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Ann Arbor News, June 27, 1949
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'THUMBS DOWN'" Attorney George Burke, jr., refuses to allow Detective Capt. Al Heusel (left) to use a fish net to shag fly balls in the police-lawyer softball game yesterday morning at Slauson School's west diamond. Overlooking the argument in his accustomed role is Municipal Court Judge Francis O'Brien who served as umpire. Result of the contests was a 9 to 4 triumph for the police.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 5, 1948
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Attorney George J. Burke, jr., here looks over an 1837 court transcript showing that Edward Mundy, first lieutenant-governor of Michigan, was fined five dollars for an assault and battery offense. Holding the transcript is County Clerk Luella M. Smith, in whose office Burke did much of his work in making a study of early crime in Washtenaw county.