Ford Signs Veterans Pay Boost
President Ford signed the 1975 Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivors Benefits Act to raise monthly benefits for service connected veterans and survivors by up to 12 percent. The measure costs about $500 million annually and becomes retroactive to August 1.
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Ford Promises U S Support In Case Of Attacks
A wartime era statement outlines U S support for Japan and South Korea in case of armed attack. It notes 40,000 American troops remain stationed in the region and cites the mutual defense treaty. The message recalls Hiroshima’s 1945 atomic bombing and Japan’s postwar security reliance on the United States.
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