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Seen ak eat oO jana raed te Toe Sige lop te woule see noone. yoney whicn be would then ay With reference te SIBGEL's SS oe te the article appearing in the Las Vegas Tribune, an maCion of this weekly newspaper reflected that the principal article appearing on the first pags of Volume 3, Number 28, for the week ending August 1, 1946, was captioned "damb) Palaces Yersus Houses for Veterans." This article in fall read as follows: "the Flamingo, giant gambling resort now under cometruction on highway 91 at a cost estimated te reach the three-millies-doller mark, promises te be the biggest and most 9 slg in ty - Under norman conditiens, construction of s type my de tolerated . “and by many weldomed as an additional emterprise te put las Vegas on the mp. At present, however, the construction ef another gambling resort of such mignuitude is oausing mich unfavorable comment, espe-: sially among veterans who have been trying vainly to purchase bud ld-+ ing materiala for homes they feel they are entitied to build for their families. “te” "Contractors and building supply houses claim they do not have: any materials to build homes. Sut, somehow, builders of gambling | " plubs seem to have po trouble whatecever getting anything they want. he same builders who have no time to Weild city jails, swimming pools for the children or homes for thé veterans and working men are ready to bend over backward to build gambling clubs and ether unéssential bud ui ldings. The very las last thins Tas Yaras needa at this time is another gambling “elub, Our magnificent resest hotels have been able to take care of our tourists in a fine mnner. What las Vegas needs is homes--and more hones. . “lat ws build the howes first. After that is done and the demené for housing is filled, we oan build ell the cambling eluds - v7 the fie will stad. We réRlise that enterprises such as the ho CPL elub are feaked ty wen of gréat means. Tn the case of “ | “pis particular eiub, for instadee, it is hard to match the capital . of mn like Bugdic Siegel, Barry Rethberg and ethers who are ready _ to spend a fortune to make anether fortune in las Vegas. "Wo doubt the Flamingo will attract many people to this area. It is reported that the Flamingo will cater to men who bet $1000 chips with bhe same ease as you and I would play the nickel alot mochine. In the casinos of the Flamingo, fortunes will be won amd lost. Won by Bugsie Siegel and his associates and lost by the wealthy gamblers from Hollywood and elsewhere. - 8 - a ce