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Show ARIZONA HI SET NEVV COPPER RECORD BTSBKH, Ariz.. Dec. 8. Thar Arizona's output at copper for 1IUX will exceed that j of 1 TH 7. the previous high record, hy llS.Of.Hi.niK) pounds is the statement made 1 by Joseph 10. Curry, secretary of the Arizona Ari-zona rhapler of the American Mining congrfss in his annual report, made public pub-lic last night. Mr. Curry's figures, based upon carefully gathered and segrega ted da ta, show this v ear's output to be 310.0n0.00tl pounds, as against 700,000,000 for last ear. This record has been made in spite of labor shortage and shortage in materials. Not included in the production figures might be estimated conservatively 500, 000 1 pounds of copper produced by Arizona mines from shipments of ore ti smelters outside the state, says the report. ' |