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Northwest Airlines has asked the U.S. Transportation Department for authority to become the first U.S. airline to fly passengers and cargo between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan . . . United National Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D., has changed its name to First Interstate Bank of South Dakota N. A. as part of a franchise agreement with Los Angeles-based First Interstate Bancorp . . . Walt Disney Co. said it has completed the purchase of Childcraft Education Corp. from French publisher Hachette SA for $52 million, subject to certain adjustments . . . New World Entertainment, Los Angeles, said it again extended its debt exchange offers for its 11% subordinated notes due Nov. 1, 1995 and its 12% subordinated sinking-fund debentures, due Sept. 15, 1998, to 5 p.m., EDT June 2 . . . Cineplex Odeon Corp. of Toronto purchased the 10-screen Maybox Movie Centre on the outskirts of London for an undisclosed price . . . In an SEC filing, General Cinema Corp. disclosed that certain of its credit agreements have been amended to allow it borrow up to $1 billion to purchase shares of Cadbury Schweppes PLC. . . Amfac Inc. announced that it has retained the Honolulu law firm of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel as legal counsel and the investment banking firms of Morgan Stanley & Co. and Salomon Bros. as financial advisers to evaluate a proposed management buyout offer made May 18.

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