“Do you have a source for this? That only birth announcements allowed were from the hospital?”
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For present day rules, see here:
—Honolulu Advertiser: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/oh/births
“IMPORTANT: You must attach a photocopy of your baby’s official state-issued birth certificate; we cannot print your announcement without it.”
—Star Telegraph: http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20081026_Vital_Statistics.html
“Each Sunday, the Star-Bulletin publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System.”
For rules in effect in 1961, you have to call them. (I did, after reading this info on another “pro-Obama” site, which said that this was the case.)
You can also compare the two announcements. The Honolulu Advertiser specifically says, at the top of the page, “Health Bureau Statistics.” Both announcements (and the ones before and after the Obama entry) read identically.