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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.

Discusses newspapers' coverage of the 1919 ratification of the 18th Amendment of the United States Constitution, also known as the Volstead Act. Uncertainty among the press on how to editorialize the law; Articles in the `New York Times' about the legislation; Passive approach of the `Philadelphia Inquirer'; Opposition from the `Philadelphia Bulletin.'

The article focuses on publication of the "Richmond Memories: The Early Years" book by the "Richmond Times-Dispatch" newspaper through collaboration with the Pediment Publishing. Topics discussed include illustration of several historical pictures associated with Richmond, Virginia region; possession of several historical photographs related to the city by the newspaper's archives; and views of the newspaper's executive director Paige Mudd on same.

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.

Presents a table chronicling the joint operating agreements (JOA) between newspapers in the United States since 1933. JOA between `Albuquerque Journal' and `The Albuquerque Tribune'; `The Arizona Daily Star' and the `Tucson Citizen'; `The Journal-Gazette' and `The News-Sentinel.'

Ponders on the reason behind the decision of then former United States President Richard Nixon to grant an antitrust exemption to the newspaper industry by reversing his opposition to the 1970 Newspaper Preservation Act (NPA). Relationship of Nixon with the press; Newspapers which opposed the NPA.

Discloses `Rutland Herald' owner Virginia Mitchell's assessment of the American newspaper industry's transformation in the 52 years that she has been attending Newspaper Association of America (NAA) conventions. Treatment of women in the industry in 1947; Tribute to Mitchell's editor husband, Bob; Promotion of the book `Go With the River,' by Mitchell's sister, Mary Wright Shaw.

Reports on the newsprint recycling industry 60 years after a Sartell, Minnesota mill began producing newsprint from deinked waste paper. Deinking method developed by Canadian chemists and patented to a New York company through the James Flett Organization; Investment of Industrial Products Corp. to develop recycling process; Ponderosa Fiber's planned New York City newsprint recycling mill awaiting agreement with the city.

Offers advice on how feature editors of newspapers can make use of the Internet in their research for materials for their `Today in History' features. Citation of anniversaries of important events; Insertion of historical references; How to use specialized databases for historical information.

Provides information about the Historical Text Archive (HTA), a Web site operated by Mississippi State University's College of Arts and Sciences. Examples of historical documents that can be viewed at the HTA site; Importance of the site for feature editors and feature writers; Topics covered by HTA; Items to consider when using the site in one's news stories.