June 8, 1988

LEAD: Lawyers for the Poor

LEAD: Chances have improved for passage of a second, slimmed-down trade bill if the Senate, as expected, upholds President Reagan's veto of the original legislation, lawmakers and lobbyists said today. The Senate plans to vote Wednesday.

LEAD: TO a casual observer, a spacious, tranquil French restaurant might seem out of place amid the clutter and noise of Manila's industrial district. Here at Eau Vive (the name means ''living water''), not far from the Manila Gas Corporation and the Coca-Cola bottling plant, guests can sit beside a flower-filled grotto, listen to soft string music and enjoy duck a l'orange and fine wine.

LEAD: For the last four days, Secretary of State George P. Shultz has roamed through the Middle East as a prophet of doom.

LEAD: The United States is facing another crisis in its space launching capacity because of an impending shortage of a critical ingredient for solid-fuel rockets, military and space agency officials said yesterday.