NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Friday, January 21, 1994

Broadcast: By 0900 ET

INCIDENTS

94-13 - Yellowstone (Wyoming) - Follow-up on Death of Ranger

A memorial service was held for ranger Bob Mahn in the park yesterday.  His
funeral will take place at the Ballard Funeral Home in Cody, Wyoming, at
10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 24th.  Messages of sympathy may be sent to his
wife, Grace Nutting, at East Entrance, Wapiti, WY 82450.  [Vickie Carson,
PIO, RMRO, 1/20]

94-14 - Santa Monica Mountains (California) - Follow-up on Earthquake

The earthquake which rocked the area Monday has inflicted greater damage to
area homes and apartment complexes than was originally thought, and the need
for temporary housing is consequently becoming more and more critical.  FEMA
has alerted a state incident management team of an impending call out to
assist with planning for the construction of three 6,000-person tent camps. 
That team consists of personnel from the National Park Service, BLM and the
Forest Service; Ish Messer of Santa Monica Mountains is the team's plans
chief.  The park staff extends a sincere "thank you" to all of you who have
offered assistance and expressed concerns.  The park's primary focus now is
to help homeless NPS employees find new homes and to provide critical
incident stress assistance to all park staff.  Persons wishing additional
information can call Ernie Quintana, the park's chief ranger, at 818-597-
1036 x 210.  [Ernie Quintana, CR, SAMO, 1/20]

94-17 - Southeastern Areas - Follow-up on Winter Storm 

Additional reports have been received from the two Southeastern parks most
affected by recent snow and cold:

* Mammoth Cave - When tours resumed in the historic section of the cave
yesterday, a significant rock fall was discovered in the Rotunda,
about 500 feet inside the historic entrance to the cave.  A layer of
limestone about eight inches thick and 60 feet long by 20 feet wide
fell about 30 feet from the ceiling.  The apparent trigger was the
extremely cold air which entered the cave and caused the rock to
contract.  The remains of saltpeter mining structures (ca. 1812),
which are on the National Register, were damaged.  Some of the wooden
timbers were crushed and the wooden pump barrel was broken and
displaced.  A preliminary assessment of the damage to cultural
resources and to electrical wiring and handrails will be completed
today.  Tours were continued after the area was examined by park
staff, including a geologist.  All primary roads in the park are open
and electrical service has been almost entirely restored.  

* Great Smokies - Most park roads and facilities remain closed due to
ice and snow conditions.  Gradual warming is expected to send
temperatures soaring into the mid-20s, which will help clearing
efforts.  Road crews are continuing efforts to dig out the Newfound
Gap Road; a delivery of sand was received yesterday.  Two visitor
centers are open, but most other facilities will remain closed for
several more days.  Most employees on the Tennessee side of the park
had been unable to get to work until yesterday.  

[CRO, MACA; CRO, GRSM; 1/20]

94-23 - Lincoln Home (Illinois) - Demonstration

During the weekend of January 15th through the 17th, several activities
pertaining to Dr. King's birthday took place on the grounds of the state
capitol a few blocks from the park, including a unity march, a rally by Ku
Klux Klan members and supporters, and counter demonstrations by anti-Klan
activists - among them the militant Partisan Defense Committee.  Two law
enforcement rangers from Jefferson and a third from Effigy Mounds were
detailed to the park to provide 24-hour coverage for the site and an
additional law enforcement presence throughout the weekend events.  Ten
arrests were made on state property over the weekend, and several violent
confrontations were reported.  No major incidents occurred in the park,
though several individuals representing involved factions were seen and/or
contacted on site.  The weather was extremely cold, which was crucial in
limiting crowd size and the length of demonstrations.  On January 17th, a
unity march took place along the park's north boundary.  About 250 people
turned out, far fewer than the 10,000 the event's organizers hoped for. 
[Norm Hellmers, Superintendent, LIHO, 1/20]

