* Gordon McCabe; Newsweek Publisher

Gordon McCabe, 89, publisher and president of Newsweek during two decades of major growth in circulation and revenue. McCabe joined Newsweek as its circulation director in 1942 after stints at the New York Times and Young America magazine. He eventually worked his way up to advertising director, general manager, vice president and director before being named publisher in 1958 and president a year later. He was credited with protecting Newsweek’s editorial and advertising staff equally well when the magazine’s advertisers threatened to pull ads because of controversial coverage. Between 1942 and 1963--two years after the Washington Post Co. bought Newsweek--the magazine’s circulation rose from 500,000 to 1.5 million and ad revenue rose from $3.9 million to $25.5 million. McCabe was named publisher of the year in 1971 by the Magazine Publishers of America. He remained president of Newsweek until his retirement in 1975. On Saturday at a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital after a heart attack.