01/08/1975
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"Of the nearly 146,009 suggestions which were submitted by military personnel during Fiscal Year 1974, 19,810 were adopted."
"Of those suggestions submitted, more than 255,000 have been adopted with resultant tangible first year benefits in excess of $799,000,000."
"Cash awards totaling $1,358,818 were paid for these adopted suggestions, based not only on the tangible first-year benefits of $71,461,841 which were realized therefrom, but also on many additional be..."
"I am also proposing removal of federal restrictions which currently prevent State and local governments from imposing certain airport taxes."