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Waterville Pair Testifies In Murder Trial At Belfast A LITTLEIELD STANDS ACCUSED of slaying Joaquin (Jack) and lorence Bettencourt of Liberty at their home in December of 1973 “ ' Both Donald and Marlene Rod-crique said they were on friendly terms with Thomas Morton whose name has been linked with that of Littlefield Roderique said that at that time he owned a gun collection which consisted of 18 rifles and shotguns as well as seven handguns including a - 32 caliber Baretta - Dr Irving I Goodof of Waterville a pathologist and deputy chief state medical examiner said Tuesday the wounds of tho dead couple were consistent with those which might be caused by a shotgun 32 and 22 caliber bullets - the cause of his death the pathologist stated Mrs Roderique testified several of the guns in the collection were confiscated by authorities They were two shotguns a 32 caliber Baretta and a 38 caliber gun She and her husband were divorced in 1974 she said GOODO TESTIIED Mrs Bettencourt had a large gaping wound in the area of the right ear which he said was the exit wound from two bullets entering the back of thei head She also had a wound in the right forearm above the wrist which he claimed was caused by the same bullet that later entered the left part of her chest She apparently had her arm over her chest at the time There was also a wound in the right front chest from still another bullet Cause of death he said was due to the bead wounds Bettencourt according to Goodof had a shotgun wound in the unner left chest which came out through his back He was also shot in the center of his forehead The shotgun blast was RONALD EKELS of Augusta I Mose on MURDER Page 2 In Steady Rain BATH Maine (AP) — steady rain here Wednesday added to the authenticity of the reenactment of Benedict Arnold’s march on Quebec Seemingly unperturbed a troop of 44 men dressed in knickers tri-cornered hats andi uniforms of the period marched through town to the music of a flute and drum “The weather just adds to the charm of this historic reenactment” said Thornton McGlamery of Vienna who plays Benedict Arnold -“Arnold experienced much more severe conditions than we have so far” More oh ARNOLD Page 2 By ELAINE QUINLAN (Sentinel Correspondent) - BELAST — A divorced Waterville couple who once owned a gun collection which the state is trying to link to the Bettencourt murder case testified Wednesday in1 the trial of Chandler Littlefield in Waldo County Superior Court' here AEQ-75 Troops Arrive At Bath Longley Denies Maynard Marsh Replacing Koons (State House Bureau) AUGUSTA -— The governor’s office Wednesday denied persistent rumors that Maynard Marsh will be nominated to replace Donaldson Koons as commissioner of conservation The office acknowledged that Marsh is being considered for the post but said he is one of six candidates The final determination has not been made according to Assistant Communications Coodinator Jeanne Shapiro Marsh has been Commissioner of Inland isheries and Game since 1971 He was reap- More on 3LRSH Pag 2