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income jumps
Net income for F & M National Corporation for the nine months ending Sept. 30 was $5.2 million, (>r 97 cents per share, a 20.3 percent in crease over $4.4 million, or 81 cents per share, recorded a,vear earlier.
Net income for the third quarter rose to $1.8 million.
74.7%