08/25/1974
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"This order shall take effect October 1, 1974."
"I have decided that I must choose the 5.52 percent increase, without the additional 1.7 percent."
"The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following tables:"
"I am deeply concerned about this, not for the sake of our party or the Democratic Party, but in all sincerity, for the fate of the country."