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and MrsJWike Atkins of Cunningham, polishes tomatoes she hopes to sell at a stand in front of tf Frce concluded, "is not grandparents' home at 1852 Memorial Drive. Her grandfather, W.R. Waller, grew the tomatoes and she's selling them for a split of the XnfSaS profits: By RICHARD BIERCK Of The Leaf-Chronicle Staff State Sen. Riley Carlisle Darnell remembers well his first campaign for the 22nd District seat in the state Senate during the summer of 1980. He stumped through blistering summer heat to defeat Perkins Freeman in the Democratic primary in August and Republican Dr.

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Newspaper Soviets." The work of the committee's investigative staff was reviewed by aides to Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger, and a response by the Pentagon was published as part of the report. The Pentagon said the study "highlights longstanding and well-recognized deficienciesjwhich this administration inherited and has moved vigorously to eprfect." -The Fentagon said most of the data on which the study's conclusions were drawn, while not specifi- -cally verified, "appear accurate," according to the newspaper. The Navy's readiness to defeat the Soviet navy was called "seriously degraded," and the report said that even the navies of Soviet allies and Third World forces, "while not capable of defeating the Unites States Navy, could inflict damage tantamount to a national disgrace," according to the Times. In its final assessment, the report said, ''While combat forces are capable of initiating a response, the forces do not have thewar reserve materiel and the combat service support to sustain wartime business, Clarksville Engineering Services Inc.

Albright tends to" speak broadly of special interest groups. "Somebody has got to do try to change some things in state special interest groups can buy people like you would buy a hog at a market," he told Leaf -Chronicle editors in an interview. Albright denounces lobbyists outright: "Lobbying is so out of proportion, if dangerous, it really is." Please turn to page SA 7 i V' 1 i Staff photo by Robert Smith si ess Thomases took the heater out of their utility room and gave it to her, along with oil to fuel it And, they always make sure that Nathaniel Bishop, an elderly neighbor who sometimes gets sick, has food and medicatioa i In spite of being busy with their 10 children, Mrs. Thomas said that she and her husband always have tried to help others, because they were both taught as "children that they should. "My mother always taught us to do unto others as you would have them do unto you," Mrs.

Thomas said. "You do right and live right You're storing up timber on Earth for God to see." Thomas said that they try to be especially kind to people with children because "we know what kind of times people have with children. We have had hard times like that" He try to be as nice to people as I can be. We're put down here to help one another." CS ft fl II Clarksville Tennessee I ft 1'V at public office, he is by no means a newcomer to political or, at least, civic matters. The engineer's voice is heard often at public meetings, and he is a frequent contributor to the letters-to-the-editor column of this newspaper.

He was Montgomery-County chairman for the 1968 presidential campaign of George Wallace, which carried the county. The candidates' campaigning styles are as different as their strategic postures. Since Darnell's main tool is in- spoke, there were buttons out say- ing, 'Cuomo In she said. "And, Jesse Jackson's speech stirred a lot of people." Powers, a retired federal em- ployee who was attending his first political agreed that Cuomd's keynote address was a highlight of the week. "He was able to discuss national problems the Democrats feel we have in this he said.

"I thought it was a constructive speech and he laid things out very welL" Both Powers and Mrs. Nichols said they agreed with the selection of New York Rep. Geraldine Fer-. raro as the vice presidential candi- date. '--'v 1 "I think she gives the campaign some excitement and will create more interest," Mrs.

Nichols said. It gives everybody an upbeat feeling about working in the campaign. "It (selection of a woman for vice president) made history all right, but I also think her candidacy is good." Powers agreed, saying he looks more at a candidate's credentials than color or sex. "I like her idealogy of what we should be doing in government and I'm definitely for her," Powers said. As long as she has the talent, I'd just as soon have a woman as a man." Powers said he left the California city with a good feeling because of the way San Franciscans responded to the Democratic delegates and at ficials.

