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...House Divided? Prodded by O'Neill, Rodino has shown an increasing sensitivity about maintaining not only a nonpartisan approach but also the appearance of nonpartisanship. Last October, Rodino made the mistake of proposing that only he have the right to subpoena materials. When the committee voted on the motion, the Democrats predictably won by a straight party vote, 21 to 17. The Republicans then charged, not without some reason, that it appeared the Democrats were out to get the President by collecting only anti-Nixon evidence...
Last week Rodino corrected his mistake by offering to share the right of subpoena with Edward Hutchinson of Michigan, the ranking Republican on the committee. Rodino will soon ask the House to vote to grant subpoena power to the committee. That seems certain to be given, since Republicans are in the vanguard of those urging the committee to get on with its assignment. The effect will be to put the full weight of the House behind the inquiry...
...first learned that the gap was 18 minutes long? Would an 18-minute erasure be much more alarming than the five-minute gap Miss Woods took responsibility for? Why was not the Haldeman portion immediately played on Oct. 1 to determine just how long the erasure was? When the subpoena for this entire tape seemed quite clear to later lawyers, why did Nixon and Buzhardt insist at first that it applied only to the Ehrlichman portion? Was this claim part of an intended cover-up of the Haldeman conversation wipeout...
Rodino said he will request a full House vote in about two weeks on a bill to give the committee special power to subpoena witnesses and documents for its impeachment investigation...
White House Counsel J. Fred Buzhardt accepted the committee's subpoena but gave no indication whether it would be honored. An aide said that Nixon considered the subpoena "incredible." If the White House does not obey it, however, Committee Chairman Sam Ervin has vowed to ask the courts to force the Administration to comply...