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The 19 weeks thing might be disputable because they weren't doing ultrasounds to verify the age of a fetus back in those days. They were first used in 1954 in Scotland, started to be used in the UK in the 60's but weren't used in the US until well into the 70's. It can be difficult to know the exact age of a fetus without ultrasound because date of last menses is a fickle measure. Many women have light periods for a month or two. Or, if she wasn't very regular, it could be even more difficult to know. Therefore, even if true, it might be documentable.
Only his mother knows for sure, but it is also possible, at 19, that she didn't admit the pregnancy right away and wasn't totally honest about how far along she was. That wasn't unheard of then either. Many in my parents generation had a saying "The first one can come any time, the second one takes 9 months"
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