"City officials, businesses, everybody made us feel welcome and were most helpful," he said. "Even the security people went out of their way to help the delegates. They were always there, but they didn't act like they were just for security. They were very friendly." NEW YORK (AP) A. congressional repgrt concludes that U.S.

forces could not sustain combat against theSoviet Union or many lesser countries, a newspaper published in New York reported Sunday. The Pentagon says the shortcoin- inas wpre inherit aH hv th nrocont But the report also said the readi ness of conventional forces had "experienced some deterioration" since -the 18-month study began in 1982, the New York Times said, with the military experiencing shortages of personnel, munitions, equipment and supplies. The survey was conducted by the Democrat-controlled House Appro- priations Committee. Military commanders in Washington, in bases' throughout the United States and in foreign posts were questioned. "The United States Army cannot be sustained in combat for any ex- tended period of time," the Times quoted the report as saying.

The investigation questioned the ability to "sustain full com- bat air and surface operations for more than a -week's time." And the ring flesh throughout the district. At least one pickup truck has been seen in Montgomery County carrying a huge sign bearing Albright's name in an apparent effort to make it a household word. Albright has been expending much of his campaign energy in Dickson County, which is 22nd District territory for the first time this election. The district also includes Montgomery, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties. Like Darnell, Albright is 44 years old.

He owns a civil engineering I i jm lf(? jr 11 1 Neighbors he still raises tobacco and has a gar, "We love to garden," said Mrs. Thomas, who is 58. "Daddy loves to work in it, and I love to help." They said they give away much of 1 their garden stuffs, both when it is fresh and during the winter months after it has been preserved Mrs. Chester said that she out her two freezers in the spring to make room for more food, and she gives again to her neighbors. "I always give it away.

I'm just proud to give it" to those who can use it, she said. They also do other things for their neighbors. For exampler when Lillian Reli-ford ran out of wood and had no way to heat her home last winter, the Local Dernocmvic Delegates ThinEr Convention Aided Party A Analysis whether he returns to the Senate or is replaced by Vic Albright, his Democratic opponent, because no Republican is running. Darnell is a veteran politician who assumed bis Senate seat with with 10 years of experience as a state representative. Though this is Albright's first shot national convention, but she said i was still exciting.

"With all the color, the sounds aricf various emotions around, it is something to experience," she said. Thernembers of the Tennessee delegation returned to Tennessee late Saturday and were catching some much-needed rest Sunday afternoon. "They kept us pretty busy the whole week," Mrs. Nichols said. "We would start with our state caucus meetings at 10 a.m., then go to the candidate caucuses and on to the Convention Center." Between business sessions, there were receptions and informal con-- versations with delegates from other parts of the country.

Two events she considers high-flights of the convention were speeches by New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, an unsuccessful candidate for the party's presidential nomination. "The morning after Gov. Cuomo Outside Sunny skles.are pre dieted for today.

Details on page 2Ar -rv i Holly Fluharty Chester and Beatrice Thomas relax in their Taylor Street home residents are Mown Couple' CCnown By HAROLD LYNCH Of The Leaf Chronicle Staff The two National Democratic Convention delegates from Montgomery County said Sunday they think their political party is more unified now than before the convention. "My overall impression is that the-party is more unified than I thought it might have been," Linda Nichols, a teacher at Northeast High School, said. r. -Walter Powers, chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Party, said he left San Francisco with the same feeling. "As the convention came along, it seemed to have developed a sense of unity among the delegates," Powers said.

"I really expected a lot of disagreement on our platform, but, as it turned out, the disagreements were only on minor things." The July 16-19 gathering in San Francisco was Mrs. Nichols' second InsidelT 1 Abby 7B 8B Comics 7B Cumberland Life 7A 9 A Dr. 7A Editorials 4A Sports 1B-3B Bicentennial Brief Clarksville's population was 5,000 in 1850. The county's population was 21,211, with about one-fourth of those persons being slaves. -Bicentennial Digest By SHARON FORSTER Of The LeafCChronlcle Staff GUTHRIE, Ky.

They're affectionately known in their neighbor-' hood as Big Mama and Granddaddy. Chester and Beatripe Thomas, who have lived in the same Taylor Street house for 25 years, also are known for the kindness they show, others. Muthz Dickerson, who lives on Russell Street behind the Thomas home, said until she moved to her house 10 years ago, she had never known people like them. just once in a lifetime that you meet people like that who are willing to do anything to help," she said. "There's no charge for anything they just do it" Thomas said he doesn't wait for people to tell him they need help.

"If I see that they need some help, 111 help them," he said. Thomas, 71, is semi-retired. Although he no longer works at Austin Peay State University as a janitor,.