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Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson announced an accelerated reduction of military manpower, cutting the armed forces from 3,218,000 men to 2,815,000 men over a period of 18 months.  1
Dr. Jonas Salk perfected the polio vaccine and thereby increased the health of children.  2
 
 
 
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