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LOS ANGELES HED DATED Z/2 ¥/ \DD & EXPRE: » SS ‘Bugsy’ Murder Howser Sees Wire Service Motive Gangland slaying of Benjamin; “Bugsy” Siegel, gambling czar, ! probably was motivated because! he “muscled his racetrack wire! ervice into Nevada and was at- mpting to take over northern ONTALNED N, Howser after he and other officials broke open Siegel’s safe- ty deposit vault box and found assorted men’s jewelry and an in- surance policy to the reputed gangster’s mother. Although the box yielded no| nd Southern California.” ' sen TON C This was the theory advanced arr ety | ‘today by Attorney General Fred wer B10 SY ELAS, lue to the murder, Howser said: “We think we know who had the best motive. Either the di- rector or the actual tor of the shooting was = west- em man.” business after the last race of | June 14.” Howser intimated: that wire followed a direct threat t Stegel. A complete investigatior Investigations showed Siegel to]of all racetrack wire servi | be the representative of Trans-|were called for by the circum-|j america Wire Service, the attor-|Stances, It was sald. ———-e |, ney general stated, adding that, on June 13, seven days before Siegel’s death, the wire service| ent the following telegram to okmakers it serviced: uk 6