Fed officials rept Itkin is undercover agent who infiltrated world of organized crime and reptd regularly to FBI; say he is 1 of most important Govt informers in recent yrs and is providing Govt with large quantities of inside' information and is potential witness in numerous criminal cases apart from Marcus case; story of Itkin's activities was pieced together by NY Times and confirmed by Govt officials; details; he reptdly is target of murder plot for which Schwartz and Roden were indicted; Fed judge orders Govt to name target; Itkin is still under protective custody by FBI

ITKIN AN INFORMER WHO HELPED F.B.I., U.S. OFFICIALS SAY; Figure in Marcus Case Said to Have Risked Life to 'Stand Up to Mafia' U.S. Officials Say Itkin Was an Agent, Reporting to F.B.I.

6 US F-111s are due in Vietnam for combat duty against N Vietnam; will be based in Thailand; advantages of plane noted; typical mission described

First Combat Duty For F-111's Is Due In Next Few Days; First Combat Duty for F-111 Is Due in a Few Days

Noyd is found guilty of willful disobedience; ct will hear testimony on mitigation before passing sentence; Noyd says it would have been impossible for him as a matter of conscience to obey order; other details on trial

Captain Is Convicted for Refusal To Train Pilot for Vietnam War; Captain Convicted for Refusal to Train Pilot

Fla teacher strike ends; educ funding bill becomes law

Strike by Teachers Ending in Florida; TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDING IN FLORIDA

newly-named NYC Abp Cooke says he stands with Pope in call for peace but does not enough information to talk about war, news conf; agrees with Sen R F Kennedy statement that war is intolerable; defends late Cardinal Spellman call for mil victory

Cooke Expresses 'Deepest Humility'; COOKE EXPRESSES DEEPEST HUMILITY

allied troops kill 164 enemy at Dongha; 16 Amers killed, 116 wounded; clash near Tansonnhut Airfield reptd; US pilots kill 20 in area; Saigon police search for Vietcong; Panamanian oil-tanker is struck by shells near Saigon; action in Mekong Delta, at Khesanh and in other areas reptd; map

164 OF FOE KILLED NEAR MARINE BASE; South Vietnamese Account for Most of Enemy Dead -- U.S. Loses 16 Men 164 OF FOE KILLED NEAR MARINE BASE

Sen approves Indian bill of rights as amendment to civil rights bill

SENATE VOTES END OF RACE BARRIERS IN 80% OF HOUSING; Rights Compromise Backed by 61-19, With Final Action on Bill Set for Monday STIFF PENALTIES ADDED Negro Protection Approved, Along With Antiriot Curb and Bar on Indian Bias SENATE VOTES BAR ON BIAS IN HOUSING

Kerner to be nominated to Fed judgeship by Pres Johnson, apparently so that Lt Gov Shapiro can assume post on interim basis and strengthen own candidacy for full term

JOHNSON TO NAME KERNER AS JUDGE; Nomination of Governor to U.S. Appeals Court May Aid Ticket in Illinois Johnson Picks Kerner as Judge In a Move to Aid Illinois Ticket

Lindsay says storefront or satellite police substations will be provided in some troubled neighborhoods for use of police and convenience of community, news conf; again defends pct plan; comments on Livoti statement; reprs of Chinese community meet with Mayor aide in their efforts to prevent closing of their pct; City Councilman Gelfand asks Gov Rockefeller or part-time use of Natl Guard to supplement police

Police Substations Planned for Slums; POLICE HERE PLAN SLUM SUBSTATIONS

Pres Johnson renews request that some revenues from Fed leases in outer continental shelf be used to augment Govt's conservation fund

President Asks Congress To Speed Pollution Drive; PRESIDENT URGES A POLLUTION DRIVE

US draws $200-million in 4 foreign currencies from IMF to help minimize effects of '67 gold losses: will repay short-term borrowings under 'swap' arrangements with leading central banks; Treas repts $771.2-million in gold sales to GB in '67 4th qr to meet demands of London gold mkt; private buyers estimated to have taken $1.2-billion; other gold transactions revd; '67 net outflow put at $1.17-billion

