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June 26, 1950

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Headlines from June 26, 1950

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

bomb Seoul, Kimpo airfield and Yongdongpo

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By Austin Stevens Special To the New York Times

US sources see invasion 'warm-up' for seizure of Formosa

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By A.m. Rosenthal Special To the New York Times

Chiang Kai-shek voices sympathy, wire to Rhee

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By Jay Walz Special To the New York Times

Pres Truman returns to Washington for conf with top advisers

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By Paul Crowell

3d Av sees 10c fare only way to avoid service cuts and lay-offs

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In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]