Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 6, 1959
Caption:
At 'Dimes' Banquet: Chatting informally during last night's banquet at the Michigan Union officially launching the national March of Dimes campaign were (left to right) University President Harlan Hatcher; Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine bearing his name; Dr. Thomas Francis, jr., U-M epidemiology department chairman who directed the serum evaluation; and Basil O'Connor, National Foundation head.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 11, 1955
Caption:
Polio Report's 'Big Three': Key figures in tomorrow's momentous evaluation report on the Salk polio vaccine are (left to right) Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr., University scientist who heads the evaluation team; Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; and Dr. Jonas E. Salk, developer of the vaccine. They are pictured as they were interviewed by newsmen this morning in the Rackham Building.