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Readers familiar with Cardinal's novel in the original French have raised some objections about what they feel is a loose and even inaccurate translation by Patricia Goodheart, but Cardinal says. "I think it is a very good translation, I helped with a few words here and there. But Pat understood the most important aspects of the book--the rhythm, the sound it makes. After all, American is American, French is French. Sometimes you can't translate word for word. I don't feel I have been betrayed if the translation of song words is not exact...
...Patricia Goodheart, of the Cambridge-based publishing firm Van Vactor & Goodheart, explains her interest in The Words to Say It: "I had never before taken on the job of a professional translator. I tried to see what I could do with the book and found I was a very good person to translate the novel. I am interested in dreams, memories, and fantasies. When I came upon the material in Cardinal's book. I was very much at home and sympathetic. I feel what she has to say is very important. However, I kept in mind that Americans are used...
...hunger, of course, is a national problem, particularly among Black children (one half of whom live in poverty). Dr. Graham contended publicly that Black infant mortality rates are high not because of hunger, but for "cultural" reasons, including a refusal by expecting parents to abstain from sex. Gynecologist Patricia Conrad of New York speedily refuted Graham's statement, pointing out that sex during pregnancy is safe up until the eighth month--provided the mother is not malnourished...
...action, which permits the partners to build up to 250,000 autos a year, was also strongly opposed by Commissioners Michael Pertschuk and Patricia Bailey. Pertschuk called the venture "a classic antitrust violation...
...Patricia Blake...