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Aenea ee FL as ae acne: et age a b LOS ANGELES DATED W20¢ a ere F> A Mowser Says Racetrack Wire * ‘Service Possible Death Motive) ——— Atttorney General Fred ‘N. owser said yesterday that his . office had made “significant* f progress into blame for the death f gangster Bugsy Siegel, Without naming the killer, owser said: . : “We think we know who had the best motive.” .- j The Attorney General said in- estigations by Walter H. Lentz, f his office, have indieated! ugsy most -probably was slain because of his racetrack wire. rvice. ; rad Bugsy, Howser said, repre- sented Trans-America Wire serv- ‘dee, OOK OVER’— “He muscled his. way | ad Vegas with the service, said Howser, “then took over sil of Nevada, rt “Later he tried the same strongarm methods in both Northern and Southern Call- i fornia.” —— } Howser said that on June 43, seven days before Bugsy’s death, a Trans-America sent out the fel- lowing wire to bookmakers it services: — . “Due to circumstances be- ' - ond our control, we are com- slied to discontinue our busi- - , gress after the last race of . --* turday, June 14. We appre- ——- a i Melate the cooperation you have |' j ‘| given as.” » Fi | Howser indicated this hasty de- j ‘ cision may have been the result|’ o? a direct threat to Siegel, He Said the circumstances were so ‘peculiar as to demand a com- . ; Plete investigation of all race- 7 & 2") fs . 2 : _ track wire services. - , | ao td a A » Only a small insurance policy} oP v q r2) é i for his mother, Mrs. Jennis Sie-|. 1M . ; ; = gel, and a few pieces of jewelry}: bee A 7 . - eon ; | ete found in the gangster's], go Ue ber baTaler ee Te . , Beverly Hills safety deposit box, : ; ne QQ : f Howser said. The box was opened bre . JUL 24 13.5 : : yesterday’ after County Publi : ; land . Administrator Ben B. Brown wa *“mamed special administrator ‘ . the gangster’s estate. a Ce oc. ee a _, A ee a a ALL AA RC TT