The Nation: A Guide: Who's Investigating What

THE Watergate drama shifts this week to the marble-pillared, chandelier-lit Senate Caucus Room, scene of the Teapot Dome investigation and the Army-McCarthy hearings. Such is the demand for seats that for the first time in Senate history tickets are being issued for the 200 public places.

With scores of witnesses due to testify, the hearings are expected to last until next fall—perhaps longer, depending on what the probe unearths. The committee comprises four Democrats and three Republicans chosen by the Senate leadership of both parties:

SAM J. ERVIN JR., 76, chairman, a Democrat from...

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