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                                          UNITED STATES
                                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                         Washington, D.C.  20549

                                            SCHEDULE 13G

                                Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                          (Amendment No. 18)*.

                                           SunTrust Banks, Inc.

                                                  Common

                                                 86791410
                                                               
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement ( ). 
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has
filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of
give percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).


                                       
                                        
CUSIP NO.  86791410  13G                                  

1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Parent Holding Company for: SunTrust Banks
      of Florida, Inc. as Parent Holding Company; SunTrust Banks of
      Tennessee, Inc. as Parent Holding Company; SunTrust Banks of Georgia,
      Inc. as Parent Holding Company; Trusco Capital Management, Inc. and in
      various fiduciary capacities.  58-1575035
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2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) _______
                                                         (B) _______
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3.    SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Georgia
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                 5.  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                    22,253,854
                          --------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              6.  SHARED VOTING POWER                       

OWNED BY                  1,507,528
                          --------------------------------------------------
EACH                      7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING                 13,635,441
                          --------------------------------------------------
PERSON                    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                      10,330,829
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        24,681,198
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        11.7%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

        HC, BK AND IA


                                
                                
CUSIP NO.  86791410  13G

1.    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      SunTrust Banks of Georgia as Parent Holding Company for SunTrust 
      Bank, Atlanta and in various fiduciary capacities.
      58-0466330
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2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) _______
                                                        (B) _______
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3.    SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      Georgia
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF                 5.  SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES                    9,994,094
                          --------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              6.  SHARED VOTING POWER                       

OWNED BY                  958,673
                          --------------------------------------------------
EACH                      7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING                 7,137,340
                          --------------------------------------------------
PERSON                    8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                      4,551,968
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

        11,788,006
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES*
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        5.59%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

        HC and BK 


                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                        SCHEDULE 13G
                           UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
- ---------    --------------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
- ---------    -----------------------------------------------
             303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
             Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
- ---------    ---------------------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Parent Holding Company for: SunTrust
             Banks of Florida, Inc. as Parent Company; SunTrust Banks of 
             Tennessee, Inc. as Parent Company; SunTrust Banks of
             Georgia, Inc. as Parent Company for SunTrust Bank,
             Atlanta and Trusco Capital Management, Inc., 
             and in various fiduciary capacities.

Item 2(b)    Address of Principal Business Office(s):
- ---------    ---------------------------------------
             303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
             Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
- ---------    -----------
             SunTrust Banks, Inc. is a Georgia corporation; SunTrust Banks
             of Florida, Inc. is a Florida corporation; SunTrust Banks of
             Georgia, Inc. is a Georgia corporation; SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
             is a Georgia banking association; Trusco Capital Management,
             Inc. is a registered investment advisor and a Georgia
             corporation; SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc. is a Tennessee
             corporation.

Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
- ---------    ----------------------------
             Common Stock

Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
- ---------    ------------
              86791410


                                
                                
Item 3       Type of Person:
- ------       --------------
              (b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
              (e) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
              (g) Parent holding company, in accordance with para. 240,13d-
                  1(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4        Ownership:
- ------        ---------

              Amount Beneficially Owned.  24,681,198

              (b) Percent of Class:   11.7%

              (c) Number of Shares as to which such person has: 
                 (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  22,253,854

                (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  1,507,528

               (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                     13,635,441
               
               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or the direct the disposition of:
                     10,330,829

                                
                                
Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class:
- ------    ------------------------------------------
          Not Applicable

Item 6    Ownership of More than 5 Percent of Behalf of Another Person:
- ------    ------------------------------------------------------------
          See Exhibit B

Item 7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
- ------    Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding 
          Company:
          ------------------------------------------------------------
          See Item 2 and Exhibit C

Item 8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
- ------    ---------------------------------------------------------
          Not Applicable

Item 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:
- ------    ------------------------------
          Not Applicable

Item 10   Certification:
- -------   -------------
          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
          and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
          purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
          influencing the control of the issuer of of such securities and
          were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
          transaction having such purpose or effect.
         
          Signature:
          ---------
          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
          statement is true, complete and correct.
          
          Dated:  February 1, 1998

          SunTrust Banks, Inc.

          By/s/ Cynthia S. Walker
          -------------------------
          Assistant Vice President
          STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. as agent for 
          SunTrust Banks, Inc.             
                                


                                EXHIBIT A

     The shares reported are held by one or more subsidiaries of SunTrust
     Banks, Inc., in various fiduciary capacities. SunTrust Banks, Inc. 
     and such subsidiaries disclaim by beneficial interest in any of the 
     shares reported, and the filing of this statement shall not be 
     construed as an admission to the contrary.

