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Goodyear Blimp Rides for Kids Depart from Pizza Hut

09/11/96


Pizza Hut, Goodyear Announce Blimp Ride Sweepstakes

CLEVELAND, Sept., 9 -- Pizza Hut(R) and Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.  announced today a cooperative sweepstakes which rewards
winning youngsters with a ride on the Goodyear blimp.

Each participating Pizza Hut(R) will give away a ride for two on the
Goodyear Blimp. Over 100 blimp rides for two will be awarded to kids
12 and under. Entry deadline is October 13, 1996.

"We've combined two things kids really love, Pizza Hut(R) pizza and
the Goodyear blimp," said Stacy Baker, marketing and public relations
supervisor for Hallrich Incorporated, a Pizza Hut franchisee.

"The Pizza Hut(R) franchisees in the Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown
areas decided we wanted this to be the biggest Pizza Hut promotion
ever, so we got the biggest prize ever -- the Goodyear Blimp," said
Tracy Parker, marketing manager of Midland Food Services L.L.C., also
a Pizza Hut(R) franchisee.

"We invite kids 12 and under to hurry and register to win a ride on
the Goodyear blimp. While they're at Pizza Hut(R) they can also get
information about Goodyear's new kid's club, BlimpForce," added
Ms. Baker.

Pizza Hut(R) restaurants participating in this promotion include those
located in Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie,
Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa,
Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Trumbull and Wayne counties.