ER doctor reshapes Lompoc hospital's emergency care
Dr. Rod Hamer leads a permanent ER staff at Lompoc District Hospital, replacing rotations to deliver faster care. He shifted from private practice since 1973 to embrace trauma, heart attacks, and tubular pregnancies, praising the urgency and life saving decisions of emergency medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Tulledo
Rod Hamer
Lompoc District Hospital
Bostonborn
Hamer
Lompoc
Tufts University
Richard Brown
Santa Barbara
Tony Allina
Fred L. Hewes
Fall of Phnom Penh Appears Imminent
UPI reports the government lines on Phnom Penh collapsed on the western edge as Khmer Rouge rebels pushed to the city center. Insurgents breached northern defenses near the French Embassy and cut the road to the airport, prompting a 24 hour curfew and mass refugee outflow from Kauk Khlieng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
UPI
Phom Penh
Radio
Khmer Rouge
Pochentong Airport
Lompoc Planning Commission Sets Evening Agenda
The Lompoc Planning Commission will hold public hearings on rezoning a Pine Avenue mobile home park to T zone and an adjoining parcel to medium density residential. Also on the agenda are a home addition permit at 1713 Berkeley Drive, recreation element review, regional transit plan discussion, a 10 acre annexation near the Sewer Treatment plant, and talks on nuisance provisions camper assembly in commercial zones and county rezoning actions. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Lompoc City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Lompoc Teen Dies At Nojoqui Falls In Shale Fall
A 14 year old Lompoc girl, Phyllis Warren, died after an 80 to 100 foot fall at Nojoqui Falls on Saturday. The incident at Nojoqui Park drew attention to safety rules as authorities note 12 prior serious injuries since 1970. Another Lompoc teen, 16 year old Randal Holt, was injured Sunday in a separate fall nearby and remains in satisfactory condition at Goleta Valley Hospital. Memorials are requested to Multiple Sclerosis. The Warren family plans a memorial mass at La Purisima Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Nojoqui Falls
Phyllis M. Warren
E. Oak Ave
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
Rick Wheeler
la Purisima Catholic Church
Randal Holt
South
Goleta Valley Hospital
Miss Warren
Wheeler
County of
Santa Barbara
Nojoqui Park
Warren Girl
Steven Paul Thomas
Vandenberg Air Force Base
David
Michael Messina
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Starbuck Mortuary
Michigan
Lompoc
Lompoc Senior High School
Bombing near Bien Hoa rattles Saigon as clashes widen
Communist gunners blew up an ammunition dump near Bien Hoa, 14 miles northeast of Saigon, with sounds heard in the capital suggesting shelling of Communist positions within seven miles. Government forces pressed the fight at Xuan Loc while Heavy clashes raged along Highway 1 outside Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
API
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Officials probe killings of pigs on Larsen Ranch
Sheriff and Fish and Game agents investigated after three youths with rifles and an adult fled in a pickup when questioned by ranch staff. Two pigs were found dead, including a sow with three piglets, shot from Miguelito Canyon Road into the fenced ranch area. The Larsen family noted ongoing trespass issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larsen Ranch
Miguelito Canyon
Sally Larsen
Dan Carlson
Canyon
Carlson
Larsen
State Department of Fish and Game
City to hear plan to improve public communications
City Administrator Gene Wahlers will ask the council to expand utility bill use for public opinion and provide quarterly city services reports. A three person staff committee will study better program communication and agendas will include more background material for public review. Public meetings and translations in Spanish are to be expanded, with agendas and materials available at the library and meeting sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Wahlers
Maier
Wahlers
City Communications Committee
Lompoc
Cecelia Ballinger
Council
North A St
Weather outlook with showers and cool temperatures
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and Tuesday. Showers likely Tuesday with continued cool conditions. Highs in the 50s to 60s, lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Small craft advisory for west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Tides include highs of 5.2 feet at 12:07 a.m. and 3.1 feet at 1:53 p.m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Dr. Hamer
Khieu Yossavat
High Command
Georgia
Kauk Khlieng
Naval Reserve
Surface Division 11-45
Saddle Mountain
Honda
Point Perdennales
Mark Cooper
USNR
Bill Steed
Hamilton
FTCM
Richard Meeser
W. Rapoto
Seventh St
Judy Henle
Terra Way
Vandenberg Village
John LaRue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!