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	Block - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Block (366 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Archive Search
		Block, then living in Ohio, had been released from the military and was on a short visit to Washington.
		Block thought the former general was weak on civil rights, and regularly attacked Ike in his cartoons.
		Block enlarged on this with the comment that "Reagan told anecdotes that had no basis in fact, but they were good lines and he kept using them.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4273186,00.html (864 words)

	Online NewsHour: Herblock Remembered
		Herbert Hoover was the newly-inaugurated president and the '20s were still roaring.
		One of Block's other famous targets was President Richard Nixon, with the cartoonist's criticism of the president reaching its peak during the Watergate break-in scandal in the early '70s.
		Block garnered many accolades for his satire, including three Pulitzer prizes for editorial cartooning and a stake in a fourth Pulitzer, shared with his colleagues at the Post for their Watergate coverage.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/media/media_watch/july-dec01/herblock_10-8.html (367 words)

	CTV.ca \| Political cartoonist Herblock dies at 91
		Block died of pneumonia at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.
		It was Block who coined the word McCarthyism to describe the redbaiting tactics used by Senator Joseph McCarthy, and those cartoons were ranked No. 39 on a 1999 New York University list of 100 greatest works of journalism of the century.
		Block put on numerous shows and published 10 books of his cartoons, plus an autobiography, Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life, that he tapped out on a manual typewriter.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025062453247_20471653 (725 words)

	Herblock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herbert Lawrence Block (October 13, 1909 – October 7, 2001), was a American editorial cartoonist.
		He won three Pulitzer Prizes (1942, 1954, 1979) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994).
		His personal assistant for 44 years was Jean Rickard, now Executive Director of the Herb Block Foundation, and chosen by Block himself to fill that position.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herbert_Block (313 words)

	Comic creator: Herbert Block ('Herblock')
		After serving in the military during World War II, Herb Block joined The Washington Post in 1946, where he worked as political cartoonist for the rest of his 74-year career, winning his second Pullitzer in 1954 and the third in 1979.
		Block was one of the first American political cartoonists to fiercely comment on the communist-hunt of senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
		Herbert Block died of pneumonia on Sunday, 7 October 2001, at Sibley Memorial Hospital, a week before his 92nd birthday.
	lambiek.net /artists/b/block_herbert.htm (310 words)

	About Herblock (Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium, Library of Congress Exhibition)
		Herb Block was a particular fan of "Ding" Darling of the New York Herald Tribune, whose cartoon opinions were characterized by humor and vitality.
		Herb Block was an early advocate of aid to the allies resisting Nazi aggression, and was for measures to prepare America for what was becoming a great world struggle.
		Herb Block's longevity is due in part to the journalistic passion inspired by his father and older brothers.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/swann/herblock/about.html (1961 words)

	Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament
		Block - an officer of Sun Television and Appliance, a vice president of the National Association of Television Merchandisers, and a benevolent supporter of the Charity Newsies - it also touched his family and friends.
		In memory of Herbert J. Block, his family has made many significant contributions to The James, including the organization of an annual golf tournament which to date has provided more than $1.8 million to the cancer program.
		In addition, the Block family established a lectureship to acknowledge excellence in the field of oncology.
	www.jamesline.com /waystogive/specialevents/block (345 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for block book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		block book BLOCK BOOK [block book] Before and after the invention of printing from movable types in the mid-15th cent., some books were printed in Europe from engraved wooden blocks, with one block for each page.
		Block, Herbert Lawrence BLOCK, HERBERT LAWRENCE [Block, Herbert Lawrence] 1909-2001, American editorial cartoonist known as Herblock, b.
		Perspective: A touch of writer's BLOCK ; It is claimed that there is a book in all of us.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/01573.html (789 words)

	DPE: Professionals: Preeminent Professionals: Herbert Lawrence Block
		Recently deceased Herbert Lawrence Block was a thoughtful journalist and gifted cartoonist, who was universally admired for his integrity.
		Herbert Block, who condensed his signature name to Herblock, started his career at the Chicago Daily News in 1929 and has made pointed comments on the American scene, values and politics ever since.
		The Library of Congress recently honored Herbert Block’s work with a major exhibition called "Herblock’s History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium" (October 2000, through February of 2001.) Harry Katz commented on Block’s reputation for editorial independence: "A thoughtful journalist and gifted cartoonist, he is universally admired for his integrity."
	www.dpeaflcio.org /pros/preeminent/block_h.htm (326 words)

