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NANKING, Feb. 13 -- The official Central News Agency reported today that Sino-Soviet negotiations under way in Urumchi, capital of Sinkiang Province, were expected to give vast economic and mining concessions to Russia in Sinkiang.
Quito Comercio bldg wrecked by mob irate over radio broadcast; other papers offer aid
Our Lady of Mercy Preparatory School wrecked, Lenox
pressure to name Abp Czapik to succeed Mindszenty seen
1949Yusuf Salman Yusuf, Iraqi politician (born 1901)[†]
Yusuf Salman Yusuf, better known by his nom de guerre Comrade Fahd, was one of the first Iraqi communist activists. He was the first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party, from 1941 until his execution in 1949. He is generally credited with a vital role in the party's rapid organizational growth in the 1940s. For the last two years of his life, he directed the party from prison.
1949The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.[†]
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
1949The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.[†]
The Asbestos strike of 1949, based in and around the town of Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by asbestos miners. It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in Quebec history that helped lead to the Quiet Revolution. It also helped launch the careers of Jean Marchand, Gérard Pelletier, and Pierre Trudeau.