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1992-08-28
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NATION, Page 53American NotesGENERATIONSDisenchanted Evenings
In the battle against loitering teenagers, 7-Eleven stores
thought about putting pointed lids on trash cans and flooding
their premises with halogen lights. Finally the shops hit on
the ultimate weapon: playing saccharine tunes guaranteed to
send adolescents screeching into the night. Says 7-Eleven
spokeswoman Margaret Chavris: "They won't hang around and tap
their feet to Mantovani." Most teens agree. "Can you believe
this nonsense?" says Ray LaVerne, 18, at Southland's store in
Tillicum, Wash.
Now that the "music from hell" has successfully been tested,
strains of Some Enchanted Evening are expected to be featured
in other stores. Those who have been assaulted by teenagers'
boom boxes may view this as sweet revenge.