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...alert reporter, however, discovered that in Australia the snoek is called barra-couta. He raced to a natural history museum. Ah, yes, said a learned authority there, the South African snoek (not to be confused with the basslike Gulf of Mexico snook or robalo) is indeed a barra-couta, a cousin of the mild-mannered mackerel and no relation to the barbarous barracuda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Snoek | 10/20/1947 | See Source »

Killed in Action. Lieut. Commander Manning Marius Kimmel, 31, Annapolis-trained oldest son of Pearl Harbor's Rear Admiral Husband Kimmel (awaiting court-martial), winner of the Silver Star for "sinking of a significant amount of Japanese shipping"; aboard his command, the Robalo, 28th U.S. submarine lost during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 18, 1944 | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

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