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...class. In the Navy he was an early riser and a man who devoted himself intensely to any task. Volunteering for submarine duty, Gray took part in five combat patrols against the Japanese in the Pacific. After the war, he was given command of a sub, the Tiru, then promoted to head a division with six advanced submarines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: The Fight Over the Future of the FBI | 3/26/1973 | See Source »

...Madras, 17-year-old Student Tiru Venkatam sat down to compose a letter to his father: "I failed my examination for the second time," he wrote. "I cannot be of any use to my family. I have decided to end my life." A few hours later, Tiru Venkatam was dead of poison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Failure & Death | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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