SHAKEN MEMORY: How soon they forget. ....

SHAKEN MEMORY: How soon they forget. . . . A story from Reuters news service Thursday said: “A year after the Northfield earthquake shook the ground for 45 terrifying seconds. . . .� Try Northridge earthquake and 25 to 30 seconds, news hounds. The writer also reported the temblor striking at 4:30 a.m., a minute shy of the official mark. . . . Watch for Reuters’ upcoming coverage of the Homer Simpson trial.

NUMBER’S UP: Is Friday the 13th an unlucky day in the Valley? Just check your history . . . an asbestos spill on that day in 1990 blocked rush-hour traffic on the San Diego Freeway in Van Nuys . . . and an unlucky cat was the victim of a drive-by shooting in its Universal City back yard in 1991. This year may not bode well, either. An employee of a Sherman Oaks psychic bookshop said her bosses skipped town. “They’re in Atlanta,� she said. “Does that tell you anything?�

AT CSUN: During his trip next week to mark the anniversary of the Northridge quake, President Clinton will visit CSUN. . . . He’ll get a tour and speak at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The event in front of the Delmar T. Oviatt Library--which will be open to the public--will be the first presidential visit in the 38-year history of the campus (B5). . . . Clinton is the top U.S. official to come to L.A. for quake events, but hardly the only one (B5).

VALLEY JEOPARDY: Move over, Alex Trebek. . . . Valley Life! (Page 8) today takes readers on a trivia trek where no one has gone before. . . . From the burial site of author Edgar Rice Burroughs to the site of the Valley’s only pro football game, this is the one trivia buffs have been waiting for.

POOL PARTY: Pool players converge in droves at the new Yankee Doodles club in Woodland Hills. Some are willing to wait four hours for a table--and there are 22 of them. Of course, dancing, darts, foosball and video games make it easy to pass the time. See Valley Life! Page 27.