European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes july 2007 in the states Church settles abuse claims by Gillian Flaccus the associated press los Angeles hundreds of people who claim they were abused by clergy affiliated with the roman Catholic archdiocese of los Angeles can expect to be paid More than million each in a million settlement of their the by far the largest settlement in the Church sexual abuse was reached Satur said Ray the Lead plaintiffs the Arcidio americas and the plaintiffs were to release a joint statement he another person with knowl Edge of the Deal placed its value at by far the largest payout in the Church sexual abuse the person spoke to the associated press on the condition of anonymity because the settlement had not been officially that figure spread Over about 500 claims would mean an aver age payout of a Little More than million per some roman Catholic orders the Claret ians and of lates will be carved out of the agreement because they refused to according to the per son with knowledge of the the settlement also Calls for the release of confidential priest personnel files after review by a judge assigned to oversee the Liti Boucher the settlements push the total amount paid out by the Church since 1950 to More than with about a Quarter of that coming from the los Angeles it want immediately Clear How the payout would be split among the the archdiocese and several roman Catholic religious a judge must sign off on the the release of the priest Docu ments was important to the agree Boucher because it could reveal whether archdiocesan leaders were involved in Cov ering up for abusive transparency is a critical part of this and of All he Tod a spokesman for the did not immediately return a Call seeking com ment late earlier in the he said Church officials would be in court Cardinal Roger Mahony was to preside Over mass on sunday at the Cathedral of our lady of the plaintiff Steven who was expected to testify in the first said he was simultaneously relieved and he sued the archdiocese claim ing abuse by the late Clinton who died in i Hope All victims will find some Type of Healing in this pro he Nype officer Dies after shooting the associated press new York a Belarus born new York City police officer shot in the face during a traffic Stop and the suspected gunmen Are now facing first degree Mur Der officials Russel died saturday while on life support at Kings county Hospital from the gunshot wounds he suffered Early monday when he and his partner stopped a stolen sport util Ity vehicle in the Borough of according to police commissioner Raymond Timoshenko had been Para suffered brain swelling and was unable to breathe on his his Herman hit in the Chest and Arm but saved by his Bullet resistant was released from the Hospital tues three men who had faced at tempted murder charges will be arraigned monday on first de Gree murder Brooklyn prosecutors they include two 34yearold a convicts Cap tured last week in Pennsylvania Pocono mountains and a third Man accused of driving the get away authorities Timoshenko family emigrated to the from the former so Viet Republic of they were by his Side at the time of and including filed past the body to pay saying goodbye to lady Bird Brian Austin a crowd watches As lady Bird Johnsons funeral cortege travels South on Congress Avenue through downtown on the route of the procession started at the state then wound through the Hill country of Central Texas to the ranch at about 70 Miles West of the former first who was devoted to preserving native died wednesday at 94 of natural Nader says Hes considering 2008 run consumer advocate Ralph Nader told the Green party National convention that he is considering a 2008 presidential run and accused democrats of trying to shut smaller parties out of the political no other country comes close to providing voters with such a Small number of choices and making third party candidates hurdle an Al most insuperable number of obstacles just to get on the the Green parrys 2000 presidential said in Nader got percent of the votes in the general he ran As an Independent in 2004 but was removed from the ballot in Pennsylvania and Ottier Large states after democrats challenged his nominating Remy a arrested on attempted murder charge new York grammy nominated rapper Remy a was arrested on charges of attempted murder in a shooting outside a trendy manhat Tan police the 26yearold whose real name is Remy had been sought for questioning in the shooting of a 23yearold woman Early sat urday after a verbal dispute near a bar in the meatpacking she reported to police saturday evening and was also arrested on charges of assault and criminal Possession of a police the rappers manager said saturday that she could not talk and referred Calls to Remy Mas who was with the rapper As she re ported to from the associated press Security chief says terrorist threat is a concern by Hope yen the associated press Washington the White House expressed concern sunday about recent indications of a heightened terrorist threat and said it Points to a greater need to promote the benefits of Democrat its a source of and were responding to said Stephen president Bush National Security its a Good reminder that the struggle against terrorism is going to be with us for a Long we need to at the same engage in the Battle of the president talking about the vision of democracy versus a vision of de had Ley and we need to get the country in a position where it has the tools it needs to Deal with the terrorist a new intelligence assess ment being released to Congress this week is expected to say that Al Aida is stepping up its efforts to sneak terrorist operatives into the United states and has acquired most of the capabilities it needs to strike the National intelligence Esti mate is expected to Point in particular to a Laidas growing ability to use its base along the Paki Stan afghan Border to launch and inspire Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last week said he had a gut feeling that the nation faced a higher risk of attack this without offering Specif he has pointed to several fac tors a Laidas increased Freedom to train in South Asia a flurry of Public statements from the net works leadership a history of summertime attacks and a broader Range of attacks in North Africa and Europe and Homegrown terrorism increasing in Hadley spoke on abcs this week and late edition on Hadley