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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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Applications and Reports Received or Acted on
During the Week Ending March 18, 1972

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Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13
of the Securities Exchange Act
Received
Bank of the Commonwealth, Detroit, Michigan
(February 1972)
Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, Tennessee
(February 1972)

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Ownership Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 13(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act
Received
Texas Bank and Trust Company of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
by Irvin Kaplan, R. W. Askanase, and Mark Lee
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To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve
System Without a Six Month Motice as Prescribed by
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Hancock Bank and Trust Company, Quincy, Massachusetts

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Approved
Hancock Bank and Trust Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Nassau Trust Company, Glen Cove, New York
Branch to be established in Norwich, Town
of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, New York

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Received Continued
The Bank of New York, New York, New York e
Branch to be established at 1006-1008
First Avenue, Borough of Manhattan,
New York, New York
Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York
Branch to be established on the southwest
corner of Front and Center Streets, Croton
Falls, Westchester County , New York
First Trust and Deposit Company, Syracuse, New York
Branch to be established in the immediate neighborhood of the proposed Utica Mall to be located on
the east side of Horatio Arterial (New York Route
12) North of Riverside Drive, Utica, Oneida County,
New York
The Bank of Wood County Company, Bowling Green, Ohio
Branch to be established at the intersection of
East Boundry and U. S. Route 20, Perrysburg, Wood
County, Ohio
The Genoa Banking Company, Genoa, Ohio
Branch to be established at Route 51 and Fostoria
Road, Millbury, Ottawa County, Ohio
Commerce-Warren County Bank, Warrenton,Missouri
A drive-in walk-up facility branch on Old
Highway 40
American Bank of Commerce, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Branches to be established at the following locations
A. West Side Branch at Central and
Artrisco, S.W.
B. Carlisle Branch at Carlisle and
Montgomery, N,E.
C. Montgomery Branch at Eubank and
Montgomery, N.E.
Seattle Trust and Savings Bank, Seattle Washington
Branch to be established on the premises of
Sandpoint Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington

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Approved
* The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company,
Hartford, Connecticut. Branch to be
established at University Plaaa, Route
195, Mansfield, Connecticut
'(Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Branch to be established at the intersection
of Old National Highway and Old Bill Cook
Road, Fulton County, Georgia, to be known
as the South Fulton office
^Traverse City State Bank, Traverse City, Michigan
Branch to be established at the corner of U. S.
31 and M-137, Village of Interlochen, Green Lake
Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Withdrawn
Peoples Trust of New Jersey, Hackensack,
New Jersey. Branch to be established at
264 Main Street corner of Summit Street,
Village of Ridgefield Park, Bergen County,
New Jersey
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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
American National Bank and Trust of New Jersey,
Morristown, New Jersey. Branch to be established
in Nassau, Bahamas
The Chase Manhattan Bank, National Association,
New York, New York. Branch to be established in
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors
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To Establish a Foreign Branch of a Corporation
Operating Under Section 25 or 25(a) of the
Federal Reserve Act
Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corporation,
New York, New York. Branch to be established
in Venezuela
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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Central Trust Company Rochester N.Y.,
Rochester, New York, for prior approval
to merge with The First National Bank of
Painted Post, Painted Post, New York under
the charter and title of Central Trust Company
Rochester N.Y.

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-5To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
**Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, for prior
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approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
of the successor by merger to Union Trust Company
of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
'^Redwood Bancorp, San Rafael, California, for prior
approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1
qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to
The Redwood Bank, San Rafael, California.

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Approved
Belleville Bancshares, Inc., Belleville, Illinois,
for prior approval to acquire 51 per cent of the
voting shares of Bank of Belleville, Belleville,
Illinois.
**Banca1 Tri-State Corp., San Francisco, California,
for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying
shares) of the successor by merger to The Bank
of California, National Association, San Francisco,
California.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Consolidated Bankshares of Florida, Inc., Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, for prior approval to acquire
80 per cent or more of the outstanding voting
shares of First National Bank of Eau Gallie,
Melbourne, Florida.
Consolidated Bankshares of Florida, Inc., Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, for prior approval to acquire
at least 80 per cent or more of the outstanding
voting shares of Indialantic Beach Bank, Indialantic,
Florida.
Bank Securities, Inc., Alamogordo, New Mexico, for
prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The First
National Bank of Roswell, Roswell, New Mexico.

^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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Approved
Midlantic Banks Inc., Newark, New Jersey, for prior
approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Midlantic
National Bank, Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey,
a proposed new bank.
**First Virginia Bankshares Corporation, Falls Church,
Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per
cent of the voting shares of First Bank & Trust
Company (organizing bank) Roanoke, Virginia.
First at Orlando Corporation, Orlando, Florida, for
prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of
the voting shares of Bank of Coral Gables,
Incorporated, Coral Gables, Florida.
First at Orlando Corporation, Orlando, Florida,
for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the
voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares)
of First National Bank of Palm Bay, Palm Bay,
Florida, a proposed new bank.
First at Orlando Corporation, Orlando, Florida, for
prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of
the voting shares of Midtown Bank of Miami, Miami,
Florida.
First at Orlando Corporation, Orlando, Florida, for
prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of
the voting shares of Riverside Bank, Miami, Florida.
Florida Commercial Banks, Inc., Miami, Florida, for
prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of
the voting shares of Florida Commercial Bank of
Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, a proposed new bank.

**Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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-7Approved Continued
Palmer Bank Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, for
prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less
directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares
of Village Plaza Palmer National Bank, Sarasota
County, Florida.
Colorado National Bankshares, Inc., Denver, Colorado,
for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more
of the voting shares of Boulevard National Bank,
Denver, Colorado,

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
**First National Boston Corporation, Boston,
Massachusetts, notification of intent to engage
in a
de novo activity (leasing personal property,
including acquiring and chartering or other
leasing of ships and vessels) through a subsidiary
known as Boston Carriers, Inc., New York, New York.
Hartford National Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut,
for prior approval to engage de novo in purchaselease transactions through HNC Realty Company,
Westport, Connecticut, and HNC Mortgage and Realty
Investors, Springfield, Massachusetts.

^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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Received Continued
**R.I.H.T. Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
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notification of intent to engage in the following
de novo activities (participation in the sponsorship,
acquisition, construction, financing, and operation
of housing for low and moderate income persons)
through a subsidiary known as The Washington Row
Company, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Dominion Bankshares Corporation, Roanoke, Virginia,
for prior approval to acquire all of the voting
shares of State Mortgage Corporation, Martinsville,
Virginia.

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**The Marine Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
notification of intent to engage dje novo in certain
activities (leasing personal property and equipment
or acting as agent, broker or advisor in leasing of
such property) through a subsidiary known as
Marinebanc Leasing Company, Inc., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

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The First National Bancorporation, Inc., Denver,
Colorado, for prior approval to transfer the assets
of the mortgage banking division of The First
National Bank of Denver to a proposed new whollyowned subsidiary, First Denver Mortgage Company,
Denver, Colorado.

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**United Banks of Colorado Inc., Denver, Colorado,
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notification of intent to engage in a de novo
activity (a general mortgage banking business,
including origination of real estate mortgage loans,
the purchase of mortgage loans and sale and servicing
of such loans and continue to service such loans
for affiliated banks) through a subsidiary known as
United Mortgage Company in Boulder, Denver, Glenwood
Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Westminster, Pueblo,
Lakewood, Littleton and Greeley, Colorado.

^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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-9Received Continued
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
for prior approval to acquire directly 80 per cent
and indirectly 17.2 per cent (through acquisition
by Decimus Corporation, an 87 per cent owned
subsidiary of Applicant) of the voting securities
of BAC Computer Corporation, San Francisco,
California.
**Alameda Bancorporation Inc., Alameda, California,
notification of intent to engage in a de novo
activity (leasing-servicing and management of
leases generated by Alameda First National Bank,
the procuring and servicing of leases originated
by First Leasing Corporation, and the data
processing services and management assistance for
other financial institutions in the activity of
leasing) through a subsidiary known as First
Leasing Corporation, Alameda, California.

Delayed
**First National Holding Corp., Atlanta, Georgia,
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notification of intent to engage in a de novo
activity (acting as insurance agent or broker
in offices at which the holding company or its
subsidiaries are otherwise engaged in business
(or in an office adjacent thereto) with respect
to the following types of insurance: (i) any
insurance for the holding company and its subsidiaries;
(ii) any insurance that (a) is directly related
to an extension of credit by a bank or a bankrelated firm of the kind described in Regulation Y,
or (b) is directly related to the provision of
other financial services by a bank or such a bankrelated firm, or (c) is otherwise sold as a matter
of convenience to the purchaser, so long as the
premium income from sales within this subdivision
(ii) (c) does not constitute a significant portion
of the aggregate insurance premium income of the
holding company from insurance sold pursuant to this
subdivision (ii); (iii) any insurance sold in a
community that (a) has a population not exceeding
5,000, or (b) the holding company demonstrates has
inadequate insurance agency facilities) through
the Insurance Department of Tharpe & Brooks
Incorporated and its registered trade style, First
South Insurance Agency, Such activities are to
be conducted in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia.

^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.



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Denied
Crocker National Corporation, San Francisco, California,
for prior approval to acquire the voting shares of
Ralph C. Sutro Co., Los Angeles, California, a
mortgage banking company.
Permitted
--First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, to
continue to engage in certain de novo activities
(making or acquiring for its own account or for
the accounts of others, loans and other extensions
of credit, servicing such loans and other
extensions of credit) through a subsidiary known
as First Chicago Investment Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois.

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**Commerce Bancshares Inc., Kansas City, Missouri,
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to continue to engage in de_ novo activities ((1)
acquiring for its own account from affiliate
banks, installment loan paper; (2) owning and leasing
personal property and equipment to affiliate banks)
through a subsidiary known as Mid-America Financial
Corp., Kansas City, Missouri.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
^Southwestern Investment Company, Amarillo, Texas,
notification of intent to acquire substantially
all of the assets of Premium Funding Corporation,
Lutherville, Maryland.
^Southwestern Investment Company, Amarillo, Texas,
notification of intent to acquire Security Savings
and Loan Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

**Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Received
Central Trust Company Rochester N.Y.,
Rochester, New York, for prior approval
to merge with The First National Bank of
Painted Post, Painted Post, New York under
the charter and title of Central Trust
Company, Rochester N.Y.