Can't change default program to Pages

Hello All,
I have a strange issue. When I create a .pages document in Pages, the next time I try to double-click it open, it tries to open in Word 2003, even though Word is not the default program for .pages documents. When I try to do a mass "use this program as default" in the Get Information window, it simply reverts back to Word, whereas, when I do a file individually, it work fine. When I try to open .doc files with a double-click, it will open in whatever I have set as the default for .doc files.
Why does Pages not recognize itself even when the default for .pages files is Pages?
Thanks for any help here.

It worked just as you said!
Are there any adverse effects (e.g. preferences from other applications or system workings that should be readjusted to match the deleted .plist file)?

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