European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Say Home it you want to rough lbs orders tax break for Viet service Washington a president Johnson saturday exempted non commissioned military personnel from Federal income taxes while serving in the Viet Nam area and rave officers serving there an exemption of 5200 a month. Or. Johnson by executive order made the tax Relief retroactive to last Jan. 1. It applies to All american military personnel serving in Viet Nam and adjacent Waters which extend roughly 100 Miles from the Viet Nam coast. The exemption applies to the Lime actually served in the Viet Nam area. For example a noncommissioned officer who served Here six months this year could exempt Only half of his compensation from Federal taxes. For purposes of exemption War rant officers Are regarded As non commissioned personnel. This exemption was last Given to . Forces serving in Korea. Acting under a Section of the Rev Enue code or. Johnson in effect declared the Viet Nam area to be a combat zone. Them has been considerable Agi tation in Congress and elsewhere for a tax break for personnel serv ing in the Viet Nam area. In addition to tax Relief during the Lime military personnel serve in the Viet Nam area the same tax exemptions will apply during any period of Hospital leation resulting from such service. Sen. John l. Mcclellan d-ark., who had proposed the lax break in a Teller to or. Johnson said in a statement it was the right thing to  the hardships endured by our men in Viet Nam Are indistinguishable from those endured by those who fought in Korea. Combat is combat regardless of what we May Call it he said. Mcclellan said he wrote the pres ident after learning that helicopter Pilot capt f. R. Kendrick of Al do Rado ark., had been striving to obtain such tax Relief for the men in Viet Nam. Pakistan India in skirmish jets smash another Bridge blast ferry Dock in the North new Delhi a the Indian government chained saturday that a pakistani army brigade thrust almost seven Miles into India s territory but was repulsed with heavy losses. The pakistani irn Opi used flu for the first Imp since the Pakistan India Attr in l 4 Inan attack across the Kulch sind Border in Western in Lii. An offi Cial spokesman charged. Three pakistani tanks wore do