European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday september 21,1989 army in t hiding its desire for ultimate warfare screen Dugway proving ground. Utah a army scientists Are gaining ground in their quest for the ultimate smoke screen a Universal Obs Curant that would baffle an enemy fool smart weapons and conceal Friendly forces. Smoke is known to have cloaked some Battles of the i  War in the fifth Century . And the same lactic plays a major role in modern warfare said Robert Watson director of the army s smoke and Obs Curant project at this Remote desert installation. In the greater scheme of things it s one of the most economical methods of providing a defensive and offensive posture Watson said. It s a Superb coun tar measure to High tech  american and soviet interest in the subject intensified when smoke was used to mask israeli tanks from anti tank guided missiles during the 1973 Arab israeli conflict. But the soviets who frequently used Large scale smoke screens in world War ii jumped to an Early Lead and arc believed to be developing a Universal Obs Curant said maj. Edward mowing chief of the smoke integration prop Ncncy office at fort Mcclel Lan. Ala. Smokes Are aerosols created by combustion of mate rials such As phosphorus or vapor condensations from fog Oil or diesel Oil while Obs Grants include metallic chaff such As the shreds of aluminium foil dropped from planes in world War ii to reflect false images on enemy radar or chemicals. Smoke dispersed by generators or packaged in canisters and fired from tanks mortars artillery or Rock ets can Blind opposing forces or camouflage Friendly troops from artillery or air attack. Delivered in the same Way Obs Grants can scatter the Radiant Energy that soldiers and smart weapons use to track a target by radar Thermal infrared wavelengths or radio emissions. A heat seeking missile for example focuses on infrared wavelengths but can be deflected or misguided by an Obs Curant that scatters the infrared Energy wat son  army and Navy and air Force arc becoming increasingly dependent on weapons systems that have electro optical devices. And we arc sometimes critically dependent on these weapons to  new Ingvaid. Smoke and Obs Grants have the potential for degrading or defeating  in the past five years significant Progress has been made in the army s research into a Universal or mul to spectral. Obs Curant designed to be effective across the electromagnetic spectrum. Such an Obs Curant might be made of airborne particulates capable of absorbing scattering or reflecting electromagnetic Energy or even form a self radiating source that would make it impossible for an enemy to distinguish Between Cloud and target. Details arc classified but Watson said Field tests with soldiers Are just a few years away. We re probably 80 percent Down the Road to achieving the  he said. It s Well within  the value of a Universal Obs Curant is its flexibility. Newing  you know what Type of sensors your adversary has. And of know what sensors you have you can tailor your Obs Curant to affect him and not you he  the meantime. Newing said soldiers receive regu Lar training in the use of smoke and Obs Grants particularly in Light of the soviet Effort. Both of us arc investing in modern technology and that s increasing the lethality out there he . When you have something like Obs Grants that can alter lethality it raises some  smoke and Obs Grants were used at Dugway last summer when More than 12.000 army National guard and Reserve artillery1 soldiers gathered for a live fire training exercise. We re in a constant Effort to make sure that smoke and Obs Grants Are spread and integrated As a system across All the different types of branches artillery aviation and infantry Ncncy said. The army is not underestimating the threat. We re taking it  sex convict claims Hoffa buried near giants stadium end zone Chicago a former teamsters Leader Jimmy Hoffa was killed because of Union and under world rivalries and his mutilated body was buried in Concrete near the end zone at giants stadium in new Jersey an sex convict  Tony the greek Frankos a self described free Lance hit Man said he was supposed to kill Hoffa but was in prison when the labor Leader disappeared on july 30, 1975. Others " killed him and described it to him later Frankos  account one of Many Over the years Pur porting to reveal what happened to Hoffa will appear in november s Playboy Magazine. Frankos said Hoffa was shot in the forehead at a Home near Detroit his body dismembered in the basement then stored in a Freezer until his burial Hoffa at the football stadium near new York. The Fri refused to say if it finds the account credible. An official with the state commission of investigations in new Jersey called the Story possible but.  