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Clarion, Utah

Today is Pioneer Day, when Mormons celebrate the day their ancestors first came to Utah almost 150 years ago. But Utah was seen as a haven for other religious groups as well. At the turn of the century, a small gorup of Jews from the East created Clarion, a community in the desert dedicated to a return to the land by Jews. Despite help from Mormon farmers, these pioneers failed. Reporter Maria Titze (teet-suh) of member station KUER revisits Clarion and some of the people who remember it. (9:00) (IN S

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