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KlMm, ILL STAR-COURIER D. X? 'jOO JAN 261976 ^ Firm to stop PCB production ST. LOUIS (UP!) -- Monsanto Co. announced today it plans to phase out the manufacture of a toxic group of chemicals known as PCIts, which environmentalists contend are threatening public health and the nation's rivers and lakes. K.J, Fitzgerald, a corporate vice president, said he could not give an exact timetable for the phase out but "it would be in a planned und orderly manner." "As soon as we are satisfied that the electrical power supply in dustry's needs for usable, accept able alternate dielectric fluids have* been met, by whomever, Monsanto will voluntarily shut down its PCB manufacturing unit," Fitzgerald said. Monsanto is the sole maker of 1*013, or polychlorinated biphenyl, which is used primarily as a non conductor of direct electrical cur rent. The chemical has been a nec essary ingredient in most power generating equipment. PCBs have been used in manu facturing processes since 1930, but their presence as toxic substances in the environment was not delooted until 1969 because they were confused with DOT, with which they have a similar chemical structure. At a conference on PCBs last November in Chicago, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Nathaniel P. Reed recommended the federal government impose a nearly total ban on the chemicals. Reed said he was "deeply shocked by the pervasiveness of PCBs; they are literally every where." He said exceedingly high levels of PCBs were found in fish from all parts of the country, in dicating the notion's rivers and lakes were "in mortal danger." PCBs have caused liver cancer and reproductive failures in labo ratory animals and some workers using the chemicals have com plained of allergic reactions, ac cording to federal officials. HONS 032068 H*** ro>--Underpriced. levfh of Kon . PofonMal for Mure de*etepmetrt llod. Good production around, MMInoi. ai-CdM of Oranf Pork. JvM off . Morvofowo otOor homo. PornoNodocorofod. Effcellent born ond Of. Woll orlctd of Ml,IN. rot In Svmnor Two- OoodProdocwto. born, crib and thodt In fair Ion. rn. Noar Cuon. Ineollont Homo ft ocrot Hltoble. toiooMo CbrlitIrott, TMt ono I* wotl priced for OO. , ' KEY CITY CHEVROLET Has a DEAL You Can't Refuse and Can't Match * SAVE WALDRON tally Exchange, Inc. IS2f Eost Court Slrwt Konkota, Illinois 93*3601 *$400* on these cars 74 CORVETTE Coup*. V-8, automatic HILL DA SPIN 'TIL YOU WIN Come Play Our GIANT Wheel $$ OF FURTUNE $$ Maks Your New or Used Car Deal And Win Cash, lottery Tick- (HONS 032069