NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, December 3, 1998

INCIDENTS

98-735 - Indiana Dunes NL (IN) - Assault, Burglary Indictments

On November 18th, a federal grand jury indicted three individuals for
criminal acts committed in the park during the past several months.  D.C.,
19, and M.K., 24, both of Chicago, were indicted on two
assault counts each.  The indictments stem from a rock-throwing incident last
summer which left one victim in serious condition.  Each man faces a 20-year
jail sentence and a fine of up to $500,000.  M.K. has a significant criminal
history record, including a dozen arrests for assault, weapons violations and
drugs.  Ranger Kevin Grossheim handled the case, with assistance provided by
the park's investigator.  J.H., 18, of Michigan City, was indicted on
eight counts - five counts of burglary and one each of malicious destruction
of property, making false statements to investigators, and theft.  J.H. was
arrested on November 6th for break-ins into NPS-owned houses which are
currently occupied by private citizens under leases or special use permits. 
J.H. faces 34 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.  Rangers Steve Chorba
and Rich Eshenaur made the arrest; additional assistance was provided by the
park investigator.  [Rich Littlefield, CR, INDU, 11/20]

98-736 - Lake Roosevelt NRA (WA) - Search

On November 15th, four-year-old S.H. walked away from his
grandparents' home near the park's boundary with the expressed intention of
going to look at the lake.  Accompanying him was his grandfather's Doberman
pinscher, "Rambo."  S.H., who was dressed in a sweatsuit and windbreaker,
was visiting from Okinawa, where his father is stationed in the military, and
had only been in the area for a few days.  When he failed to return home
after two hours, his grandfather called the county sheriff's office. 
Deputies in turn requested assistance from the park.  About 40 volunteers and
five dog teams joined searchers in boats from the park and the Spokane Tribal
Parks Department in a search of the land and shoreline.  High winds and rain
hampered the operation, which was suspended at 3 a.m. on November 16th, then
resumed again at 7 a.m.  The boy was found by ground crews about an hour
later.  He'd gotten lost trying to return to the house and had spent the
night in a hole under some trees, using "Rambo" to keep him warm.  He was in
good condition except for mild hypothermia and some swelling in his feet
(he'd been barefoot the entire time).  [Mark Arsenault, SDR, Spring Canyon
Subdistrict, LARO, 11/17]

98-737 - Harpers Ferry NHP (WV/MD/VA) - Rescue

On November 18th, the park received a report that C.S., 55, of
Hancock, Maryland, had fallen and suffered an injury while hiking in the
Maryland Heights unit.  Dispatcher Gary Butera employed a spotting scope from
the lower town area of the park to locate C.S. and direct rescuers to her,
including rangers David Tucker and Melissa Hancock and members of several
local fire departments.  C.S. was stabilized, immobilized and carried out
to a waiting four-wheel-drive rescue vehicle; she was then taken to a
hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, where she underwent surgery to repair an
open fracture to her left forearm.  [Larry Johnson, CR, HAFE, 11/24]

98-738 - War in the Pacific NHP (Guam) - Special Event

President Clinton laid a wreath at the World War II memorial at the Asan Bay
overlook on November 23rd.  The park's memorial wall honors the American
servicemen killed liberating Guam and the local Chamorros who perished or
suffered during the Japanese occupation of the island.  Local World War II
veterans participated in the ceremony.  Park staff made presentations on the
battle for Guam and provided assistance to the Secret Service.  Support was
provided by rangers from several other parks.  [Russ Wilson, Acting
Superintendent, WAPA/AMME, 11/24]

                       [Additional reports pending...]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

PARK DISPATCHES

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

Fee Program Management - Tim Stone, who has managed the Service's fee program
for the past few years, will be leaving Ranger Activities on December 14th to
become the management assistant at Death Valley NP.  Meg Leffel has assumed
his responsibilities as acting fee program manager, effective immediately. 
Questions regarding the campground reservation system should be directed to
Cathy Burdett; if she is not available, they should go to Chris Andress. 
[Chris Andress, RAD/WASO]

Wildland Fire Management - Director Stanton approved the new director's order
(DO 18) on wildland fire management on November 17th.  Copies can be obtained
at the fire management program center's web page: www.nps.gov/fire/.  [Doug
Erskine, FMPC]

Correction - Several alert readers noted that yesterday's incident report on
the special boating operation at Biscayne NP stated that the operation was
"aimed at curbing boating safety and boating under the influence violations
in a small area of the park."  This illustrates the hazard of abridging
parallel construction in sentences, as the intent was to say that rangers
were working to curb boating safety violations AND to curb boating under the
influence violations.  The National Park Service still ardently supports
boating safety, the proper application of which would help diminish the
number of incident reports appearing in this publication.  [Editor]

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

                                *  *  *  *  *

Distribution of the Morning Report is through a mailing list managed by park,
office and/or field area cc:Mail hub coordinators.  Please address requests
pertaining to receipt of the Morning Report to your servicing hub
coordinator.

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

                                 --- ### ---