Complex sentence: In 1973, after the untimely death of president Alfred Jay Firestein, Max Factor & Co. merged with Norton Simon Industries, and in 1976, president Chester Lee Firestein and Max Factor, Jr. resigned.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1973, after the untimely death of president Alfred Jay Firestein, Max Factor & Co. merged with Norton Simon Industries. In 1976, president Chester Lee Firestein and Max Factor Jr. resigned.