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The Dispatch from Moline, Illinois • 15

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The Dispatchi
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Moline, Illinois
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15
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THE DAILY DISPATCH, Mollne, I11L Apr. 11,1983 15 Briefly One more try at no-fault divorce in Illinois ple to become man and wife," he said. "I Just believe In the family and I Just think it goea against family life." nient for divorce." "To Just have a casual approach to it strikes down the Intent of what prompted peo Jail jammed with drug bust CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (UPI) Folic have ar- rested 30 people and at laaat aeven mora arreata wort expected thla week, culminating a five-month drag in-. vestigaUon. officials said.

The suspocU have bam charged with a variety of 1 drug bargee, including delivery marijuana and cocaine, and narcotics agent seised an undisclosed From the Statehouse By Janet Shedd amount of marijuana, cocaine and a sa wed-off shotgun lawmakers have consistently tailed to approve the plan la pressure from religious lobbies, including the Roman Catholic Church. David Hartlgan, spokesman for the Illinois Catholic Conference, aaid his group has been opposed to no-fault measures in the past because It has "a basic philosophy to affirm the value of the family." "(We're opposed) to the extent that divorce legislation does not do that," he said. Sen. Richard Kelly, D-Hasel Crest, a no-fault divorce opponent in the past, -aaid he Is concerned that no-fault would "make It conve Elect STEVE ilSCONTINE ALDERMAN7TH WARD APRIL 12TH Democrat Molina Cmaaia Manager, Alitrman lorry Westmorland POL. AOV In many cases, judges "routinely" grant divorces In uncontested cases without cloaely checking into allegation of fault, Lowder aaid.

"They know lt'a just a reconclliable differences." THE PROPOSAL would require a couple to have liv. ad apart for two years unless both parties agreed to waive that requirement. The court also would have to rule the couple tried but failed to reconcile and that further efforts would be useless. "Divorce still Is something that should not be taken lightly," said Mary Lou Lowder, associate legislative counsel for the bar association. "(But) what happens now under present law is there has to an allegation that one of the spouses has done something wrong, generally mental cruelty.

"Many times people are forced to perjure themselves because that Just may not be the It may be that these people Just don't desire to be married any more." 1 ui ine weekend raids. The arrests pushed the population at the Unn County Jail to 102 at one time during the weekend, a total that exceeded the Jail's legal capacity by 39 prisoners, officials said. Detective predicts success OMAHA (UPI) The private Investigator attempting to locate Johnny Gosch predicts the missing West Des Moines, Iowa, paperboy will be found through a nationwide leaflet campaign. Appearing on a telephone talk show on radio station KYNN-AM Sunday, Dennis Whelan an Omaha private detective hired by John and Noreen Gosch to help locate their son aaid be will begin checking into several new leads this week. Gosch, 13, has been missing since Sept.

when he disappeared near his parent's West Des Moines home while be waa on his morning newspaper route. Whelan aaid a similar nationwide flier campaign enabled him to find Todd Bequette, a Carter Lake, Iowa, boy who waa abducted in 1974 and returned home 18 months later. Whelan said he located the boy in Trinidad, Colo. i. Bombs injure firemen CHICAGO (UPI) Two firefighters remain hospitalized from injuries Buffered when two bombs exploded near a fast-food restaurant on the near South Side.

David Calea 26, waa listed in serious condition Sunday at Michael Reese Hospital, and his colleague, Lt. Joaeph Solan, was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Four other firefighters and a Cook County deputy sheriff were treated and released for minor In-' Juries deceived in the explosion, which occurred while XV- UDV SPRINGFIELD Sua and Tom had bean married for three years and, when they decided "it Just want working out," they want to a lawyer. He told them about O-Unois' laws: One of them had to be found "at fault" on one of 10 grounds Including mental or physical cruelty, desertion, adultery or habitual drunkeneaa before a divorce could be granted. "He said we had to coma up with a reason, even If It's not true," the aaid.

"We had to lie, basically. "Even though I know those things arent true, there are still legal papers that say them. That's not a pleaaant thing." FOR THE LAST six years, the legislature has considered and rejected proposals that would permit a divorce to be granted because of un resolvable dif- -f erences, without requiring someone be at fault. Those who favor the plan have argued that current laws sometimes force people seeking divorces to "lie and make up stories" and lead to larger legal fees In some cases. Illinois and South Dakota are the only two states left without some kind of no-fault plan, they point out.

But opponents charge the plan could make divorces too easy and would go against "the best interests of the family." This year, backers of the plan are gearing up for another try at pushing a no-fault proposal through the legislature. Under the legislation (H405) supported by the Illinois State Bar Association, a divorce could be granted because of "ir- Attorney Don Schiller of Schiller, DuCanto Fleck a Chicago firm dealing in family law, agrees. "YOU HAVE people who are torn apart at the thought of a divorce, who really like each other, but it'a Just not working," said Schiller, who has helped to draft no-fault proposals. "Then they have to get up on the stand, say your husband beat you up twice or is guilty of mental Some people have a really hard time." A no-fault plan, he said, simply acknowledges reality of some situations that lead people to seek a divorce. Proponents say one reason FREE Consultation Evaluation Chiropractic May Provide Relief From NMdaclw I.

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