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Among his many honors are:
1) A Resolution signed by the Mayor of Houston and
the City Council honoring him for his work in organizing a
volunteer group known as the "Girls in Gray." Mr. Davis
Ben Davis, Jr. founded the group to serve the needs of elderly patients of
all racial backgrounds at the St. Thomas Convalescent
Ben Davis, Jr., Customs Center in Houston.
Packer in the Command Center 2) A letter of Commendation from the President of
Operations in Houston, is the United States commending him for his work in helping
probably the most1 honored establish the "Girls in Gray" and for his "outstanding
man in the Southwest Region. humanitarian concern" in the local community.
Davis has a long and extensive history of excellent Mr. Davis has also been commended for his efforts
performance in civic betterment and an equally outstand in organizing activities for the Community Center For The
ing record as a major contributor to the welfare of area Poor, and for giving all types of assistance to relocated
citizens through his many activities in community affairs. refugees in the Houston area.
Ben Davis is the proud recipient of no less than four He has a major hobby: helping other people.
Special Achievement Awards, two Adopted Suggestion —Charles W. Conroy,
Awards and one Special Service Award. He has received Public Affairs Officer, Southwest Region.
many commendations from civic and charitable organiza
tions for providing outstanding services in community Dorothy Colleta is a Staff Management Assistant in El Paso District;
Charles W. Conroy is Public Affairs Officer, Southwest Region;
assistance programs. He was, in a recent year, also
Clifton V. Stallings is Public Affairs Officer, North Central Region;
chosen "Civil Servant of the Year" by the Houston Fed- - 'Liz Orgeron is a Public Affairs Assistant in New Orleans; and Janet'
eral Business Association.
Rappaport is a Public Affairs Assistant in New York.

Informal Entries

NEW DISTRICT DIRECTOR Customs Operation Exodus program, which
IN BALTIMORE is keeping U.S. technology out of unfriendly
A. Robert Beikirch has "been named District hands. "We know that our technology has
Director of Customs in Baltimore. He had given the West a vital edge in the balance
been acting District Director there, and of military power, and we know that the
"before that worked at Headquarters in Soviets cannot produce it themselves, and
several offices including the Program that they will pay a high price to acquire
Evaluation Division and the Management it in the West", he said.
Inspection Staff. "The diligence of your efforts and your
counterparts throughout the country," he
FISCAL 1983 A BUSY ONE added, "will ensure that American tech
nology continues to give the free world an
During Fiscal Year 1983, which ended on edge that it very badly needs for the sur
Sept. 30, 1983, Customs enforcement per vival of all those who yearn for freedom."
sonnel seized 19,000 pounds of cocaine,
593 pounds of heroin, 2,200 pounds of NEW DIVISION DIRECTOR
hashish and almost 3 million pounds of AT HEADQUARTERS
marijuana. Edward B. Gable, Jr., has been named
Director of the Carriers, Drawback and
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL Bonds Division in the Office of Commercial
PRAISES CUSTOMS
Operations in Washington, D.C. He had been
Speaking at the Customs awards ceremony chief of the Carrier Rulings Branch, the
held in Washington, D.C. last fall, Edwin Penalties Branch, and the Entry and Licens
Meese, Counselor to the President, praised ing Branch.

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