Complex sentence: Ted Thorne (John "Ted" Thorne) (born October 16,1929 in Detroit, Michigan), at 17 became the youngest sports editor of a daily newspaper in the state of Indiana, the Michigan City News-Dispatch.
Split into simpler sentences: Ted Thorne (John "Ted" Thorne) was born October 16,1929 in Detroit, Michigan. Thorne at 17 became the youngest sports editor of a daily newspaper in the state of Indiana, the Michigan City News-Dispatch.