94-24 - Joshua Tree (California) - Rescue

Early on the afternoon of January 16th, M.G., 19, fell about 20 feet
and broke his lower right leg while scrambling on a rock wall in the Indian
Cove area and became wedged in a two-foot-wide chimney about 30 feet off the
ground.  Rangers and San Diego mountain rescue team members, who were
conducting training in the area, responded and employed technical rescue
techniques to remove and evacuate M.G..  M.G. was raised out of the crack,
lowered to the bottom, then evacuated by helicopter short haul.  M.G. was
taken to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, where doctors found he had
fractures of both his right tibia and fibula.  [Colin Smith, JOTR, 1/20]

94-25 - Gulf Islands (Mississippi/Florida) - Assault; Robbery

On the afternoon of January 9th, 73-year-old H.F. of Pensacola
was discovered lying on the south side of the Perdido Key Road with multiple
lacerations and bruises about his head and neck.  He was conscious but
unable to remember what had happened to him; his wallet and keys were
missing from his jacket pocket.  Pieces of a vehicle were found in the area,
but it was not clear whether they had any bearing on the incident.  H.F.
was life-flighted by helicopter to Pensacola, where he was admitted with
multiple injuries.  Perdido Key subdistrict ranger Alice Ruth began an
investigation with assistance from the Escambia County sheriff's office and
Florida highway patrol.  H.F. was interviewed, but could not shed any
more light on what had happened to him.  Family members notified banks and
credit card companies to cancel his cards.  About $5,000 in purchases were
made on one of the cards in Foley, Alabama, on January 10th, and Ruth was
notified later that day that clerk in a convenience store in Fairhope,
Alabama, had seized one of H.F.'s cards when a credit check revealed that
it was stolen.  The film from the store was obtained and stills were made. 
On January 15th, Gulf Shores officers advised that they had identified the
two suspects and that Foley police department officers had obtained warrants
on both for credit card fraud.  The two suspects - two males, one 18 years
old - are in custody, and their vehicle has been located and impounded.  Two
more suspects, one of them the alleged robber, are still being sought. 
Warrants for attempted murder and robbery have been sworn out in Escambia
County.  The suspects have told investigators that the attack was planned. 
They swerved over into the opposite lane, struck H.F. from behind with
the vehicle, then robbed him.  The FBI is also assisting on the case.  [Gene
Phillips, CR, GUIS, 1/18]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Office Closures - All Washington area federal offices will reopen at 10
a.m. this morning.

MEMORANDA

No listings.

CROSS-REFERENCE

The following cc:Mail or print newsletters are available to interested
employees.  Information on other Servicewide or regional newsletters is
solicited and should be sent to this office.

Washington Office

* "National Register Bulletin", produced periodically by the Interagency
Resources Division, WASO.  Contents: The bulletin series is a group of
technical publications about the National Register.  Anyone may ask to
be on the regular distribution list.  The current issue contains
information helpful for describing and evaluating the significance of
historical archeological properties within parks and for nominating
them to the National Register of Historic Places.  Contact: Toni Lee
via cc:Mail (by name). 

* "Wildlife and Vegetation Division Monthly Report", produced by WASO
Wildlife and Vegetation Division.  Contents: Up-to-date information on
division activities, programs, deadlines and other matters that affect
resource managers.  Contact: Tim Goddard via cc:Mail (by name).

* "Clear Text", produced bi-weekly by WASO Ranger Activities Division. 
Contents: Significant divisional program activities, upcoming meetings
and travel, job openings (principally in park ranger divisions), park
ranger operational activities.  Contact: Bill Halainen via cc:Mail (by
name or WASO Ranger Activities).

* "Uniform Program Update", produced bi-weekly by Servicewide uniform
program manager, WASO.  Contents: Uniform program developments, new
uniform component development, backorders update.  Contact: Bill
Halainen via cc:Mail (by name or WASO Ranger Activities).

Regional Offices

* "Headlines and Deadlines", Rocky Mountain Region newsletter, produced
by RMRO Public Affairs.  Contents: Comprehensive report on regional
activities in all areas.  Contact: Vickie Carson via cc:Mail (by name
at NP-RMRO).

* Newsletter, produced monthly by the Natural Resources and Science
Office in Southeast Region.  Contents: Issues of interest to resource
managers in Southeast Region.  Contact: Bob Hickman via cc:Mail (by
name at NP-SERO).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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