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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Friday. October 13, 1995 Page A6 Dominican I public is place to t ie knot divorced spouse, and you can get without having your spouse here with you." hanEspinoza, who says he has a for dled divorces and marriages draft brace of celebrities, helped marriage and divorce laws in 1971 and amend them in 1978. He says By JAVIER MAYMI Associated Press Writer '""V A"k i ' T-- fV ' j.L LA ROMANA, Dominican O.J, Simpson didn't Republic get married in the Dominican Republic after all. But the flap v over his rumored arrival has Dominicans wondering again whether this nation really ought to be an international convenience wedstore for quick, hassle-fre- e ' : they benefit "the rich and famous" and do not affect Domini- can society. "It's only for foreigners," he said. "What you read isn't the reality you live, is it?" Most Dominicans marry in the Roman Catholic Church, which has more complicated procedures. Mon-terLegislator Jose Vazquez who represents La Romana in the House of Deputies, noted that the laws make $450 for the government on each divorce. dings. A quick marriage here costs $500 and 15 minutes. It requires one witness and a simple declaration that neither partner is already married. There's no messy union of the bride's and groom's money. Untying the knot is slightly more expensive: a divorce costs about $1,200 and six hours, according to Manuel Espinoza. "We have allowed marriage to become just another game," said the Rev. Sebastian Cavalotto, a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who has preached here for 31 years. "It upsets me that the Dominican Republic is seen by the world as a trampoline in moral issues," said Jose Nunez. Nunez was selling his paintings Monday at the roadside leading to the airport. Getting married here is "plain simple," Espinosa said. "No hassles and no financial disclosures. You can get married without having to mix your money with your lawyer-to-the-sta- AP Photo Plump-ki- n Ashley Creuziger, 9, sits in front of the great pumpkin she grew at her Sturtevant, Wis., home on Tuesday. The pumpkin weighs 664 12 pounds, and it took second place in the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Oconomowoc, Wis. Weigh-Of- in f o, rs "The laws protect a man's wealth if he feels he is not compatible with his spouse," Velazquez said. "That shouldn't affect the social fabric." The priest Cavalotti said the laws have helped "crea'e the social instability that we lic with today. ... There is no longer an understanding of family." The newspaper Listin Diario, which started the story of a Simpson marriage here, said its report could help the national del ate about the impoverished nation's social ills. "Maybe this incident can sei .e as therapy." Hallelujahs in courtroom unacceptable By AMY DRISCOLL Newspapers Knight-Ridd- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Irish Lopes heard the jury's verdict and couldn't contain the wave of relief that engulfed her. She leaped to her feet, the words bursting from her mouth. "Thank you, Jesus!" she exclaimed, shattering the tense silence of the courtroom. The outburst came after her brother, Reginald Walker, was acquitted Oct. 2 of murder and spared the electric chair. A few hand claps and hallelujahs later. Lopes sat down, suddenly aware of the roomful of eyes upon her. But her jubilance would Gart Sports and Gart Bros, are NOW ONE great sporting goods company first-degr- cost her. Contempt of court, thundered Broward County Circuit Judge Mark Speiser. On the spot, he announced her sentence: 10 days in jail. And he ordered her to surrender today to begin her stint behind bars. For Lopes, a single mother of two with no previous criminal convictions, the sudden hammer of the law hit with a shock. "She w as just praising the Lord that (Walker's) life was spared." said her attorney. Perry Thurston. 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