Complex sentence: The policies Mitchell introduced in Newburgh attracted international media coverage, and generated controversy across America: the "New York Times" reported that the debate over Newburgh was as heated as those over "such cosmic matters as nuclear bomb tests or the fate of Berlin".
Split into simpler sentences: The policies Mitchell introduced in Newburgh attracted international media coverage, and generated controversy across America. The "New York Times" reported that the debate over Newburgh was as heated as those over "such cosmic matters as nuclear bomb tests or the fate of Berlin".