Show A2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday April 3 2003 Q Nation E Stocks surge on hopes of end to war NEW YORK (AP)—WaU Street shot higher as US-le- d forces closed in on Baghdad Wednesday boosting investor optimism that the war with Iraq might soon end The Dow Jtmes industrials soared 215 points to their best performance in nearly v two weeks Tech shares surged led in part by a positive outlook from Biogen while airline stocks gained on approval from House and Senate appropriations committees of about $3 billion in federal aid “The march to Baghdad is really driving the markets two-week-o-ld higher" said Chris Wolfe equity market strategist for JP Morgan Private Bank “This (market) move emphasizes that we have a lot of cash on the sidelines ready to be put to work" “As we hear more rumors of Saddam bring dead that will come to permeate into investors’ thinking bringing them closer to the thought feat this is a war thatis shorter in nature” Wolfe added The Dow closed up 21520 or 11 percent at 828506 having gained 77 points Tueslosing day to snap a four-da-y streak It was the largest advance since March 21 when stocks closed 235 ' p points higher The broader market while posted their sharpest gains since March 17 The Nasdaq composite index climbed 4842 or 36 percent to 139672 The Standard & blue-chi- Poor’s 500 index rose 2242 or 26 percent to 88090 HytummayorNowDerieyfafadngthetougheetbatMofhisj Ite—Pariclneorisclsease Read in Sunday's ) finds fee strength ! Continue each APphoto Egyptian conjoined twins Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim are seen ln this photo taken on March 6 2002 in a Cairo hospital Surgery to separata the conjoined Egyptian twins couid be delayed or canceled unless $1250(30 is raised to help offset the estimated $2 mWori cost a hospital official said Hospital requires $125000 to separate Egyptian twins DALLAS (AP) — Surgery to separate conjoined 22- month-old Egyptian twins could be delayed or canceled unless $125000 is raised to help offset the estimated $2 million cost a hospital official Sue Blackwood told The Dal: las Morning News for Wednesday’s editions The twins were brought to Dallas 10 months ago by a surgical team at Medical City -- Dallas hospital Doctors were to perform fee surgery there but after reviewing the boys’ condition they decided they preferred to operate at Oul- dren’s because it has the needed technology said Dr Kenneth Salyer a craniofacial specialist and leader of fee boys’ surgical team The trouble is Children’s said it can’t afford to take part Other operations after fee main separation surgery would take place at Medical City The doctors ate waiving’ their fees The twins are joined at the said Children’s Medical Center of Dallas said it cannot donate its part of Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim’s care because the expense could hurt the hospital's main mission of caring for North Texas children The World Craniofacial Foundation which is sponsortwins ing the said it cannot afford the operation either “One surgery could completely wipe out all fee funds of fee foundation" director crowns of their heads fee rarest type of conjunction and complex surgery is needed to untangle blood vessels in the boys’ brains Doctors said fee operation needs to happen soon The older the boys become fee more their neurological tissue loses the ability to heal from fee operation they said For now they are staying at an apartment paid for by the World Craniofacial Founds-two Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim fee boys’ father said through a translator that he wants his boys separated “so they can a chance to live like any other human brings" If too little money is raised he said he would still feel blessed Brothersshlft slntoseeond’gear iiftwtftoree birtmadiip jbrid Niort ioof of J970a oop WmfcThefflm ended --tobowntil ueL Diet tong awatodeeqpal wfll & premierfela monffvThe brother say )tolamovto in bettor barter and ia8ha fongerttwritMlB-iiiimitoortglrtok- p 3 Read about ftiir efforts taFt!kta!s J £ Helplngalltoplay the befaves S? 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