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Page 10 • Wednesday, October 14, 1998 The Bail San Antonio Mexican authorities detain two USL Possible hazing leads football players for weapon possession HS U band suspensioi rallies for convention SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Re publican National Committee members are visiting San Antonio one last time to scrutinize the Alamodome, hotels and the trans portation system before deciding whether to hold the party’s 2000 convention in the city. Civic leaders hope the fact that San Antonio is predominantly Mexican-Arnerican — giving Re publicans the chance to reach out politically to Hispanics — also weighs in the city’s favor. GOP site selection committee members were arriving Tuesday evening for their second and fi nal formal visit. Other cities in contention are New Orleans, New York, Indi anapolis and Philadelpliia. A site de cision is expected later this year, said Howard Opinsky, spokesman for the San Antonio Convention 2000 Host Committee. Along with its convention fa cilities and festive downtown, San Antonio convention orga nizers are heavily promoting the fact that about 55 percent of the city’s residents are Hispanic. Growth in the nation’s Latino population means the GOP must secure more of the Hispanic vote in the coming years, Opinsky said. LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Five Louisianans, including two Univer sity of Southwestern Louisiana foot ball players, were being detained by Mexican authorities after wandering across the border with guns. The group had hunting firearms and crossed into Mexico some where near Laredo, Texas, The Dai ly Advertiser reported today. Federal authorities were trying to negotiate a release for the group. They are USL football play ers Brent LeJeune and Christian Hensgens, as well as George A. Dorr IV and brothers Hans and Dennis Hensgens Jr. The Hens gens are Christian’s cousins. LeJeune is from Egan. The oth er four are from Crowley. Gun ownership is heavily re stricted in Mexico. Individuals must have a permit to own a .22-caliber firearm. Weapons of .38-caliber and above are for military use only. Entering the country with a mil itary-grade weapon or ammuni tion, even a single bullet, is pun ishable by five to 30 years in prison. A lesser weapon can result in a minimum two-year term. It was not known exactly what weapons the five men were carrying. A hearing could be held as ear ly as today between U.S. State De partment officials and Mexican au thorities regarding the release of the five men, who spent Saturday in a Mexican prison. A source told The Advertiser late Monday that they were no longer being held in a Mexican prison, but where they were being held was unclear. The families of the men, who are all in their late teens and -early 20s, declined comment. “When they got to the bridge they ran into border police. ” — Gerald Broussard USL wide receivers coach USL wide receivers coach Ger ald Broussard has been in contact with Christian Hensgen’s family since the incident occurred. Broussard said the five men drove into Mexico on Saturday and wanted to turn back, but were on a one-way bridge. They planned to turn around when they got off the bridge. “When they got to the bottom of the bridge they ran into border police. They were caught with their hunting stuff,” Broussard said. Broussard said Mexican officials initially told the five Louisiana men they would be released Monday if they came up with $5,000 cash. But when the men produced the money, a judge revoked the offer. The men’s fathers went to Lare do on Sunday, but were unsuc cessful in bringing their sons home. USL football coach Nelson Stokley called the situation “a horror story.” “We don’t have any control over this,” he said. Other Americans are detained in Mexico after crossing the border with weapons. Louisiana resident Johnny Manuel has been in the Juarez prison since early March. Manuel •said he took a wrong turn off In terstate 10 in El Paso and found himself on a Mexico-bound bridge with two hunting rifles and a .38 caliber revolver in the car. Manuel was sentenced to five years in jail. Increasingly, U.S. citizens travel ing on the border have been feeling the brunt. It’s been a particularly vis ible problem in the El Paso-Juarez area, where I-10 and U.S. 54 con verge in a confusing tangle of over passes that can funnel motorists onto an international bridge without their knowledge until it’s too late. About 69 Americans are now imprisoned on gun charges throughout Mexico, but an official at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said some were criminals caught in the interior. 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Whether the sus pension will be lengthened or other disciplinary actions taken has yet to be determined, Linda Carleton, dean of students, said Tuesday. Carleton declined to elaborate on the incident except to say it involved a group of band members, was not directed toward just one student, didn’t involve alcohol and did not result in any serious i Offic ials said a studentq ‘ ‘ inappropriate behavior'it fessor, who reporteditto ”1 consider it seriousai we violate university pota Christian standards," saidii let on, who learned of thew ipor last JUesday. Band membi ed appropriately” when is of the suspension, she said The HSU band directorwj town and unavailable for cn Last, month, the bands Prairie View A&MandSe: oyed o moi bad f he pa No |ool tc uly cl University were suspended!! ' ru §> weeks by the Southwestern ic Conference for brawl at halftime of a foote played in Beaumont Gorbachev visits Texas State F DALLAS (AP) — The State Fair of Texas had a surprise visitor Tuesday morning. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev made a whirl wind tour of everything from the auto show to the cattle barns. He was in Dallas for an evening speaking engagement at Southern Methodist University and decided the fair would make a dandy time- killer. State Fair spokeswoman Wiley said Gorbachev through the new car the midway, sampledbeefi the food and fiber pavilioi checked out the cattleandC! dales. He capped his visit w corny dog and accepted the a cowboy hat before depaitii mil i sc nts ji noutf Par nedic lisres] Wb ay, s yger is hav )isord Acc e dn ngbe ind o\ 'oung tate. 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