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1950s

 

Regional Post Goes To Former Yosemite Man - August 30, 1959

Frank R. Givens, whose 28 years with the national park service include several with the ranger force at the Yosemite National Park, has been appointed chief of ranger activities in the Region 4 office here.

 

Baggley Named Regional Chief Of Park Service - August 12, 1954

George F. Baggley, superintendent of the Lake Mead recreational area in Nevada and Arizona will be chief of region two operations In Omaha for the National Park service, Undersecretary of the Interior Ralph M Tudor has announced.

 

Crater Lake Discovered on Hunt for Lost Mine - May 24, 1953

The 100th anniversary of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, will be observed this year, it has been announced by John B. Wosky, park superintendent.

 

Former Yosemite Aide Honored for 35 Years of Service - November 25, 1952

Regional Director Lawrence C. Merriam presented to former Superintendent Ernest P. Leavitt of the Crater Lake National Park the interior department's citation for meritorious service and certificate of honor award for his 35 years with the national park service.

 

3 Suspects Taken In Oregon Killings - September 19, 1952

The arrest of a forest-wise old prospector, hunted for three months as the killer of an Oregon State policeman, or the capture of two youths today in Millbrae, may solve the murder of two General Motor executives - one a Concord man - in Crater Lake National Park.

 

Youth Questioned in Double Killing - July 31, 1952

The FBI said Thursday it was questioning an 18-year-old hitchhiker in the slaying of two businessmen July 21 at Crater Lake, Ore.

 

Executives Found Shot to Death - July 23, 1952

Two missing executives for a Detroit motor firm were found shot to death Monday in the woods of Crater Lake National Park.

 

Seek Woodsman, Believed Slayer of Two GM Executives - July 22, 1952

A posse swarmed over the wild woodlands of Crater Lake National Park today in an attempt to trap an eccentric mountain woodsman suspected of slaying two General Motors executives.

 

Park Service Men Retire, Transfer - March 13, 1952

Retirement of one veteran National Park Service official and transfer of five others is announced by Secretary of the Interior Chapman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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