PARIS, Monday, Oct. 8.--With two-thirds of the returns counted in the cantonal elections held yesterday all over France, except in Paris, the Doumergue government has held its political strength in the first great test of its popularity.

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40,000 SEE TIGERS DEFEAT CARDS, 3-1, TAKING SERIES LEAD; Bridges Beats Dizzy Dean in Mound Duel and Detroit Gains 3-2 Advantage. GEHRINGER DRIVES HOMER Fox Also Aids in Upsetting St. Louis Ace -- De Lancey's Circuit Smash Wasted. ROWE WILL PITCH TODAY Cochrane's Team Confident of Capturing Title in Game on Home Grounds. Bridges Outpitches Dizzy Dean and Tigers Win to Gain 3-2 Lead in Series

By John Drebinger.special To the New York Times.by John Drebinger

Detroit wins

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1934Kader Asmal, South African academic and politician (died 2011)^[†]

Abdul Kader Asmal was a lawyer in South Africa and Ireland and later a South African politician. He was a Senior Lecturer in Trinity College Dublin and a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the African Association of International Law. He was married to Louise Parkinson and had two sons.

1934Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (died 1983)^[†]

Gerald Archibald Hitchens was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

1934James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (died 2013)^[†]

James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th Governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be elected as governor of the state since 1896. Born in Boone, North Carolina, Holshouser initially sought to become a sports journalist before deciding to pursue a law degree. While in law school he developed an interest in politics and in 1962 he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives where he focused on restructuring government and higher education institutions, and drug abuse legislation. Made chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party in March 1966, he established the organization's first permanent staff and gained prominence by opposing a cigarette tax.

Headlines from October 8, 1934

Fliers Fight Gale 26,000 Feet Above City; Stand Still at 120-Mile-an-Hour Speed

Herriot Party Holds Popularity.; DOUMERGUE VICTOR IN ELECTION TEST

JERSEY GRAND JURY DUE TO ACT TODAY IN HAUPTMANN CASE; Indictments for Murder and Kidnapping to Be Asked -- Lindbergh to Testify. LIFE TERM HERE POSSIBLE Extortion, Illegal Entry, Gold Hoarding and Pistol Charges Could Be Pressed. JERSEY GRAND JURY DUE TO ACT TODAY

DOUMERGUE VICTOR IN ELECTION TEST; French Premier Gains Added Strength in the Returns From Cantonal Polls. HERRIOT PARTY STRONG Four Cabinet Members on the Lists Reelected--No Majority in 179 Constituencies.

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