	Block, Herbert Lawrence - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BLOCK, HERBERT LAWRENCE [Block, Herbert Lawrence] 1909-2001, American editorial cartoonist known as Herblock, b.
		A superb stylist and generally a political liberal, Herblock began drawing cartoons (1929-33) for the Chicago Daily News, later moving to the Newspaper Enterprise Association (1933-43) and to the Washington Post (1946-2001).
		Block, again, hits a winner; "Hit Man" by Lawrence Block.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-block-he.html (310 words)

	Herbert Block Foundation
		The Herb Block Foundation is committed to defending the basic freedoms guaranteed all Americans, combating all forms of discrimination and prejudice and improving the conditions of the poor and underprivileged through the creation or support of charitable and educational programs with the same goals.
		When he died in October 2001, Block left the bulk of his estate to create the Herb Block Foundation to carry on his life's work of championing the cause of social justice.
		In 2003 the foundation donated the Herbert L. Block archives of editorial cartoons to the Library of Congress, where they are available to both scholars and the general public.
	www.herbblockfoundation.org (503 words)

	Herbert Block
		During the 1930s Block's cartoons highlighted the dangers of Adolf Hitler and the rise of fascism in Germany.
		Block was the first person to describe this crusade against people with left of centre political views as McCarthyism.
		But Block was to show the courage of his convictions when he chose to confront an issue that many cartoonists - and their papers - gave a wide berth, by aiming his sights at the junior U.S. senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /ARTblock.htm (795 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Herbert 'citizen's arrest' may lead to charges
		Herbert told the Deseret Morning News that when Bennion asked him to come with him to the police station, Herbert refused and tried to step around Bennion.
		Herbert said he tried a couple of times to leave peacefully but asked motel employees to call police when Bennion started screaming at him.
		Herbert is accompanied by security personnel from the governor's office to some speaking engagements but not all.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595099468,00.html (414 words)

	Herbert's Jewelers Online - About Herbert's
		Herbert's was founded by my father Herbert N. Block in October 1938 in Kenosha, Wisconsin..
		He used his first name because there was a Block Bros. department store down the street.
		In 1978 we incorporated as Herbert’s Ltd. During this time I did away with the table tops and expanded into other categories.
	www.herbertsjewelers.com /info.htm (320 words)

	special collections monthly focus: Herbert Block Drawing in the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection
		The Pulitzer-prize winner, Herbert L. Block, passed away at the beginning of October, 2001, at the age of 91.
		The next year, Block joined the United States Army where his talents for cartooning were put to good use by the Information and Education Division.
		Block has titled his piece 'Hill 1945' coined from the numerous anonymous hills on Okinawa and elsewhere that became known only by numbers.
	www.brown.edu /Facilities/University_Library/libs/hay/focus/herblock/focus5.html (308 words)

	Political Cartoonist Herblock Dead At 91 - CBS News
		It was Block who coined the word "McCarthyism" to describe the redbaiting tactics used by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and those cartoons were ranked No. 39 on a 1999 New York University list of 100 greatest works of journalism of the century.
		Lyndon Johnson canceled a Medal of Freedom ceremony because Block was to be honored.
		Block almost lost the NEA job in 1942 because his cartoons supported Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and urged America into World War II - opinions his bosses didn't share.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2001/10/08/politics/printable313907.shtml (841 words)

	The Newspaper Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		TomPaine.com has won the third-annual Herbert Block Freedom Award for being "a consistent voice of reason and democratic discourse at a time of increased political attacks on civil liberties and a flattening of discourse in the mainstream media," TNG-CWA said.
		The Herbert Block Award, named after the legendary Washington Post cartoonist known as Herblock, is given annually to a person or organization that best exemplifies Block's devotion to free speech and assembly, his compassion for the weak and disadvantaged, his distrust of unbridled power and his defense of a vigorous free press.
		Block, who died in 2001, was a Guild member for 67 years.
	www.newsguild.org /awards/2003brounblockwinnerpressrelease.php (753 words)

	Scholarship Honors Herbert L. Block
		Lake Forest, Ill –The late Pulitzer-Prize winning political cartoonist and author Herbert L. Block, is being honored by his alma mater, Lake Forest College, with a perpetual endowed scholarship set up in his memory by long-time friend Doree Lovell of Washington D.C..
		In the late 1930s Block drew a cartoon of an over-stuffed Reid Library, for the College’s library expansion campaign.
		Building on the foundation that Herb Block left, the College is pleased to be able to offer support to students with an interest in political cartoons and an understanding of the importance of chronicling serious economic, political, and social issues in a humorous and artistic way,” says Stephen Schutt, president of the College.
	www.collegenews.org /x1134.xml (414 words)

