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Poon Criticism Provokes Attack

Cambridge police yesterday climbed up elaborate scaffolding to prevent Hollywood producer Spires Skouras from removing tiles from the roof of the Lampeon building, on Bow St. Skouras was expressing his objection to the selection of his CinemaScope production. "The Robe," as number one on the Bow St. publication's list of the "ten worst movies at the year."

Terry Moore was chosen "the worst ingenue of 1953." She also received the year" in "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef."

The other movies which were mentioned are "Hondo," "Torch Song," "Call Me Madam," "Easy to Love," "I, the Jury," "Salome," "How to Marry a Millionaire and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."

Oliver C. Lobkowics '56, circulation manager of the publication, was the first to spot Skouras on the roof. He immediately called the police.

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