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To read the entire article that follows, The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, and Event Weekly offer online newspapers. They also archive their stories. Polygamists won concessions and their opponents claimed victory Friday with approval of a measure aimed at reducing the number of teen-age brides forced into plural marriage. The debate during a legislative committee hearing attracted about 40 polygamists, many of whom recounted painful memories of more than half a century of forced secrecy. That secrecy has fostered a culture prone to abuse and coercion of young girls, said Sen. Ron Allen, D-Stansbury Park.