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Show i , ' i nrTout of local store Time is right to take aauit ma&o ihe magazines behind he remove the magazines trom oenma the counter 0u 1 Lehi store as well - thus eliminating the prime sourci soft-core print pornography in the area. Such a move would not be considered censorship since it would come from within the organization rat ' ' than without. No one is asking that Circle K be forced !1-stop !1-stop selling the material, bu that management officj.? j' make a conscious decision to simply eliminate the, Actionable material from the store's shelves. ob j Individuals who insist on their right to purchase SUch E material can still have access to it through outlets": Salt Lake County or through the mail. But they couldnV get it at the corner convenience store. The fact that Circle K has decided not to stock the magazines in the new stores is an indication that the : store's management recognizes that commu,; standards in other Utah County towns are not receptjJ to the sale of adult material. Lehi deserves that same consideration. Such a m0i, would be in line with the apparent shift in Circle K's f once hard-core policy on soft-core pornography. " " While the cosmetic changes have yet to be carried out, two north Utah County convenience stores are doing business under a new name - Circle K. But the new stores are following policies that raise some questions about business at the only existing Circle K in the county, located in Lehi. The new stores, one in American Fork and one in Pleasant Grove, were part of 10-store sale recently completed between Central Distributing Company, former owners of Mr. G's, and Circle K Corporation. For about two weeks, the two local Mr. G's have been doing business as Circle K, and the stores' logos and signs will be changed as time permits. But the new stores are apparently operating under a different policy than that reflected by the existing Lehi outlet -- at least where the sale of adult magazines is concerned. Circle K is one of the few convenience chains in Utah that still sells the sex-oriented magazines, ever since Southland Corporation decided last year to drop "Penthouse" and other titles from the behind-the-counter racks in its 7-11 stores. , .u t ahi rir-le K some notoriety That move brought the Lehi Cir ;ie : " . sthelast last year when it was revealed that store wa source of such material in Utah u. .: ny . of After meetings with the Lehi City Council, R the PTA and other concerned citizens i L eliminated three of the seven adu mag approved for sale in the stores - bu main) a"? others, citing economic reasons as "e?? supporting freedom of the press, as important tacio behind the decisions. That policy, however, apparently does not extend to the newly-acquired Circle K stores in AmencanFork, Pleasant Grove and other Utah County communities According to one store employee, the magazines are not being stocked in the new stores, and an executive decision has been made to not stock the magazines. "There a quite a few of the employees who would quit if we sold those," the clerk said. "I wouldn't work here if we did." . The decision not to stock the magazines in the new stores sets the stage for Circle K management to now |