REGIONAL Oregonians protest, security beefed up statewide (AP) — Thousands of Oregonians prayed and demonstrated for peace to day in the final hours before the U N. deadline for Iraqi troops to leave Ku wait. Officials around Oregon also were taking steps to improve security because of Iraqi threats of terrorism against the United States. "The Coast Guard is taking seriously the threats that have come from the Middle East." said Chief Warrant Offi cer George H. Ilornbeck. commanding officer of the Yaquina Bay Station. "We are reviewing and testing our security plans." Security also was increased at the Trojan nuclear plant northwest of Port land. Steve Sautter, spokesman for Portland General Electric, said all nuclear plants received a notice from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last Wednesday suggesting they review their security plans in light of the threat of terrorist at tack. "We have taken some additional steps to ensure that we are controlling access to the plant both by foot and vehicular traffic." Sautter said. No increase in security is planned at the 22 dams operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Northwest, in eluding five major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River, a corps spokes woman said "We have increased our awareness level and security is in place." said Di ana Rrimhal). chief of puhlic affairs for the corps' Portland office. Security officials also planned to in tensify efforts at Portland international Airport Roliert Palioca. area manager for The Wackenhut Carp., which provides secu rity for the airport, said some passen gers may be subject to personal "pal down” checks or will be forbidden to proceed past a checkpoint. Me declined to say what criteria will be used to decide who will be frisked, lie also said officials probably would al low only passengers in the concourse area of the airport. Tiiat would mean well-wishers would not lie alicved be yond security checkpoints. Me said some of the security measures would not take effect until the shooting begins but others may be implemented at any time. If there is a war. carry-on baggage will not lie allowed, Palioca said. A peace vigil began at 12:01 a.m. at the F.dith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in downtown Portland. The crowd outside the building had grown to about l IH) by daybreak In Beaverton, parishioners of St Mat thew Lutheran Church continued a 42 hour prayer vigil begun at 7 p.m. Sun day Alxnjt !')(> people were expected to pray in half-hour shifts untd noon to day Gunnar Simonson prayed for peace between the United States and Iraq and for the safety of his brother Krii . who is with the Army in Saudi Arabia Simonson said the vigil brings people together during troubling times "I just try to keep the hope and faith in the fjord." he said. "For all of us. it s really a time to cling to what we believe in." On Monday, the Oregon Senate asked President Hush and Congress to use ne gotiation rather than military force against Iraq. The Senate unanimously approved a resolution, introduced by freshman Sen Tricia Smith. I)-Salem, asking the presi dent and Congress to exhaust all reason able alternatives before using military force. President Bush and Congress have ap proved military action against Iraq if its troops do not pull out of Kuwait by 9 p.m. PST today. In Gresham, about 100 students at tended a peace rally Monday at Mount Hood Community College. Students at Portland's Marshall Mini) School hold a candlelight peace rally. More than 60 Western Oregon State College students lit candles Monday night to symbolically dispel some of the darkness of the war threat The candle-lighting marked the he ginning of a .today, round-the-clock vigil at the college in Monmouth During the vigil, dozens of students and faculty members are to take turns, one or two at a time, guarding the flame of a homemade. 2-foot-tall candle. It's my own way of speaking out," student lanly president Tim Cook said "It's a way of saying I don't think what's happening over there is right Mut it's also a way of remembering friends who an; over there." About 100 people attended a forum on peace Monday at Willamette Univer sity in Salem. Political science professor Bob Dash said he believed one reason for the United States' involvement in the crisis is that, in post-Cold War times, "The Pentagon has lost the rea son for its being." Blane McCaughy, a religion profes sor. said the United States has a schizo phrenic personality. 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