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r) ‘ % t Mexico Kidnapers Ask Food Ransom | MEXICO CITY. (UPY} — Kidnapers of a Mexican woman who disappeared from her home in Cuernava- ca Nov, 34 threatened ve- sterday to kill her unless ner family pays a ransom of $890,000 worth of food to be distributed lo the poor. The kidnapers, who called themselves the United Popu- lar Liberation Army of America, also demanded properties owned by her family, The group left two communiques in a Mexico City subway station, and alerted the newspaper La Prensa in a phone cail. IN ACAPULCO It was the first news about Sara M. Davis, 50. wife of American real estale broker Ogden Thomas Davis, since she disappeared from her home. Cuernavaca is a resort town about 50 miles south of Mexico City. ° "The last person to see her was one of my workers,” Davis, 67, said in a telephone conversation. “I was in Aca- pulco at the time on busi- ness. He spoke to her around 6 p.m. Thursday afternoon, and she saifl she had an appointment with a neighbor al 8. She never got there. “On Friday, one of the workers went lo the house, found the lights on, all the doors open, he knew some- thing was wrong, and noti- fied the police. : “All her clothes are here. It certainly is not the case of a wife running away. We've been married 17 years and we get along very well. It’s undoubtedly a case of kid- raping. . FIRST WORD - . “Up to now I've heard nothing from the kidnapers. T have nol been contacted at ali."" Davis, originally from Washington, D.C., said the first word from his wile’s kidnapers came from a La Prensa reporter who read him the communiqucs at his home yesterday afternoon. = fous a ee oe ' en —magietoting es! AK oa * t “ST ee. + Papert . ee ow