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Philip A. Kuhn, director of the East Asian Research Center, said that there is not enough funding to meet rising interest in the field. In the mid-70's, he explained, the large foundations that had helped to establish area studies as viable fields in themselves--in the Far East, Soviet Union, Middle East, Latin America and Africa--began to phase out funding for these fields...

Author: By George A. Whiteside, | Title: Harvard Gets $1 Million Gift To Promote China Research | 2/9/1984 | See Source »

...stiffest ruling of his 15-year watch, lame-duck Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn last week suspended four admitted drug offenders for one year: Star Outfielder Willie Wilson, First Baseman Willie Aikens and recently released Utility Man Jerry Martin, all of whom played last season for the Kansas City Royals, and Los Angeles Dodgers Relief Pitcher Steve Howe. The first three have pleaded guilty to attempting to possess cocaine (Wilson and Martin have begun serving the unsuspended three-month portion of their one-year prison terms), and Howe has been in and out of several drug-treatment programs under the aegis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Yer Out! | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

...sabotaged his bid. His pique and frustration may have made him receptive to job offers. "The fact that Baker has not knocked this story down with a baseball bat," says one associate, "shows that it's still a possibility." For their part, the baseball owners announced that Bowie Kuhn would stay on as commissioner until March 1, and that they could not determine when his successor would be named...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hardball | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced the suspension without pay for one year of Steve Howe of Los Angeles and Willie Wilson, Jerry Martin and Willie Aikens of Kansas City for cocaine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 12/16/1983 | See Source »

...book's roster of guests shows that Lowell has made ample use of its funds. The list includes Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, gourmet cook Julia Child, columnist Ellen Goodman, journalist Oriana Fallacci, songwriter and comedian Tom Lehrer '47, the late Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and actors Burt Reynbolds and Robert Redford...

Author: By Michael C.D. Okwu, | Title: Sign in Please . . . | 11/30/1983 | See Source »

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