European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Ron Jensen staff writer suppose you implore your Sweet heart on this Day to be my austre  or your to Rienhilde. It could have happened that Way. In the 14th Century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer had those saints and others to choose from when penning a verse of Romance Blooming Flowers and singing Birds. Jack b. Oruch an English professor at the University of Kansas published a study in 1981 that credits Chaucer with forever cloaking a Little known Saint named Valentine with the Robe of love and springtime. In his study published by the mediaeval Academy of America in Cam Bridge mass., Oruch says Chaucer merely was searching for a Saint with a poetic name when he settled on Valen Tine. There was nothing in the literature at the time to link Valentine with Bud Ding Trees Blooming Flowers or lovers. Until then Valentine s Fame was for restoring the sight of a roman no Bleman s daughter and curing the crippled son of a roman scholar. But Between 1375 and 1385, Chaucer and three of his contemporaries res cued Valentine from obscurity and made him the Patron Saint of lovers. Oruch says that Chaucer was the first see Valentine on Back Page inside stripes d  won t Send official to helicopter hearings Page 2 d the Good life for american pets pages 14-15 d Malone Stockton Pace West to Aba All Star Victory Page 21 d Baker softens stand on missile upgrading Page 28 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 47, to. 300 tuesday february 14, 1989 25 Dany and sunday d 8693 a Bush stumps for budget plan Manchester . A Call ing his new budget realistic president Bush opened a Campaign monday to win Public support for his plan by returning to the state that propelled him to the White House. Earlier Story Page 7, it is a budget plan that will work but not with business As usual Bush told the business and Industry association of new Hampshire. Meanwhile Bush s budget director Richard g. Darman prepared for talks with congressional leaders on the $1.16 trillion plan the administration unveiled last week. Bush mixed support for that plan already encountering democratic Resis Tance in Congress with a sentimental thank you to the state that almost one year ago gave him his first Victory to Ward the Republican presidential Nomi nation. It s no coincidence that my very first Stop is Here in new Hampshire said Bush who came to Manchester ., after a weekend at his seacoast Retreat in  scored a decisive comeback Vic tory in new Hampshire s feb. 16, 1988, primary that restored momentum lost in a defeat in the Iowa caucuses. The steadfast support i received gave me the Chance to pick myself up off the Canvas Bush said. And the rest As they say is  his speech was the first in what aides said would be a series of talks around the country As the administration presses for agreement with Congress on spending  s speech highlighted the Majo features of his budget plan which Call for restraint in defense spending and in creases in education Aid to the homeless child care and environmental cleanup. Bush s plan has already been criticized however by democratic leaders in Congress for failing to specify which programs would be Cut to pay for new social initiatives. Golden sunday for thursday s child a 135-year-old record is washed away in san Francisco Saltwater As the Sloop thursday s child sails under the Golden Gate Bridge on sunday after a 14,500-mile Voy age from new York by Way of Cape Horn South Ameri Ca. The Craft and its Crew made the run in 80 Days and 20 hours beating by 8 /2 Days the record set in 1854 by the Clipper ship flying Cloud. Skipper owner Warren Luhrs 44, of Alachua Fla., was accompanied on the voyage by Courtney Hazleton 32, of Palmetto Fla. And Lars Bergstrom 54, of Sarasota Fla. Commissary sets 24-hour service at Ramstein a by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany the base commissary will be open 24 hours a Day starting next week bringing .-style convenience to military supermarket shoppers overseas for the first time. Commissary officials Call the move to 24-hour serv ice a test with an indefinite closing Date but they re optimistic that shopping around the clock will become habit forming for current patrons As Well As untapped pools of potential shoppers. The expanded hours begin feb. 21. I think there s a need said col. Terry Fowler commander of the air Force commissary service s european Region. We do have Long lines at times and this will help alleviate Long lines at pay  a passing Grade for the test at Ramstein the air Force s top sales outlet in Europe eventually could pave the Way for offering 24-hour service at other selected air Force commissaries in Europe Fowler said. The army commissaries do not plan to add 24-hour service a spokeswoman for the army system said. Total sales at the Ramstein store reached $28.1 Mil lion in 1988. Open seven Days a week since november it is one of three air Force commissaries in the Kaiserslautern military Community of about 65,700 peo ple. The Community is Home to the largest concentration of americans outside the Continental United states. The customer demand is there Fowler said. When we decided to keep the Ramstein commissary open seven Days a week we wondered if that would take away business from the Vogel Weh store. What we found was everything we got at Ramstein was above see service on Back Page k Sinfer