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Rise of Dewey as Racket Buster in New York
Biographical sketch of Gov. Thomas F. Dewey highlighting his rise to fame as a rackets prosecutor. Details Luciano and Hines cases, raids in 1936, and his drive against organized crime. Notes Dewey's conviction of Luciano and Hines, and his subsequent election as district attorney with reform support.
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Dewey
Gov
Thomas F. Dewey
Burton Neath
NEA
Tom Dewey
Luciano
Hines
Charles Luciano
Lucky
New York
Valentine
Lehman
Tammany
James J. Hines
Samuel Seabury
Jimmy Hines
Tammany Hall
Underworld
Roosevelt
White House
Sing Sing
Dutch Schultz
Arthur Flegenheimer
J. Richard
Dixie
Davis
Schultz
William C. Dodge
Reform
American Labor Party