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DALLAS (AP) — A Jordanian citizen who helped a Texas man escape from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait last year was granted political asylum in the United States this week. Nizar Ibrahim, 21, will be eligible for perma nent resident status in one year and could apply for U.S. citizenship at that time. "We owe this gentleman a great debt," said Ronald Chandler, district director of the Dallas Immigration and Naturalization Service office. The federal agency granted Ibrahim asylum five months ahead of schedule, officials said. He ap plied last month. "I don't have the words to explain my feelings," Ibrahim said during a ceremony Wednesday. "It is a great feeling. These people have helped me too much. I am very grateful to them." Ibrahim came to Dallas in September after help ing Dallas resident Jimmy Hawkins, 31, escape from occupied Kuwait. Hawkins, who was work ing in Kuwait as a petroleum engineer, had met Ibrahim only twice before the Aug. 2 Iraqi inva sion. As a resistance fighter in Kuwait, Ibrahim helped hide Hawkins in his own apartment's air- conditioning system for three weeks. They then headed to Jordan but were imprisoned by Iraqi police and later turned back at the Jordanian bor der. Finally, they made their way across the de sert to safety, with Hawkins disguised as a deaf, mute Arab. Although Ibrahim was bom in Kuwait, his fa ther was a Palestinian from Jordan and so the son also is considered Jordanian. And with only a Jor danian passport, he had no chance of going back to Kuwait. But he feared for his life should he return to Jor dan because of what he had done for Hawkins. Tubularman by Boomer Cardinale STATE BRIEFS from wire reports Senator calls SSC project biased □ AUSTIN - Sen. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, charged Thursday that minorities are be ing locked out of job and educa tional opportunities in devel opment of the multibillion-dollar superconducting super collider research project. Richards replaces Rains with Gilmore ,□ AUSTIN - Gov. Ann Richards appointed Vanessa Gilmore to the Texas Department of Commerce board to replace Jack Rains, whose nomination by former Gov. Bill Clements was rejected by the Senate. Dallas attorneys ask for $200,000 □ DALLAS - Attorneys for Dallas nave asked the City Council to pay a lawyer and a lobbyist up to $200,000 to help persuade the U.S. Justice Department to ap prove a 10-4-1 redistricting plan Negotiators agree on finance plan □ AUSTIN - Legislative negotia tors on school finance reform agreed Thursday on a plan that would shift hundreds of millions of dollars in local property tax money from wealthier to poorer school districts. House approves bill setting sales tax p AUSTIN - A bill allowing Ar lington to impose a voter-ap proved 0.5 percent sales tax for a Texas Rangers stadium complex won final House approval, 121-0, and was sent to Gov. Ann Rich ards. Arlington voters approved the sales tax in January. Continental reports fourth quarter loss p HOUSTON - Continental Air- fines Holdings Inc., parent com- E of Continental Airlines, on sday reported a record fourth quarter loss of $2.2 bil lion, nearly half of which came from advance write-offs stem ming from the Eastern Air Lines liquidation. Falling pole kills one, injures three □ FORT WORTH - One person was killed and three others were K J Thursday at the Fort Water Gardens when a light pole toppled onto a retaining wall, police said. Richards requests disaster status for county hit by fire AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Ann Richards on Thursday requested that the U.S. Small Business Ad ministration declare Hutchinson County a disaster area after a March 5 range fire destroyed 20 homes and damaged 51 more in the city of Stinnett. Three busi nesses also were destroyed. "It was imperative that we take immediate action to help the city of Stinnett," Richards said. "The state will do every thing it can to get Hutchinson County all the help it needs." County Judge David Willard had requested assistance from state and federal agencies. If approved, the disaster dec laration would allow homeown ers, renters and small business owners to seek low-interest loans through the SBA to repair and replace real estate, personal property and business damage not covered by insurance. MSC Variety Show presents: "You Ought To Be In Pictures " Parent's Weekend, April 5, Rudder Auditorium. 8:00 p.m. Tickets on Sale Now! MSC Box Office J EyeMasters GET A BETTER LOOK AND PAY NOTHING FOR 90 DAYS . t. NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS WITH SEARSCHARGE. When you use your SearsCharge at EyeMasters 1 between now and April 30, you will get no billing, make no payments, and pay no finance charge for 90 days. It’s Sears delayed billing option. 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