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MILWAUKEE SENTINEL MILWAUKEE, WISC. D. 180,349 JUN 21 1975 Ask Curb On Sale Of PCBs St Paul, Minn. -AP-A Min nesota Pollution Control Agen cy tuff report recommends that the sale of a group of tox ic chemicals csiledfTBsshould be banned except for eesential uses. PCBs, short for polychlort noted biphenyls, have been found in fish from Lake Pepin and Lake Superior. The report, released Friday, will be presented to the pollu tion control board Tuesday at its regular meeting. If the rec ommendation ie adopted, it will be forwarded to oongree- clonal leaden. The report cays that recant research has established that PCBs can prevent reproduction in fish, birds end mammals. It | also is suspected that PCBs can cause cancer. _____