The World - News from Sept. 25, 1989

A reformist bloc of Soviet lawmakers adopted a platform that calls for allowing ownership of private property, letting market conditions set prices and and freeing television of government control. The 345-member bloc in the Supreme Soviet, which convenes a new legislative session today, also drafted a bill that they say could lead to the formation of non-Communist political parties. The group’s platform emphasizes new laws to guarantee human rights. It includes the freedoms to publish, strike and travel freely. Soviets now must obtain permission to move into desired urban areas such as Moscow.