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Bugsy Siegel — Part 12
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This information was corroborated by!
who advised that SIEGEL began the oontersation by #' t had our plans b
EC coupleted in 195 and Janury, 19/6"and that the builders of the Flaming Hotel
had not violated the C.P.A. freeze order of March 26, INS because ; Smpfmetion
‘on all phases of the building: bec begun prior to that date,
fstated that RIEGEL referred to the C.P.A. Commissioner's
hearing at San Francisoo on ust 1 14, 1946 and stated that the hearing b2
had cost SIEGEL, veral thousand Wollars., SIEGEL b?
tended to blame the C.F. vestigation of the hotel on artiolg” 2D
v ‘
in the "Las Vegas Tribune.” He said, "How you are writing things you
nothing about because you didn't look to see if we had the 0.K. to builds“you
publighed your story thet we are wrong; that we have no right to buil Be
Endl: he is actually building up the Las Vegas area by eons iruoting
the ho and that only & very emall portion oF the vailding te 4 ~~ be used for
gembling purposes. . . oy a
SIEGEL saroastionlly | quoted portions of the ROWEPR Dor article ,
attempted to present an argument in justification for his » paitorial, accor .
to informant, saying that what he said of the Flamingo Bete 4s true of overs b>
thing in Las Vegas. SIEGEL demanded tha oll him Wh. the latter had
written such anartiocle “because you didn io that for Wy ceson out of your
head," He tald' 2¢ mone of the building patorieltjhad been purchesed
on the black mari and. thet no money above ceiling: pric 8 hod been paid for
the mtcrials. He said thot mo othor eontractors in thf 2. nea no justifios-
tion for complaining becauso DEL|“:EBB had purchased el of ths materisis on
the legitimate open market dnd ¢ if DEL WEBB coma
{other contractor could also obtain ‘then,
tho mtcrials any
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