ATLANTA (AP) - Betty Shingler Talmadge, ex-wife of the late Democratic Sen. Herman E. Talmadge, died Saturday following a long illness. She was 81. Talmadge was also a cookbook writer who opened her Jonesboro home as a restaurant. Called Lovejoy Plantation, the home was site of elaborate parties for politicians and reporters close to the Talmadge family, a longtime political force in Georgia. Talmadge claimed the home was an inspiration for Margaret Mitchell when she wrote "Gone With The Wind." While a U.S. senator's wife, Betty Talmadge was a prominent hostess and socialite in Washington. She was a frequent bridge...