Unpredictable font behaviour in InDesign

Hi folks.
I'm experiencing a weird recurring font problem within InDesign CS3 and CS4.
I'm copying some text (Meta LF - Postscript) from advert A to advert B and the text keeps changing to the non-LF version of the font.
Here's the list of things that I have tried so far:
1. I removed the non-LF version from my machine but it still converts to the LF version but now sees it as missing.
2. Removed the font cache from within Extensis Universal Type Server and reinstalled all my fonts.
3. Exported the file as an InDesign Interchange file to see if it cleared any corruption.
4. Pasted the same text from advert A into a new document and it worked fine.
5. Pasted advert B into a new document. Copied the text from advert A in but still getting the same problem.
6. Pasted advert B into a new document deleted advert B and then pasted the text from advert A in again. Still getting the same problem.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
I'm gradually going insane!
Gordon
This is occurring on multiple machines. G5s & MacPros running Mac OS 10.4 & 10.5, InDesign CS3 (simualted the same problem in CS4) and running Extensis Universal Type server. Meta Postscript font from FontShop International.

Starting with the obvious, have you looked at the Paragraph or Character Styles panels for these documents?

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