You can do this with an ordinary Find/Replace, where:
Find = ^#^#^#^#^w-^w
Replace = nothing

If you only want to process a particular range, select it beforehand and answer 'No' when prompted to search the rest of the document.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thank you for replying. I eventually realized I could probably record a macro that removes specific text strings and specific characters. After dabbling with a few test macros, I got one that did precisely what I wanted.

Why I didn't think of macros before posting the question, I don't know. But I do appreciate you taking the time to reply. Jack D.