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September 26, 1950

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Headlines from September 26, 1950

SEOUL REDS MAKE A COUNTER-ATTACK; Street Fighting Rages as Foe Hurls Final Blow to Oust U.N. Troops From Capital SEOUL REDS MAKE A COUNTER-ATTACK Lone Road Link Cut Seek to Keep Route Open

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

NK tank-led counter-attack and st fighting in Seoul described; map

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REDS FLEE IN NORTH; Capital's Fall Announced Just 3 Months After Start of Invasion SOME FIGHTING CONTINUES Gap Less Than Forty Miles as the Enemy Perimeter Front Seems to Disintegrate Vicious Fighting Reported Marines Beat Back Attack SEOUL IS CAPTURED BY ALLIED TROOPS No Resistance Encountered No Opposition Is Met Chinju Rice Bowl Entered

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

Gen MacArthur announces recapture of Seoul; enemy garrison flees to north in disorder; US 7th Div seizes Namsan summit; Marines beat back tankled enemy counter-attack; fighting and sniper fire continues in some parts of city, but main NK forces retreat; NK defenses in south disintegrate; US forces make most rapid advance of war; 1st Cavalry Div column reaches Chongju, cuts enemy supply rd; 24th Div pushes 8 mi NW of Kumchon; Cavalry elements penetrate to Chochiwon, enter Hamchang; gap between UN forces in N and S narrowed to 40 mi; SKs secure Andong, push into Yechon and pass through Yongdok; US 25th Div drives N from Chinju toward Kochang unopposed; other troops cross Nam, reach Uiryong; 2 NK divs threatened with encirclement; SK Marines reptdly land near Haeju

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SOVIET IS EXCLUDED; Washington Wants U.N. to Set Course Beyond the 38th Parallel WOULD PURSUE THE ENEMY Malik Here Says He Favors U.S.-Russian Conference to Settle Differences Clearing Up Aims U.S. IS DISCUSSING TERMS FOR PEACE

By James Reston

US discusses settlement terms with UN officials and delegates excepting Russians; US officials expect Assembly to set policy on N Korea if N Korean Army withdraws behind 38th Parallel and ceases fire; outline US aims

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JACKSON SETS BAIL FOR 10 RED LEADERS; Justice Overturns Appellate Court's Revocation--Would Not Make Martyrs of Them JACKSON SETS BAIL FOR 10 RED LEADERS

By Clayton Knowles Special To the New York Times

Jackson opinion permits leaders to continue to be free on bail; sees natl embarrassment and martyrdom, otherwise, unwarranted; discusses civil liberties involved

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British Nations Draft Broad Plan For Economic Aid to South Asia; BRITISH DRAFT PLAN FOR SOUTH ASIANS To Set Up Technical Group

By Clifton Daniel Special To the New York Times

Commonwealth Mins conf, London, on aid plan for S and SE Asia to cover 11 countries and colonies

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Notable Births

1950Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player (died 2020)^[†]

Andrew Maxwell Haden was a New Zealand rugby union player and All Black captain. He played at lock for Auckland and for New Zealand from 1972 until 1985. He also played club rugby for Ponsonby RFC in Auckland and for clubs in the United Kingdom and Italy.

Historical Events

1950Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.^[†]

The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict.

Historical Context for September 26, 1950

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