Presidential Campaign Debate
09/22/1976
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Of the 119,256 suggestions which were submitted by military personnel during Fiscal Year 1976, 19,375 were adopted.
This order shall be effective December 31, 1976.
Cash awards totaling $1,343,224 were paid for these adopted suggestions.
I have long felt that they had made tremendous progress, very significant economic and social and political progress.