Nation: Divorce, Proper Style

As if he didn't have enough to ponder, Nelson Rockefeller came in for some criticism on yet another aspect of the divorce question. From a New York City rabbi came the suggestion that Rocky should now take a personal interest in getting New York State's divorce laws changed.

New York recognizes adultery as the sole ground for divorce. The law thus encourages divorce-bound people to commit little white lies by establishing "residence" in states where the divorce laws are less rigid. Said Bronx Rabbi Maurice J. Bloom in a sermon last week: "It is not fair to the citizenry when only the...

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