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Bugsy Siegel — Part 12
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a tot a@edain Yuliding set ; 3
ing and who @boce Enjoyed ha sey say the 'wonstrection ef the Floningo,
also etated ¢ he ipproximtely 2 Ystorans omployed, on Abs, pote)
a” ~
Ae
what the latter ‘expected . ee ty tawing published
that he gains the support of the "little people,* .«
t the letter would get no d@vortising at all from the ~,
stated that be has a weekly pay goll ef $5,000.00, ail. of.
which money wae paid 40 love ents of kas Vom & md that Be is séding
"materially to the apeupunity. intained scoordiag te inférmant thet S1kCL
fms no legal right to build a hotal. SIEGEL reminded hin thet fou age
he and the other builders of the hotel had obtained an “OK ." f
Of the Reno effice of the C.P.4. He stated thot at the gan sioner’
hearing on Amust 14, 1916, the newspoper ertiole written », aes intredused ."
in evidence and thet it was the only damging thing against aa 20
: Be _aske why other eonstrustion Jobe 1; fegns had nog been
ottacked jand mentioned a new office build replied that the ‘b
office buil is on essentin) building. SIEGEL agein prodge oO divulge va
tho source of information and oomplaint on the Flamingo a replied that
every veteran's Post in Nevada has pnesed a resolution to stigate the matters
He atcted that the complaint coming from thy weternns was by the leaders of
the Veterens organizations rather then from the Rerednanre meubers theuselves,
b:
SIEGEL accus i writing about
actually on about the two men. ‘eplie !
rv just ™a and ot is conneste a distiller. SIEGE
deniod that ina cul @ guy and mentioned sovoral weal estate .
holdings in Cea ifornin. ‘ o oF
SIEGEL continued ‘to pres to divulge his source of informe.tion
" and again mentioried the building ma 8, stating that with tho exception of Sx
three loods of lumber purchesed during the last four to six months, the builders
and contractor ef the Palmingo Hotel have purchased no materials subsequent to
the C.P.A. freose order, He stated that no mtcrials had been purchzsed on the ;
dleok norket, that no dDonuses have been paid, amd that no individuel had been .
bribed. : “
1 “4 - £
ae SB: hs would have beer glad to furnish authentic” pr¢
‘ inform tion to i. ‘Aatter boon interested emeugh to intiiview SIE
: prio to writing article. SIBGEL romrked,"dy word is better then ay
or notc end when thet is gomp, 1 will go jun t in the Posifie.” a at
4 a . Le
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