Strained Lompoc Valley Doctors Face Patient Overload
Fourteen full time physicians in Lompoc Valley grapple with a crushing patient load and limited time. Doctors average 30 patients per day with few new arrivals as vacancies exist only when regular patients move away. House calls and emergency care dominate, while specialists still provide essential services amid staffing constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Valley Medical Group
VMG
Lompoc Valley
FCI
Cachuma gates opened by order to ease flood threat
Manual release of water at Cachuma Dam was ordered by Gilbert Stam at the behest of Congressman Charles M. Teague to reduce downstream flood risk. Gates opened to about 1.4 feet, releasing roughly 7,600 cubic feet per second downstream while Sacramento issued further directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cachuma Dam
Gilbert Stam
Asst
Bureau of Reclamation
Stam
Charles M. Teague
Don Boyd
Bureau
Sacramento
Boyd
Washington
Cachuma
Floyd Dominy
Teague
Lake Cachuma
Cranston Briefed on Valley Floods and Dam Plans
Senator Alan Cranston, in Santa Barbara for flood and dam briefings, heads to Washington after Senate hearings on an oil slick disaster. Mayor Robert D. MacClure says Haas will brief the Senator on the Valley’s flood conditions and the proposed Lompoc dam and reservoir solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Cranston
Santa Barbara
Senate
Washington
Lompoc
Robert D. MacClure
Louis Haas
Haas
MacClure
Storm moves east as California digs out from floods
A new storm forms off Oregon as Southern California recovers from floods. Forecasters warn of heavy rain Friday while rivers stay high. Local leaders push federal support for dam projects and floodgate management to prevent further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Los Angeles
UPI
Oregon
California
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gordon Shields
Overnight camping survey planned at La Purisima Mission
A survey to study overnight facilities for camper trailers at La Purisima Mission will be conducted next month. Assemblyman W. Don MacGillivray will join William Penn Mott Jr and other State Parks officials in the assessment, with backing from the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and State Sen. Robert Lagomarsino. The floods prompted the move to address trailer amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Purisima Mission
W. Don MacGillivray
MacGillivrary
William Penn Mott, Jr
Parks and Recreation
Governor’s Council
State Division of Parks
Lompoc Valley
Airmen Help Ranchers Offer of Assistance at Vandenberg
Lower Valley residents plagued by Santa Ynez River flooding mobilize to aid Vandenberg Air Force Base personnel. County Disaster Committee member Jim Beattie says he will contact Vandenberg officials to arrange clean up on the Air Force side, following farmers and ranchers receiving Air Force volunteers in the January flood. George Hutson notes Corps of Engineers cleanup slowed by weather and says no new volunteer requests have been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Valley
Santa Ynez
Jim Beattie
Vandenberg Afb
Air Force
George Hutson
Fourth District
Corps of Engineers
Hutson
Ranchers to Press for Personal Federal Flood Relief Help
Lompoc Soil Conservation District directors set an adjourned noon meeting in the Lompoc Valley Press Club to urge Secretary of Agriculture to intervene personally in flood relief financing. They seek relaxed relief limits, extended work deadlines, and looser Farm Home Administration loan eligibility to speed funds and curb delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Farm Home Administration
Mud pack applied to well to stem new leak
Oilworkers poured cement and drilling mud down an offshore Union Oil well to stop a fresh flow of crude forming an eight mile slick off the southern California coast. The rate could match the prior 21,000 gallons daily. weather outlook included rain and warm air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
California
Venice
Los Angeles
Walter J. Hickel
Union Oil Co
Union Oil
Santa Barbara Channel
Carlton to Leave Vandenberg Base in March
Maj. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, commander of the First Strategic Aerospace Division at Vandenberg, will return to SAC headquarters as deputy chief of staff operations in March. He arrived at Vandenberg in August 1968 and will be replaced by Col. George Pfeiffer Jr. upon departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Carlton
First Strategic Aerospace Division
VAFB
SAC
Vandenberg
Selmon W. Wells
U.S. Air Force
Carlton
George Pfeiffer, Jr
First
Strategic Aerospace Division
Chamber denounces unscrupulous magazine sales scheme
Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce reports numerous complaints about a telephone based sales operation soliciting magazine subscriptions. Chamber manager Ralph Patey says the group lacks a listed Lom poc number and refuses to provide contact details. He urges residents to subscribe by direct mail or through local clubs instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lompoc Magazine
Ralph Patey
Patey
Lompocans
Lompoc
Apollo 9 launch postponed due to crewmember colds
Apollo 9 postponed from Friday to Monday after McDivitt Scott and Schweickart developed sore throats and stuffed noses. Chief physician Berry found the crew improving but the hectic first days prompted officials to delay to avoid degraded performance. Astronauts were disappointed but understood the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Rossiter
UPI
Cape Kennedy
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Space Agency
Charles A. Berry
Also Mentioned on This Page
CTA
Doctors
Wilma Jack
Fred Hewes
Hewes
Phil Macias
Siam
Ronald Reagan
Interior
Walter Hickel
Cranston
Old City Library
South H Street
New City Library
East North Avenue
North Avenue
Paul F. Thompson
Assis Vandenberg
Higl
Apollo
Emmett Schuyler
By Wohl
Perkins
Jac Woh
Aebsite
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!