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...Ervin is fond of citing a subpoena for certain papers and testimony issued to President Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson's information was sought not by Congress but by a court for the criminal trial of Aaron Burr on treason charges. The situation is different when the Legislative Branch is locked in direct conflict with the Executive. Only last year Justice William O. Douglas argued that it is "no concern of the courts, as I see it whether a committee of Congress can obtain [an Executive Department document]. The federal courts do not sit as an ombudsman, refereeing the disputes...
Though they are not likely to, the two men who could do most to untangle the contradictions of all the Watergate testimony are due to face the Ervin committee this week. Until their resignations April 30, H.R. Haldeman as White House Chief of Staff and John D. Ehrlichman as Domestic Affairs Adviser were, along with Henry Kissinger, the men closest to Richard Nixon. Both are Christian Scientists; they attended U.C.L.A. together, share a passion for photography, a longtime friendship -and unswerving loyalty to Nixon...
...Ervin committee drives a wedge between Ehrlichman, 48, and Haldeman, 46, in the course of next week's interrogations, it will be a first...
Though the week's most startling disclosure before the Ervin committee I came from former White House Aide I Alexander P. Butterfield, there were other bits and pieces of fresh insight into the workings of Watergate as the Senators quickened their pace, working toward an Aug. 3 recess. The. witnesses and their key testimony HERBERT W. KALMBACH, 51, the President's personal attorney and longtime political fund raiser, described how he raised $220,000 for the seven Watergate defendants last year (see chart following page). He undertook the job at the request of John Dean, Kalmbach testified...
...baseball team, made up of staff members and "interns" (temporary aides), won out over the team of Illinois' other Senator, Democrat Adlai Stevenson III. Score: The Percy Kewshuns, 23; Ad's Libs, 17. Next for the Percy Kewshuns, the Ervin committee team...