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Karl Johansson stands outside the Village Center Newsstand, where he has worked for more than two decades. The newsstand, a Westwood landmark, will close by the end of the month. (Jennifer Lin/Daily Bruin)

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Don’t ask Karl Johansson about his favorite magazine or newspaper. Though he has been working at the Village Center Newsstand for more than two decades, he rarely reads the products he sells.

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IN THE NEWS:

Westwood’s last newsstand, a community fixture, to close

By Erin Donnelly

June 9, 2014 12:00 a.m.