European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From press dispatches Calais. . Waller Robinson Das probe Germany walked across the English Channel Friday crossing he Choppy Channel aboard is contraption from England to France in 11 hours -11. " jkse0 native Ott a a. Walked from Dover to Calais in wafer. Walks English Channel shoe contraption he designed is Uyell Utt Tiwi total earlier Robinson told reporters the water shoe is my own design. I have walked 51 Miles  the Panama canal and that look me m hours. This is us Glrst attempt  real open  army mates think it is quite a courageous thing to do said Robinson. A Challenge. I suppose one Day water shoes could take the place  Channel ferries who knows they got to the Moon and they did t think that was  Robinson was accompanied by Small fishing boat and All Craft in the Busy Channel shipping lanes were warned to to give him a wide berth. He said his next attempt will be to walk from Cuba to Florida. Authored Uno Fuci. A ,,0 . The. Vol. 37, no. 130 o., Taan saturday August 26, w78 in 21855 a to select Pope cardinals locked up civil service revamp gains Senate oks Carter plan by 87 to 1 Vatican City up cardinals  the roman Catholic Church gathered be fore Michelangelo s towering Fresco  thrust judgment began a secret conclave. Friday Clell a successor to the Lale Pope the doors  the Sisline Chapel close behind the 111 Church princes at 4 48 . Bid a worldwide television linkup went  the air after the papal master  ceremonies called out extra Omnes everyone Cut. From that moment  the Only new from the conclave will come twice a Day by Means  smoke signals from a Chimney top the sistine Chapel White smoke if a Pope has been elected Black if he has  sources and Vatican officials by selves said three italians and an Argentine Cardinal have the Best chances  tag elected to succeed Pope Paul wooed  a heart attack 19 Days ago at age 80. But they said the conclave could take longer than the four Days predicted by Many  sources said a wide majority  cardinals intend to elect a moderate who will depart substantially from the lines Rel set Down during his 15-year  in cardinals history s largest we most International group  papal elec tors will be voting under strict Security precautions to avoid any outside interfere  news leaks. Apart from taking an oath  secrecy in a pain  excommunication the Cardi Toa and 75 priest confessors Bishops and Aid ants locked in the conclave under a thorough body searches for the first. Two electronics experts swept the Clave compound to ensure there were tags  radio transmitting devices that wed violate  the sealed doors  the com Jimd in the papal palaces the Vatican a Delegate Marquis Giulio Sacchett prefect  the papal household French  Jacques Martin and the command �  the papal Swiss guard col. Franz Etfer von Alti Hofen stood guard against  assistants inside the conclave wore 2?k tags with photographs  their its for the first Lime. In another up rec need measure every Cardinal was pen a folder with pictures  All his col we for easier identification the  owls Are so numerous and from such Dis few lands that not every one  them mayT2� who s who. The actual voting was to begin Saturn aim for the duration  the conclave were 15priest-confessors and Bishops and 60 aides including two electronics technicians to ensure secrecy and two physicians to take care  anyone who becomes  Vatican s ceremonial master Mon Signor Virgilio Noe opened the conclave preceding with a latin prayer from the Al tar  the Pauline  they entered the rear door  the Sis Tine Chapel the cardinals doffed their three cornered Crimson Caps and marched under the towering ceiling frescoes by Michelangelo toward their seats. The order  the procession was strictly set Down beforehand. Cardinal Bishops marched at the front  the procession followed by Cardinal priests and Cardinal  took the Church princes and their aides 13 minutes to March from the Pau line to the sistine Chapel. As soon As the cardinals reached their continued  Page 28. Col. In being locked up with the Church princes behind closed doors Villot papal men Caa begin electing a Pope in Scort Vitoi a. Cy.,relatedpholoobpagc3. A from press dispatches Washington the Senate thursday tip proved president Carter s plan to streamline the civil service system by a 87 1 margin. The Senate added amendments afford ing some Protection against political abuse  the Merit system and removing som Federal hiring preferences now Given vet Erans. The Senate also approved an Amend ment limiting the combined civil service salary and military pension  so called double dippers to $17,500. A double dipper is a retired military officer  enlisted Man who receives his military pen pm tinted  Page 28, coi. 4 postal Union rejects pact strike possible Washington up officials  the nation s largest postal Union Friday said their members have rejected a propose new three year contract increasing chances for a nationwide postal strike that could press Federal troops into mail carry ing service by next  Emmet Andrews  the ,280,000-member american postal worker Union called  the postal service to re open negotiations with his Union and the National association  letter carriers. But postmaster general William Bolge remained noncommittal despite the outcome  the votes  the two largest postal unions a peaceful Way still exists to Settle this dispute and i hop that the workers who have rejected the contract will also reject any Call to rash and illegal action Bolger said. The Tetter carriers second largest  four postal unions announced earlier this week they had rejected the contract Call ing for a 19.5 percent wage and Cost  Liv ing increases Over three  has insisted that any dispute be submitted to binding arbitration a route the unions Ore reluctant to take. A greater wage increase than in the lat est contract offer. Bolger said would Force him to break his Promise that postal rates will not to up Tor 2 j to 3 years