Given airline restrictions in 1961, it’s a virtual impossibility that SA gave birth in HI and then rushed the newborn onto a flight for Seattle.
What restrictions are you talking about?
I'll reply to your other points later, busy right now.
I had previously found an article
that mentioned restrictions on air travel with newborns. I believe I actually did bookmark it, but it happened to be on my phone. ~Two weeks ago I dropped that phone (accidentally) in a bucket of water. It’s gone and it’s not coming back.
I’ve been trying to reconnect with that particular article. So far it hasn’t come up. I did find one that recommends, in the present, waiting until a baby is a month old before flying. From my POV, that would translate to an absolute restriction ~55-60 years ago. Cabin pressure was not as reliably regulated, and turbulence was a bigger issue.
However, I do not have a link for that information. I remain convinced that the onus is on those who claim it was not an issue. After all, Obama’s apologists are usually more than eager to prove that his claims hold up. Why be shy now? As I said before, if my entire theory rested on the proposition that the airlines in ‘61 welcomed newborns, I’d understand that the burden of proof rested on me.