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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2007
Page
5
The Associated Press reports U S death sentences in 2006 fell to 114 or fewer, a record low since reinstatement. Executions also declined to 53, reflecting heightened caution and concerns over irreversible errors in the justice system.
Somali government troops with Ethiopian support battle about 600 Islamic militiamen on the southern tip near the Kenya border. U S Navy blocks sea escape routes and Kenya closes its border to prevent militants slipping across. A U N peacekeeping plan faces risks of retaliation.
Royal Caribbean Cruises agrees to pay about $1 million to the estate of George Allen Smith IV who vanished from his Mediterranean honeymoon cruise in 2005. Settlement funds allotted include $950,000 to the estate and up to $110,000 for the widow’s legal costs as court approval is sought. The case spurred access to vessel logs security reports door records photographs and FBI correspondence.
The Spokane Catholic Diocese agrees to pay at least 48 million dollars to abuse survivors as part of a bankruptcy settlement. Federal mediator and Judge Gregg Zive stated the deal provides closure and allows healing progress. The plan awaits victim approval and a second judge sign-off in Spokane.
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