NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Thursday, January 26, 1995

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

95-26 - Glacier (Montana) - Theft Indictments

An extended investigation into the theft of nearly $30,000 worth of merchandise
from the Many Glacier Hotel gift shop has culminated in indictments and/or
convictions of several former Glacier Park, Inc., employees - R.F., 20,
of Raleigh, North Carolina; J.C., 21, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois; M.W.,
21, of Atlanta, Georgia; A.H., 22, of Centralia, Illinois;
L.M., 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada; D.T., 21, of Miami, Florida;
and A.P., 21, also of Miami.  R.F., J.C., M.W. and A.M.
were charged with misappropriation of property and convicted in magistrate's
court in Great Falls last August.  L.M. was indicted in December on felony
charges of theft and conspiracy; A.H. was indicted for possession of stolen
property and conspiracy.  D.T. and A.P. have been issued summons and are
to appear before a federal judge this month.  Assisting in the investigation,
which was led by Glacier rangers, were criminal investigators from Lake Mead,
detectives from Overland, Missouri, and investigators from the New York State
Police.  [Amy Vanderbilt, PAO, GLAC, 1/23]

95-27 - Lassen Volcanic (California) - Rescue

D.H., 33, and his son, J.H, were skiing near the Sulphur Works thermal
area on January 19th when Dean broke through the snow crust and landed upside
down in a snow cave created by a thermal feature.  J.H. skied back to the
Chalet and summoned assistance.  Two other skiers who had just returned from a
trip to Lassen Peak stopped to help and were soon joined by park personnel.  A
team of nine park employees aided in the rescue and evacuated D.H. to the
Chalet, where he was airlifted to a local hospital, treated and released. 
Hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide fumes were present in the snow cave. 
[Sandi Hewston, CRO, LAVO, 1/25]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Mammoth Cave (Kentucky) - Cave Protection

Park hydrologist Joe Meiman has been working with Kentucky's state oil
inspector to protect the cave from crude oil and brine emitted from drilling
sites along the southwest boundary of the park.  At least 20 producing wells
have been drilled since August near Mammoth Cave.  The largest find was made
less than two weeks ago, and the well is now producing 600 barrels of oil a
day.  The state has enacted a requirement that all wells be cased from the
surface (700 feet above sea level) to 370 feet above sea level within the area
near the park, which is a biosphere reserve.  The cave lies between 400 and 550
feet above sea level.  The current drilling trend is away from the park.  The
state is requiring that all new wells drilled in the Mammoth Cave area have the
same requirements.  It appears the industry is complying.  Monitoring within
the park will continue. [Vickie Carson, PAO, MACA]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Law Enforcement - The following statement was issued by the Directorate
yesterday: "Absolutely no decisions have been made on the issue of additional
U.S. Park Police in System Support Offices.  Regions are presently preparing
their plans on the makeup of Field Director and System Support Offices.  They
are due in to WASO by February 15th.  All organizational proposals must be
approved by the National Leadership Council at its meeting in mid-March.  There
will be a full discussion on all proposals."

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

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