Shareholders of R. J. Reynolds Industries approved...

Shareholders of R. J. Reynolds Industries approved changing the corporate name to RJR Nabisco Inc., effective at the close of business April 25 . . . Republic Airlines’ stockholders approved the planned merger with NWA Inc., parent company of Northwest Airlines. The merger now awaits approval by the Transportation Department. . . Sears, Roebuck said it is consolidating several of its mortgage units into a new mortgage banking company called Sears Mortgage Corp.