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...Laundromat was about to close-but it burned down first. Water is so scarce in many South Dakota towns, like Toronto (pop. 200), that assembly of a rescue "rain train" of 100 tank cars carrying 20,000 gallons each from the Missouri River is under consideration. Toronto's Lutheran pastor, the Rev. Daniel Chell, borrows water from a neighbor's cistern to flush toilets, boils rice in milk instead of water, and finds he is hard put to practice the "steadfastness and patience" he preaches. Some families in Minnesota, where 1,718 private wells dried up this winter...
...teenager, Bergman, the son of a Lutheran minister, spent summers in Germany with the family of a minister who was a dedicated Nazi. In 1935 Bergman went with his hosts to a party rally in Weimar. Caught up in the frenzy that greeted Hitler's arrival, he shouted "Heil Hitler!" along with the rest. He admits: "I was a real little Nazi when I returned to Sweden after that summer, but the infatuation was short-lived. The period fascinates me; I knew I'd do a film about it some...
...there were five divorces in 1971 and 30 in 1975. "We're seeing a lot of stress-related symptoms," says Dr. Donald Haase, 53, one of the town's three physicians. "We're getting more cases of acute and chronic depression, and more gastrointestinal problems too." Lutheran Minister David Kupka, 36, likens the town's behavior to that of a family with a terminally ill patient: "First there's denial; then anger, depression, hostility; then bargaining; and finally acceptance." In Limbo. Silver Bay's children have responded with anger and disruptiveness. Says Assistant School...
Informal, gregarious, outspoken . . . Lutheran . . . Married to a farmer's daughter; six children...
...advocated-and got passed-environmental legislation despite opposition of state's influential timber and mining industries . . . Knows Carter from Governors' conferences in early 1970s . . . Campaigned strongly for him . . . Son of a lumbermill operator, was elected to state senate at 29, served four terms . . . Married, with three daughters . . . Lutheran . . . An energetic sort, has been TV pitchman for Idaho potatoes, played celebrity golf (best score: 112), raced porcupines with other Idahoans . . . When other Western Governors complained about invading hordes of outsiders, Andrus declared: "We can't build a fence around Idaho, and we won't. People are welcome...