AppleScript for Batch Title Changes Needed

I need to change the title of 75 items in a folder on my G5 by one character. Help says there's a Script Menu in the Finder bar, but I suspect the Help is for Tiger & I have Panther, and there is no such option. I only have Script Editor.
Would anyone be willing to provide an AppleScript for batch title changes so I can make the needed change? I'm not a programmer. Secondly, how do I activate the script?
David

Jeff,
Thanks for your reply. In Example Scripts/Finder Scripts, I see Replace Text in Item Names.scpt. I'm thinking this is the script I need. Not so?
Can you recommend a resource that would tell me how to fill in the blanks? Apple refers to Getting Started With AppleScript, but I don't see it as an available PDF file. AppleScript Language Guide is available, but all I really want is something simple, very basic.

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