Swan-Finch Oil Corp: L M Birrell indicted, NYC, for stealing stock valued at $14 million from Swan-Finch Oil and subsidiary Doeskin Products; allegedly gained $3 million by selling some of stock at cut prices and using some as loan collateral; stock of Doeskin and 2 other subsidiaries, Swan-Finch Gas and Keta Gas & Oil, involved; Keta now bankrupt; Birrell fugitive since fall '57; atty says he will surrender to answer indictment and contempt charges still pending from '57 hearings; alleged swindle detailed

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FOREIGN AID BILL IS CUT 383 MILLION IN 2 SENATE VOTES; Funds for Arms Assistance and Defense Support Are Targets of Democrats SENATE SLASHES FOREIGN AID FUND

By Russell Bakerspecial To the New York Times

Sen, 52-41 cuts mil aid request $300 million to $1.3 billion; 49-43, cuts defense support 10% to $751.5 million; strong Dem support for cuts and Fulbright and Aiken failure to fight for full bill discussed

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Notable Births

1959Pauline Quirke, English actress^[†]

Pauline Perpetua Sheen is a retired English actress. She began her career with roles on various television series, before fronting her own comedy sketch show, Pauline's Quirkes, in 1976. She later starred as Vicky Smith on the BBC drama series Angels (1982–1983), and achieved fame with her portrayal of Sharon Theodopolopodous on the long-running sitcom Birds of a Feather, for which she won a British Comedy Award and was nominated on three occasions for a National Television Award. In 1997, she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her role in the BBC miniseries The Sculptress. Between 2010 and 2012, Quirke played Hazel Rhodes on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Historical Context for July 8, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people^[†]