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Recalls the shutdown of three New York newspapers in 1966 because of the failure of unions to reach agreement on another contract. What hastened the demise of the 'Herald Tribune' newspaper; Reason for the creation of the Newspaper Preservation Act.

The article examines the 1986 business failure of the "St. Louis Globe-Democrat" newspaper, which was founded in 1855. The newspaper had once been the dominant paper in the St. Louis market until it was bought by the chain owned by Samuel I. Newhouse in 1955. The "Globe-Democrat" gradually lost circulation and was forced to merge its business operations with the rival "Post-Dispatch" in the 1970s. It was purchased by Jeffrey Gluck in 1984, but went bankrupt in 1986.

The article recounts the brief history of the "St. Louis Sun" newspaper, which published for less than a year in 1989-1990. The paper was founded by Ingersoll Publications, whose owner Ralph Ingersoll II, made himself editor in chief. The "Sun" had several scoops and was lively and well-written, but a series of business misjudgments, most notably relying on newsstand sales in a city without mass transit, caused it to lose an estimated $25 million before closing.

The article focuses on the newspaper "USA Today," which celebrates its 25th anniversary on September 15, 2008. The newspaper was criticized and mocked by others in the newspaper industry when it began, but many of its innovations, such as the use of color and aggressive Web site operations, are now standard practice for most newspapers. Some advertising analysts speculate that a national newspaper may be less able to compete for marketing spending in the future. INSET: Why your paper may smell fruity.

Looks back on reports featured in `Editor & Publisher,' dated July 26, 1947 about newspaper publishing in North America. Ruling made by a federal judge on the validity of subpoenas issued by a grand jury to Canadian subsidiaries of International Paper Co. in its investigation of newsprint supply and prices; Advice offered by International Typographical Union president Woodruff Randolph to its members.

Looks back at the news reported in the May 25, 1946 issue of `Editor & Publisher,' on the crisis facing the newspaper industry in the United States with the spate of strikes in sectors that provide and deliver newsprint.