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AO soa us fo =) ‘psociates was James A. Ragen, Sr., who took over In 1939 because of a 12 | (95) rading tnvectivation of Annenberg's Tederal income tax returns. ah Lt : re After World War Il, ganpciess hogan “muscling in."' Mickey Cohen ; i Joe Sica heat up Ragen’s son-in-lev, Russell Prophy, who wag in charge : fathe west coast distribution agency far Continental. Cohen was anotorious = j “om eat coast hoedtum, ¥hile Slea was reputed to be a Mafioso. The beating was ' 22 (96) es Me + . ots to the late Jack Uragna, then *"*!?: leader in Callfornia. , 5 In Chicago, Ragen tried to r-evont the R & Fo Publishing Company, . | ; . sgubdistributor of the racing wire pos service controlled by the local Capone pos 30 . nel arene shdicate, freon stealing mows fron. es ‘str fbutor of Continental, Ragen i iBeatene' to tell the FRY about the Cor one syndicate «paration and to report ie H to the I edsral Cormmunicatica: ““ommission in order to force it out of woe 38iness. Ve even tried to buy out % & H but a prohibitive price was asked | ee het it. Apparently, the Capone syueicrte wanted to take over the racing wire co . (97) mo hea iFvice itself and gnin control of every bookmaker in the country. “, 44 ; 45 Then a new racing Information distribullon service called Trans- 46 Afaerican Publishing & News Service, Inc., made its appearance. Among its 48 APst customers was 28 & H, which withdrew from Continental. Trans-American ake about $290, 000 in its first year but a number of hcodiums in various parts 53 | 54 _ 35 36 ie