NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Monday, December 22, 1997

Broadcast: By 1000 ET

INCIDENTS

97-212 - Glen Canyon NRA (AZ/UT) - Follow-up on Assault

Last May, B.J. was arrested after he assaulted and kidnapped a former
girlfriend at Lone Rock beach, assaulted two men who came to her aid, and was
involved in firebombing one of their vehicles.  He was subsequently indicted
on two counts of interstate violence and one count of kidnapping.  On
November 16th, B.J. pled guilty to the interstate domestic violence charges
in district court in Phoenix.  This precedent-setting case is important
because it is the first conviction of its kind in the District of Arizona. 
B.J. will serve 37 months in federal prison.  Charges against him for the use
of explosives are currently pending in the District of Utah.  The
investigation was completed by ranger David VanInwagen and a park criminal
investigator.  [David Sandbakken, LES, GLCA, 12/19]

97-755 - Arlington National Cemetery (VA) - Vandalism

Park Police officers are investigating an apparent act of vandalism at the
grave site of President Kennedy (the Park Police provide law enforcement at
the cemetery under an MOU with the Army).  Some time after the cemetery
closed on December 19th, an unsuccessful attempt was made to dig up several
pieces of cobblestone from around the grave site.  The damage was discovered
by maintenance personnel the following morning.  [Bill Lynch, RLES, NCRO,
12/22]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No entries.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

EXCHANGE

No entries.

MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS CALENDAR

Two calendars alternate in the Morning Report on Mondays - this one, which
contains meetings, conferences and events, and a second, which contains
workshops and training courses.  If you know of a conference, meeting,
workshop or training session with Servicewide interest and implications,
please send the information along.  Entries are listed no earlier than FOUR
months before the event, EXCEPT in instances in which registration dates
close much earlier.  Asterisks indicate new entries; brackets at end of entry
indicate source of information.  Brevity is appreciated.

1/28-31 -- First International Trails and Greenways Conference, San Diego,
CA.  Contact: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 202-797-5400.  [Sheila
Lee, NCRC, WASO]

1/29-31 -- Meeting, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee, Embassy Row Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC.  The
agenda will include federal compliance with the statute,
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains, and the
status of national implementation.  Contact: Francis McManamon,
202-343-8161, WASO.  [Francis McManamon, WASO]

2/4-7 -- First Annual Ecotourism in Alaska Conference, Anchorage, AK. 
Contact: Eco98 Program Committee, 907-463-3038, or at www.
alaska.net/~awrta/Eco98con.html.  [Sheila Lee, NCRC, WASO]

2/6-8 -- Southeast Regional Conference, Association for Living Historical
Farms and Agricultural Museums, Huntsville, AL.  Contact: Frances
Davey, Conference Co-Chair, Burritt Museum and Park, 3101 Burritt
Dr., Huntsville, AL 35801.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

2/9-12 -- "Optimizing Security with Minimum Resources," National Conference
on Cultural Property Protection, Arlington, VA.  $425. 
Proceedings will be available for $25 at the end of February. 
Contact: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection Services,
202-357-3062.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

2/10-12 -- Tenth Annual Conservation Law Enforcement Conference, Prescott,
AZ.  This year's topics include ARPA, urban parks, antler
poaching, Internet crime, basic GPS workshop, and a session by
Gordon Graham entitled "Why Things Go Right; Why Things Go
Wrong."  A competition pistol shoot will be held on the afternoon
of February 10th.  The annual conference is attended by over 225
conservation law enforcement officers from local, state and
federal agencies.  Contact: Dwayne Collier at NP-SOAR.  [Dwayne
Collier, SOAR]

2/26-3/1 -- 1998 Mid-Winter Meeting, Southern Division, American Fisheries
Society, Lexington, KY.  The meeting will bring together fishery
and aquatic professionals from the southern region of the United
States to discuss various aspects of aquatic management, both
fresh and salt water.  Contact: Kentucky Chapter, AFS,
http://www.kfwis.state.ky.us/afs/kyafs.htm.  [Sue Jennings, SACN]

3/12-14* -- Restoration exhibit and conference, Boston, MA.  Contact: EGI
Exhibitions, 129 Park Street, North Reading, MA 01864; 508-664-
6455; egiexhib.com.  [Diane Vogt O'Connor, DCA/WASO]

3/15-19 -- 1998 Biennial Convention, Conference of National Park Service
Cooperating Associations.  NPS employees who are involved with
cooperating association operations will benefit from this
conference.  Contact: Glenn Clark, 202-565-1058; for registration
packets, CNPCA at 410-647-9001, 410-647-9003 (fax).  [Joyce Howe,
STMA]

3/19-21* -- "Washington and DuBois at the Turn of Two Centuries," symposium,
Roanoke, VA.  Sponsored by NPS and the Organization of American
Historians.  The symposium will focus on Booker T. Washington and
W.E.B. DuBois, their historical context, their thoughts, and the
meaning of their legacies for America.  Keynote speaker Julian
Bond will head the program for academic and public historians,
educators, students and NPS professionals interested in the lives
of these two men and their impacts on race issues in the U.S.
today.  Contact: OAH, Washington/DuBoise Symposium, 112 North
Bryan Street, Bloomington, IN 47408-4199, 812-855-7345, or
john@oah. indiana.edu.  [Rebecca Harriett, BOWA]

3/22-27* -- "African-Americans from Slavery to Contemporary Times,"
conference and training, New Orleans, LA.  This combined public
conference and NPS training session will provide an overview of
the American experience, starting with slavery and concluding
with diverse African-American cultures now associated with
national parks.  Contact: The Learning Place bulletin board, or
Mary Robinson via cc:Mail or at 304-535-6732.  [Joyce Howe, STMA]

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