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...probe had been halted on October 29 pending a ruling on a contention by Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) that attempts to subpoena two of his associates infringed upon his legislative immunity...
...court ruled that neither Gravel nor his aides and staff members could be called to testify before the grand jury, pending the court's final decision on Gravel's claims...
...decision rebuffs the attempts of government attorneys to subpoena Dr. Leonard Rodberg, an aide to Gravel, and Howard Webber, head of the MIT Press, whom Gravel reportedly contacted about publication of the Pentagon Papers...
Government attorneys requested the court to uphold Garrity's ruling and called Gravel's motion "a nightmare of judicial procedure." They charged that the defense is "stalling with the intention of halting the grand jury's investigation...
Government attorneys also denied Gravel's allegation that the grand jury is attempting to intimidate the legislative branch. "We do not intend to call Senator Gravel before the jury nor have we contemplated prosecuting him," they said...