10/08/1974
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"No rate of basic pay may be paid under section 5308 of title 5 of the United States Code, which is in excess of the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule."
"George has given the Nation the benefit of his down-to-earth wisdom, his leadership, and his guidance in many, many areas."
"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:"
"On this Veterans Day, we pay tribute to those men and women whose service in our Armed Forces has contributed so profoundly to mankind's age-old quest for peace."