NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Friday, January 6, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET 

INCIDENTS

95-02 - Lake Mead (Nevada) - MVA; Major Road Closure

U.S. 93, the main north-south highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas, was
blocked for about 15 hours on January 3rd after a tractor trailer tipped over
between the park visitor center and Hoover Dam.  The truck, which was carrying
about 50,000 pounds of frozen potatoes, ended up hanging over a cliff edge. 
Traffic was rerouted south on U.S. 95 to Laughlin and Kingman while the road
was blocked.  The driver was uninjured.  [Malcolm DeMunbrun, LAME, 1/5]

95-03 - Independence (Pennsylvania) - Special Event

Due to construction on the traditional route, Philadelphia's New Year's Day
Mummers' Parade was rerouted through the park.  The park supported the
relocation effort by permitting bleachers, portable toilets, a judging area and
other amenities to be erected on park property.  Parade-goers sometimes lined
park sidewalks six to eight deep to watch the parade.  Staging areas for parade
units were also located within the park.  Numerous warnings were issued for
alcohol and controlled substance violations, but there were no major problems.
No arrests were made.  [PAO, INDE, 1/4]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and
support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.

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