COMCAST CORP
SC 13D/A, 1998-04-28
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                                      
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                      
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 2)*

                              Comcast Corporation
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                               (NAME OF ISSUER)

                    Class A Special Common Stock, $1.00 par
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                        (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                  200 300 20 0
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                                (CUSIP NUMBER)

                               Donald E. Meihaus
                         312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor
                             Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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                (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
              AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS)

                                 April 27, 1998
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           (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)

         If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box [ ].

         Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

         NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.

         *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).


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CUSIP No.  200 300 20 0           SCHEDULE 13D   Page   2      of    3    Pages
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  (1)     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
               The Edward W. Scripps Trust
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  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [   ]
 
  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

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  (4)     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

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  (5)     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
          IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

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  (6)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      
               Ohio                                                       [   ]
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                       (7)     SOLE VOTING POWER                    
  NUMBER OF                                                 25,349,521
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (8)     SHARED VOTING POWER                  
  OWNED BY
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER               
 PERSON WITH                                                25,349,521
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
 
                       --------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     
               25,349,521
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 (12)     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [  ]

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 (13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)           
               8.0%
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 (14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
               00
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
  
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Item 1.   Security and Issuer.
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          This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D relates to Class A Special
Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania
corporation ("Comcast Special Common Stock"), the principal executive offices
of which are located at 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19102-2148.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of The Issuer.
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          On April 27, 1998, the Trust sold 14,000,000 shares of Comcast
Special Common Stock in a block trade transaction executed by Morgan Stanley &
Co. Inc. for $37.52 per share.

          Following the aforesaid sale, the Trust beneficially owned 25,349,521
shares of Comcast Special Common Stock, representing approximately 8.0% of the
outstanding shares of such stock based on a total of 317,530,008 shares of such
stock reported to be outstanding by Comcast in its report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997.

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.


                          THE EDWARD W. SCRIPPS TRUST

                          By: /s/ DONALD E. MEIHAUS
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                              Donald E. Meihaus
                              Secretary-Treasurer



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