	About the Lectureship
		The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is proud to work with the Block family to recognize leadership in the field of cancer through the Herbert J. Block Memorial Lectureship for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer.
		His research also includes: the use of monoclonal antibodies to target growth factor receptors as a way to slow or shrink tumors; the identification and study of breast cancer genes; and the development of Taxol as a treatment for breast cancer.
		To be eligible for the Block Lectureship award, candidates must be nominated by a cancer center, medical school, hospital or research institute.
	www.jamesline.com /waystogive/specialevents/block/lectureship (579 words)

	NCI's Radiation Oncology Expert to Give Block Lecture
		The award, established by the Block family of Columbus, honors the memory of their parents, Maxine and Herbert J. Block, who both died of cancer.
		It is given annually to a renowned cancer researcher who is invited to Ohio State to accept the award and deliver the annual Block Lecture.
		Funding for the Block Lecture comes from the proceeds of the annual Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament, which over the years has raised more than $3 million for the James.
	medicalcenter.osu.edu /mediaroom/press/article.cfm?ID=2656 (466 words)

	The Block Lab at Stanford University
		Sequence-resolved detection of pausing by single RNA polymerase molecules.
		Herbert, La Porta, Wong, Mooney, Neuman, Landick and Block.
		Backsteps induced by nucelotide analogs suggest the front head of kinesin is gated by strain.
	www.stanford.edu /group/blocklab (160 words)

	eBay - herbert block, Antiquarian Collectible, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Herblock at Large, Herbert Block cartoons1987 HC 1st,
		Herblock's State of the Union by Herbert Block hcdj 1st
		Herblock at Large Herbert Block 1987 1st Ed./New cond.
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=herbert+block&newu=1&... (366 words)

	obitpage.com :: great obits archive :: H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		He coined the term "McCarthyism" for the smear tactics of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, the red-baiting Wisconsin Republican who was eventually censured by the Senate.
		Herbert Lawrence Block was born in Chicago on Oct. 13, 1909, the youngest of three boys in the family of David Julian Block and Tessie B. Block.
		All of this changed with the stock market crash in October 1929 and the rise of fascist and communist dictatorships in Europe and Asia in the 1930s.
	www.obitpage.com /obits/h/herblock.html (3119 words)

	BBC News \| ARTS \| Cartoonist 'Herblock' dies
		The great US political cartoonist Herbert L Block, who wrote under the name Herblock, has died aged 91.
		In a career which started in the 1920s, Herblock won three Pulitzer prizes and coined the term "McCarthyism" to describe the tactics of anti-Communist senator Joe McCarthy.
		They also chronicled the great issues of his time, including the Great Depression, the rise of Hitler, the Cold War, the civil rights movement and the scandals of the Clinton years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/1586445.stm (359 words)

	Online NewsHour: In Memoriam: Herb Block - October 8, 2001
		An excerpt from an earlier tribute by essayist Roger Rosenblatt to his friend and former colleague, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Herblock.
		JIM LEHRER: Finally tonight, editorial cartoonist Herbert Block, better known as Herblock.
		ROGER ROSENBLATT: Herbert block, the political cartoonist who signs his work as "Herblock" has just published an autobiography, A Cartoonist's Life.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/remember/july-dec01/herblock_10-8.html (507 words)

	Herblock
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		Herbert Lawrence Block - Block, Herbert Lawrence, 1909–2001, American editorial cartoonist known as Herblock,b.
	www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0900599.html (144 words)

	FMI NEWS RELEASE
		WASHINGTON, DC — March 14, 2005 — Honored for 40 years of distinguished service to the food industry, John (Jack) R. Block, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) executive vice president and president of FMI’s Wholesale Division, is the recipient of the 2005 Herbert Hoover Award.
		Block was honored for a lifetime of industry leadership, including his stewardship of a nationally recognized family farm in Illinois and service as the state’s director of agriculture and later the nation’s U.S. secretary of agriculture.
		Block was also recognized for his successful leadership in the planning and implementation of the Annual Business Conference.
	www.fmi.org /media/mediatext.cfm?id=726 (438 words)

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