Jim minish stadium assistant general manager said workers dug nearly 4 feet into the Concrete while replacing the artificial surface during the past year and found , a federally protected witness in the Forth coming new York trial of reputed mafia Boss John Gotti says he told the Fri in 1986 that Hoffa was killed by alleged Irish mob Boss Jimmy Coonan at a House in mount Clemens  said that Coonan armed with a .22-Calibcr pistol with a Silencer hit him twice in the forehead with the bullets exploded his  with the help of John Sullivan described by fran Kos As a mob hit Man Coonan carried the body into the basement. They plugged in the Buksaw and they also had a meat Cleaver to Cut away Uny  Frankos said. On the table was All these Black plastic bags and Cut rope. Coonan was cutting and Sullivan was bagging pm up. Coonan severed Hoffa s head and. With a pocket knife Cut a lock of hair from the Side of Hoffa s head and kept it for Good  Frankos said. The body was placed in a Freezer and several months later was trucked in an Oil drum to the East Ruther Ford n.j., site where giants stadium was under construction Frankos  said alleged mob affiliate Joe mad dog Sulli Van no relation to John Sullivan buried the remains at. The stadium where the new York giants and jets  said Hoffa was slain in a dispute Over his desire to regain control of the teamsters upon his in Locasc from a Federal Penitentiary where he was serv ing time for mail fraud and jury tampering. A second motive Frankos said was Hoffa s prison fight with Tony Tony pro Provinzano a new Jersey teamster official and reputed  and Joe Sullivan Are serving lengthy prison terms in unrelated cases Frankos said. Provenzano is dead and John Sullivan is the Only one that s out there today who was an actual killer he said. John Sullivan s whereabouts could not be  spokesmen in Chicago Washington. Detroit and new Jersey said they could not comment on the article because the Hoffa investigation remains Active. We do believe that we have a much better under standing As to what happened and Why it happened and who the participants were said John Anthony an Fri spokesman in Detroit. The one piece to the Puzzle that remains unsolved is the disposition of the body. And of course the conviction of those involved he  Story is possible but it s improbable said Justin Dinsmo chief of organized crime and intelligence with the state commission of investigations in new Jersey in my opinion it s somewhat unlikely he said. I think the onus Here is on the Fri if they take it serious enough to Start digging up the  27 students see teacher robbed by an intruder Nashville Tenn. A Twenty seven sixth graders saw a stranger walk into their class room and Lake $2 and some jewelry from their teacher. Teacher Carolyn Hudson said the intruder entered her classroom at Wharton Middle school about 9 . Tuesday and whispered he would kill her if she did not give him her Money. She said the Man never displayed a gun. But a bulge was visible under his sweatshirt. Hudson. 49, said the children did not realize what was going on at first. I was frightened because i did t know what he might  she said. Anyone who would come into a classroom of students with the police next door meant business and could Hurt  Hudson who has taught for 26 years in metro schools told her students they could assist police by writing Down what they saw. We told them we were not going to give them a Grade on handwriting today she said. Gas leaks in sewer system Force evacuation of 1,000 Bethel Park a. A two under ground tanks leaked gasoline and explosive fumes through a suburban Pittsburgh sewer sys Tern forcing about 1,000 people to spend the night away from their Homes authorities said wednesday. The condition is extremely dangerous mayor Reno Virgili said. About 60 people stayed overnight in a red Cross shelter set up at a school said Joyce Brink Ley the group s disaster health specialist. The rest of those evacuated apparently stayed with friends or relatives said Ida Matthews there Cross chapter s director of emergency serv ices. Bethel Park and Allegheny county authorities planned to meet wednesday to determine when the evacuation order would be lifted firefighters said. The leaks developed after an explosion and fire last week at a to repair shop. No injuries were reported. Officials determined the Evacula lion was not necessary until tuesday Virgili said. The leak was traced to two 6,000-gallon Gaso line tanks at a convenience store and a nearby county maintenance warehouse. Bush s Mother in Hospital treated for pneumonia Greenwich Conn. A Dorothy Walker Bush the president s 88-year-old Mother was admitted to Greenwich Hospital with pneumonia monday a while House spokeswoman said she s in stable condition and is expected to improve said Alix Glen. She said the president who was travelling in South Dakota Montana and Washington slate monday was monitoring his Mother s condition through while House physician Burton Lee who is on the trip with him. Mrs. Bush who lives in Greenwich was admitted to Greenwich Hospital s emergency room at 12 17 p.m., Hospital spokeswoman Michelle Brown. She had not been feeling Well last week. Shehad been suffering a mild respiratory Condi Tion Brown said. Mrs. Bush s condition began to Worsen and her physician or. John Prunier wanted her admitted Brown said. A Chest a Ray at the Hospital confirmed pneumonia she said. Mrs. Bush was resting comfortably monday afternoon. Brown said. The president s Mother spent four Days in Greenwich Hospital in May being treated for a blood clot in her right leg. She had been admitted with a 102-degree temperature. President Bush visited her Here later that month