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Customs Cameos campaign for "Operation Homefind," a program of Ad
vocates for Black Children (ABC's).
By Dorothy Colleta, Charles W. Conroy, Mrs. Broussard has also helped to organize the
Clifton V. Stallings, Liz Orgeron and Janet Rappaport. Southwest Chapter of the National Committee for Preven
tion of Child Abuse and was recently appointed to that
organization's first Board of Directors. She. is a board
member of the Family Services Society, one of the oldest
United Way agencies providing services to families in
New Orleans. She serves this organization as part of the
Policy and Planning Committee, and says she feels this is
another avenue to helping the neglected, unwanted or
abused child to be found, recognized and led to a better
life.
The South Central Region is pleased to recognize
Mrs. Broussard's interest and achievements in helping
the less fortunate children in our community.
Bill Plicka —Liz Orgeron, New Orleans, La

When Bill Plicka plays, people listen. This Cleveland
District Supervisory Customs Aide holds degrees in voice
and music composition, and is busy on several musical
fronts. He serves as music program director at radio sta
tion WDOK-AM, is a music instructor and is also a free
lance composer and arranger of television commercials.
He has had over 100 arrangements published for radio
and TV commercials, too.
"You must know your craft well," says Bill, "so well
that it comes naturally." Many of the commercials for
which he supplies music are shot in one day because of
budget costs, he explains, adding that "my arrangements
must be accurate to 1/100th of a second. Timing is
money."
Bill says 75 percent of his musical work involves
arranging and the remaining 25 percent involves compos
ing. He says that in classical music, symphony scores are
the most difficult and complex. Arranging symphonic Jose M.Lara
scores of his own compositions is a special art he de
scribes as "a combination of taking it apart and putting it Jose M. Lara, left rear wearing glasses, is a Super
back together for master musicians and their visory Customs Inspector at the Fort Hancock, Tex., port
instruments." of entry. He has been coaching soccer with the American
"Working with a symphony orchestra is an honor Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) in the El Paso, Tex.,
and a privilege" he says, adding, "the music is like a Rolls Eastside Division for two years. This year he coached two
Royce, dignified, colorful and diverse." teams, the "Cowboys," five- and six-year-olds, who won
—Clifton V. Stallings, Public Affairs Officer, North first place in their division (there were no play-offs) and the
Central Region. "Dust Devils," seven- and eight-year-olds, who also won
first place in their division, then advanced to the city-wide
tournament where they won second.
SCI Lara attributes his success to support from the
parents, the assistant coaches and the players. "Their
cooperation and enthusiasm are just unbelievable," SCI
Lara says. He is also very grateful to his co-workers at the
Fort Hancock and. Fabens, Tex., ports of entry. "They
have unselfishly altered their schedules time and time
Hattie M. again so that I may have time to continue with my coach
ing," he says.
Broussard Asked if he plans to continue coaching soccer, SCI
Hattie Broussard is an attorney with the U.S. Lara replied, "Well, as long as my son Richard plays, I will
Customs Service, the mother of two sons, ages 5 and 6, try to coach. Once you have been bitten by the bug, you
and a person very concerned that children of this society are hooked."
"get a fair deal" when it comes to family life. At present he is coaching an indoor soccer team,
A staff member of the Regional Counsel, New "The Patriots," under-eight-year-olds, which is in first
Orleans, a 1974 graduate of the Tulane Law School and place. I believe he will be involved with youth soccer for
immediate past president and co-founder of the New quite some time; he just became the Assistant Commis
Orleans Association of Black Women Attorneys, Hattie's sioner for the AYSO El Paso, Tex., Eastside Division.
most recent involvement has been with a promotional —Dorothy Colleta, El Paso District
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