European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday. Apr ill 0,1988 woman 98, is first to gain citizenship under amnesty Brownsville Texas a a 9s-Ycar-Odwoman, who moved to the United states in 1927, on Friday became the first person to gain citizenship under the amnesty program allowing aliens to legalize their status. It seems is though it can t be True Clara Escobe do do Martinez said in Spanish after the ceremony. It is so overwhelming. It seems like a fairy  the widow and great grandmother sat in a chair raised her hand and took the oath of allegiance to the United slates in Spanish from . District judge file Mon Vela. "w1ia you re doing today. Dona Clarita very much is a heroic event said Vela. A cose of overnight nerves sapped some of he strength. Escabido said. But after it was Over she Felt Strong enough to wave a Flag provided by the  daughters of the american revolution. A cake inscribed congratulations citizen Clara and a special luncheon held by the immigration and naturalization service awaited her at the fort brow motor hotel a Quarter of a mile from the mexican Border. The ins District director. Jerry Sewell said the reception was his Agency s Way of thanking Escobedo Tor being a Public relations agent for the one year amnesty program ending May 4. Escobedo appeared on Parade floats and television commercials and helped motivate other aliens to apply under the immigration Reform and control act of 1986 offering Legal residency and ultimately citizenship to those Able to prove they have lived Here illegally since before 1982."she is the first person in the United Stales who applied for amnesty to become a citizen Sewolt said. She is not the oldest person to apply for amnesty under the Peagram that distinction apparently goes to Carlos Romero Gaitan of los Angeles a 101-year-Oldmexican who was smuggled into the country in the Back eat of his son s earl4 Yean ago. Joining Escobedo in becoming citizens Friday Wena 74-year-old daughter Consuelo Martinez Zarate and two granddaughters 47-year-old Rackl Zaralee and 44-year-old Genoveva Zarate de Sanchez. Escobedo who said her husband was killed by pan Cho Villa s men during the mexican revolution lived in the United slates legally from 1927 until 1962, but in a bureaucratic error immigration officials look away her Green card which is now Blue and shows Legal residency status because they thought she had been living in Matamoros Mexico in Viola Tion of the card s  has lived As an undocumented alien with rela Tives in Brownsville since 1979.officials gave her a new Green card in february and were Able to waive the Normal five year Wail for citizenship because she satisfied that requirement 56 years ago in 1932, said Sewell otherwise she would have had to wait until 1994,when she would have been 104, Capitol architect Hurt As car hits barricade he urged be installed Washington a police Lay that George White the architect of the Capitol suffered minor injuries Friday when his government car struck one of the barricades that while recommended be installed to protect the Capitol from terrorists. Officer Dan Nichols of the Capitol police Force said White who is responsible for the Capitol s buildings and grounds was treated by Capitol physicians along with a Driver who also received minor injuries Nichols said White s car struck the mechanical bar Rier at the South Entrance to the Capitol Plaza As the device called a Slammer was being lowered to allow entry. Preliminarily it looks like Driver error said Nich ols adding that the investigation was continuing. White a passenger in the Back seat disagreed wit that assessment. He said he thought the Barrier had been lowered and then Rose unexpectedly either be cause of a mechanical malfunction or a Barrier keeper pushing the wrong Button. We be had a couple of incidents like that White everyone wants those 34 Stamps wa51 i1ngton a shortages of a cent Stamps arc being reported at some Post offices bul depleted inventories Are being rapidly refilled the . Postal service reported Friday. The Stamps Are out there bul some offices have a lot More than others spokeswoman Tanya Perkins  than i billion 3-Ccnl Stamps were sent to local Post offices in preparation for the rate change from 22 cents to 25 cents fast sunday Perkins  another 600 million of the 3-Ceni Stamps Are in warehouses being used to replenish stocks where needed she said. Sates of coils of 100 of the Stamps have been especially heavy she said rather than people buying just a few Stamps to tide them  the other hand Perkins said plenty of the unde nominated a Stamps remain available. Some Bil lion a Stamps which represent the new 2s-cent Rale have been shipped to Post , Perkins said people Are choosing to buy 3-Ceni Stamps in order to use up the 22-cent stamp they had on hand before buying the new higher rate Stamps. Said my Driver s first rate. He s never had an Acci Dent. 1 can t imagine him doing  White said his eyeglass frames were broken and his nose scratched when the Impact Ihrck his head against front Seal Headrest. He said the Driver Oscar to Mack received a Cut on his lower lip. He raid the incident taught him that Back seat pay song cars should Wear safety belts and that the barriers really work. They bring you to a sudden Hall he said. The front bumper of White s Large Black Mercury Carril to rat atop the Barrier Cooling fluid was leaking from the vehicle and the right front tire was Flat the Hydraulic barriers intended to prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering the Capitol grounds were installed last year As part of a 113 million plan while recommended to lighten Security according in Elliott Carroll White s Eie Culive assistant. 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