U.S. Gets $200-Million in Foreign Money From I.M.F. to Cut Loss; FOREIGN CURRENCY IS DRAWN BY U.S.

rumon of impending change in dollar convertibility stir London mkt as gold buying soars; demand estimated at 75-100 tons in day; outlook discussed

75 to 100 Tons Sold in Day -- Attention Turns to Basel Parley; OLD BUYING RISES AS RUMORS GROW

Al Ahram repts UAR told Jarring, who has ended Cairo visit, that it 'categorically' refuses to send repr to Cyprus for contacts with Israel at any time; says UAR objected to any contacts that could be characterized as 'negotiations,' whether direct or indirect; repts Min Riad complained to Jarring that Israel's change in designation of occupied areas proves her 'aggressive and expansionist' plans and shows she is not ready to accept Council resolution; Heykal notes lack of progress toward settlement and says delay gives Arabs time to correct mil imbalance, ed in AI Ahram; Hussein is expected to adopt UAR stand

CAIRO BARS TALKS ON MIDEAST PEACE; Rejects Contacts With Israel on Cyprus Through U.N., Nasser Confidant Says CAIRO BARS TALKS ON MIDEAST PEACE

Pope, in surprise move, names Aux Bishop T J Cooke, 47, NY Abp; move seen result of direct or indirect nomination by Cardinal Spellman before his death; seen in line with Vatican trend toward apptmt of younger men to diocesan and curial posts

BISHOP COOKE, 47, IS NAMED BY POPE TO SPELLMAN POST; Selection of Auxiliary Here to Be the Archbishop Is Surprise to Catholics A PROTEGE OF CARDINAL He Was Born on West Side and Reared in the Bronx -- Installation April 4 BISHOP COOKE, 47, IN SPELLMAN POST

Unofficial tabulation indicates US casualties exceed those of Korean war; figures listed

Losses Exceed Korean War's

Gen Praphas Charusathien in Manila; confs with Pres Marcos

Invasion of North Vietnam Urged by High Thai Official

Article 2 -- No Title

U. S. Jets Bomb Airfield

Greek-Cypriote checkpoints at entrances to Nicosia's Turkish Qr are dismantled under normalization measures announced by Pres Makarios

2 Nicosia Checkpoints Ended

Vietnam Casualties

3,000 demonstrators protest in Manila against retention of 2,000-man Philippine contingent in S Vietnam

3,000 in Philippines Protest Use of Troops in Vietnam

1,000 Communist students battle with Tokyo police in protest over hosp

Article 1 -- No Title

Draft Hearing Rejected

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 8 (UPI) -- While antiwar demonstrators paraded around the Federal Building today, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man for refusing Army induction.  

Arrest in Louisville

Pakistan's Cast-off; Karachi, the Former Capital, Braces For 8 Months of Hot, Humid Summer

Youri Raffi Djorkaeff is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States.

March 9, 1968

Headlines from March 9, 1968

ITKIN AN INFORMER WHO HELPED F.B.I., U.S. OFFICIALS SAY; Figure in Marcus Case Said to Have Risked Life to 'Stand Up to Mafia' U.S. Officials Say Itkin Was an Agent, Reporting to F.B.I.

First Combat Duty For F-111's Is Due In Next Few Days; First Combat Duty for F-111 Is Due in a Few Days

Captain Is Convicted for Refusal To Train Pilot for Vietnam War; Captain Convicted for Refusal to Train Pilot

Strike by Teachers Ending in Florida; TEACHERS' STRIKE ENDING IN FLORIDA

Cooke Expresses 'Deepest Humility'; COOKE EXPRESSES DEEPEST HUMILITY

Billboard 200

Blooming Hits

John Wesley Harding

Axis: Bold As Love

Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

Aretha: Lady Soul

Notable Births

Historical Context for March 9, 1968