Remarks to the Members of the Business Council.
12/01/1964
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To do so requires that we achieve comparability with private pay levels--and that we do it in a way which does not endanger our unparalleled...
I recommend a 4.5 percent pay increase for civilian employees effective October 1, 1967.
They come because Government offers unique opportunities for unselfish service.
This year the Secretary of Defense has been conducting a searching review of the principles underlying the military compensation system.