulled from the row over several other spectators and dragged out of the hearing room.
WASHINGTON--Gov. Michael Dukakis' chief aide on atomic power issues was dragged out of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting yesterday after he tried to speak out while commission officials discuseed the possible reopening of a controversial Massachusetts reactor.
The commission declined to make an immediate ruling. NRC Chairman Lando W. Zech Jr. said the commission needed time to review testimony presented earlier in the day by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and other state officials as well as the NRC staff's recommendations.
"I hope you understand the need for us to exercise some control at our commission hearings so scheduled presentations can be made in an orderly manner," Zech wrote.
The commission usually does not hear public comment at such meetings. They made an exception for Kennedy, Lt. Gov. Evelyn Murphy and Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., but refused to allow other state officials and local residents to speak.