PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO
SC 13G, 1996-02-23
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        THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE 13G FILED ON FEBRUARY
        14, 1996 PURSUANT TO A RULE 201 TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION.

                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             (Amendment No._____)*

                          THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY                     
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Class A Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
                     Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
                        (Title of Classes of Securities)


                                 Not Applicable
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X].  (A fee
is not required only if the filing 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).

*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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.         N/A                                                Page 2 of 5

1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                 Fiduciary Trust Company International

2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
          (a)    [ ]
                 [ ]

3         SEC USE ONLY

4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                 New York Corporation

                    5         SOLE VOTING POWER

                                    1,530 shares of Class A Common Stock
                                       36 shares of Class B Common Stock
      NUMBER
    OF SHARES       6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY
     OWNED BY                        964 shares of Class A Common Stock
       EACH                        3,088 shares of Class B Common Stock
     REPORTING  
      PERSON        7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH
                                    2,194 shares of Class A Common Stock
                                    3,124 shares of Class B Common Stock

                    8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                    300 shares of Class A Common Stock

9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     2,494 shares of Class A Common Stock*
                     3,124 shares of Class B Common Stock*

          *The reporting person hereby disclaims beneficial ownership as to all
          shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock

10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                     [    ]

11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                     6.5% of Class A Common Stock
                     6.7% of Class B Common Stock

12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                     CO
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Southland Communications, Inc.                                       Page 3 of 5
Schedule 13G



       Item 1

               (a)      Name of Issuer:  The Providence Journal Company

               (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  75
                        Fountain Street, Providence, RI  02902

       Item 2

               (a)      Name of Person Filing:  Southland Communications, Inc.

               (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
                        Residence:  127 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI  02903

               (c)      Citizenship:  Rhode Island, USA

               (d)      Title of Classes of Securities:  Class A Common Stock,
                        $1.00 par value; Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value

               (e)      CUSIP Number:  Not Applicable

       Item 3  (a)      Not Applicable

       Item 4           Ownership

               (a)      Amount beneficially owned:  2,416 shares of Class A
                        Common Stock and 2,092 shares of Class B Common Stock.
                        
               (b)      Percent of Class:  6.3% of Class A Common Stock and
                        4.5% of Class B Common Stock
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Southland Communications, Inc.                                       Page 4 of 5
Schedule 13G



            (c)         Number of shares as to which reporting person has:

                        (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                - 0 -

                        (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                2,416 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,092
                                shares of Class B Common Stock

                        (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                disposition: - 0 -

                        (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                disposition: 2,416 shares of Class A Common 
                                Stock and 2,092 shares of Class B Common Stock

       Item 5           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                        Not Applicable

       Item 6           Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
                        Another Person:  The directors of Southland
                        Communications, Inc. have the power to direct the vote
                        and disposition of the securities owned by the reporting
                        person.  Such directors are Esther E.M. Mauran, Pauline
                        C. Metcalf and W. Nicholas Thorndike.

       Item 7           Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                        Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
                        Parent Holding Company:  Not Applicable

       Item 8           Identification and Classification of Members of the
                        Group:  Not Applicable

       Item 9           Notice of Dissolution of Group:  Not Applicable

       Item 10          Certification:  Not Applicable
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Fiduciary Trust Company International                                Page 5 of 5
Schedule 13G



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

                                       FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY INTERNATIONAL



Date:  2/12/96                         By:  /s/ Christopher Garvin
     ---------------------                --------------------------------------
                                             Title:  Senior Vice President


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