Complex sentence: One story reports that after the Watergate break-in, he received a raise of $2.50 above his previous $80 per week; another story states he wanted, but did not receive, a promotion for discovering the burglary.
Split into simpler sentences: One story reports that after the Watergate break-in, he received a raise of $2.50 above his previous $80 per week. Another story states he wanted, but did not receive, a promotion for discovering the burglary.