THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE 13G
AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE S.E.C. ON
FEBRUARY 14, 1994


               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                          Schedule 13G
                                
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                       (Amendment No. 3)*
                                
                      McClatchy Newspapers
                        (Name of Issuer)
                                
                             Common
                 (Title of Class of Securities)
                                
                           579489 10 5
                         (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid
with this statement [  ] .  (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 purposes 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).

                (Continued on following page(s))



CUSIP No. 579489 10 5
Schedule 13G

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

     RCM Capital Funds, Inc.  94-2564439
     RCM Growth Equity Fund   94-2564439

2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  [  ]                (b)  [X]

3
SEC USE ONLY

4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     Maryland

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:

5 SOLE VOTING POWER      -0-
6 SHARED VOTING POWER    -0-
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    -0-

9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON

     -0-

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

11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     -0-

12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IV, IV



Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

     McClatchy Newspapers

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices:

     2100 Q Street
     Sacramento, California  95816

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

     RCM Capital Funds, Inc.
     RCM Growth Equity Fund

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or,
if none, Residence:

     Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 2900
     San Francisco, California  94111

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

     Maryland Corporation

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

     Common

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

     579489 10 5

Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the
person filing is a:

           (e) [X]  Investment Adviser registered
under Section 8
               of Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 4.   Ownership.

     See responses to Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11
of Cover Page.

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a
Class.

     If this statement is being filed to report
the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting
person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
more than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following [X].

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf of Another Person.

     Not Applicable.

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

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.

By   /s/ Anthony Ain
Anthony Ain
Secretary and General Counsel

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.

RCM CAPITAL FUNDS, INC.


By   /s/ Anthony Ain               February 10,
1994
Anthony Ain
Secretary and General Counsel



EXHIBIT A

RCM Capital Funds, Inc. ("RCM Capital Funds") is a
diversified open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940.  There are currently two series of RCM
Capital Funds outstanding - RCM Growth Equity Fund
and RCM Small Cap Fund.  The beneficial ownership
reported on this Schedule 13G is the aggregate of
shares held by either series of RCM Capital Funds.

RCM Capital Funds has retained RCM Capital
Management ("RCM") as the investment manager for
RCM Growth Equity Fund and RCM Small Cap Fund.
Pursuant to an investment management agreement
between RCM and RCM Capital Funds, RCM makes all
of the investment decisions for each series of RCM
Capital Funds, subject to the overall supervision
of RCM Capital Funds' Board of Directors.  As a
result, the securities reported on this Schedule
13G are also included in RCM's aggregate
beneficial ownership, as reported on its Schedule
13G.