Article: PLAN CALLS FOR A NEW NORTHERN IRELAND ENGLISH, IRISH LEADERS ENDORSE FRAMEWORK FOR TALKS THAT INCLUDES A CROSS-BORDER AUTHORITY.(MAIN)

Byline: PATRICK J. SLOYAN Newsday

BELFAST, Northern Ireland The British and Irish governments sought to sweep aside centuries of hatred Wednesday by proposing a political reformation for Northern Ireland giving northern Catholics a greater voice in self-government and protecting loyalist Protestants while clearing the path toward an eventually unified Ireland.

With peacemaking efforts bolstered by a six-month lull in guerrilla attacks in Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and British Prime Minister John Major unveiled a blueprint for discussion by all the parties involved in the province's future.

The so-called framework ...

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