     Certain of the shares included in shared voting authority are held in
     agency accounts and co-fiduciary accounts and co-fiduciary accounts
     in nominee registration.  These are voted by the banks under revocable
     authority of trust accounts and therefore, are reported as shared
     voting authority.


                                


                                       EXHIBIT B

     Various co-trustees share the power to direct distribution of income
     including dividends and the proceeds from sale of securities. 
     Additionally, various beneficiaries have the right to receive
     dividends.



                                       EXHIBIT C


                                 Sole      Shared       Sole      Shared
                                Voting     Voting     Power to   Power to
Name of Person Filing            Power     Power      Dispose     Dispose

SunTrust Banks of Georgia, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
- ------------------------------
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta            9,994,094  958,673  7,137,340  4,551,968
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
25 Park Place, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia  30303

SunTrust Bank, Savannah              226,204     200    147,916     73,468
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
33 Bull Street
Savannah, Georgia  31401                                                     

SunTrust Bank, Middle              1,140,281      6,200    366,699   754,730
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
606 Cherry Street
Macon, Georgia  31201

SunTrust Bank, Augusta, N.A.         147,307        -0-     54,475     88,164
and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
80 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia  30902

SunTrust Bank, West Georgia          281,941        -0-     91,812    172,129
N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
1246 First Avenue
Columbus, Georgia  31901

SunTrust Bank, Northeast            177,941         -0-     80,013    102,040
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities 
101 North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia  30613
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             EXHIBIT C

                                   Sole      Shared      Sole      Shared
                                   Voting    Voting    Power to   Power to
Name of Person Filing              Power      Power    Dispose    Dispose


SunTrust Bank, Southeast          465,261     -0-      286,016     120,842
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
510 Gloucester Street
Brunswick, Georgia  31520

SunTrust Bank, South              248,749     -0-       43,526    204,971
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
410 West Broad
Albany, Georgia  31701

SunTrust Bank, Northwest           55,948     -0-       55,648        300
Georgia, N.A. and in Various
Fiduciary Capacities
100 Ease Second Avenue
Rome, Georgia  30161


SunTrust Banks of Florida, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
- ------------------------------
SunTrust Bank, Central Florida,   722,430     320      211,304   501,080
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary 
Capacities
200 South Orange
Orlando, Florida  32801

SunTrust Bank, South Florida,     925,766    221,880   499,702   644,744
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
501 E. Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay and in   151,673      10,000    49,107    74,504
Various Fiduciary Capacities
315 East Madison St.
Tampa, Florida  33602

SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast       106,800      85,780    95,272    97,308
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
One East Jefferson St.
Brooksville, Florida  34601

SunTrust Bank, Miami, N. A.       409,313       -0-    181,944    209,429
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
777 Brickell Ave.
Miami, Florida  33131

SunTrust Bank, Mid-Florida,        38,085       -0-     13,951     24,134
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
595 Cypress Gardens Blvd. S.E.
Winter Haven, Florida  33882

SunTrust Bank, Gulf Coast          59,718      1,000    37,358      16,992
and in Various Fiduciary 
Capacities
1777 Main Street
Sarasota, Florida  34236

SunTrust Bank, North Central       27,733      3,421     24,121       8,533
Florida and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
203 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, Florida  34470

SunTrust Bank, East Central        65,539       -0-      40,458      23,081
Florida and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
120 S. Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida  32114

SunTrust Bank, Southwest Florida   39,006       3,190     38,394    29,650
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
12730 New Brittany Blvd.
Fort Myers, Florida  33907

SunTrust Bank, North Florida,      21,620          -0-     19,052      576
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
200 W. Forsyth Street
Jacksonville, Florida  32202

SunTrust Bank, West Florida         13,619        -0-      11,606        -0-
and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
220 W. Garden Street
Pensacola, Florida  32501
                                                                           
                                        EXHIBIT C

                                   Sole     Shared    Sole       Shared
                                  Voting    Voting   Power to    Power to
Name of Person Filing              Power     Power    Dispose    Dispose

SunTrust Banks of Tennessee, Inc.
as Parent Holding Company for:
- --------------------------------
SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A.   2,611,810    5,699   1,625,628    752,731
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
201 4th Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee  37244

SunTrust Bank, Chattanooga,      3,136,462  193,865   1,364,558   1,832,725
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
P.O. Box 1638
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37401

SunTrust Bank, Alabama, N.A.        75,294   17,600      55,674      38,784
Florence and in Various 
Fiduciary Capacities
201 South Court St.
Florence, Alabama  35631

SunTrust Bank,  East Tennessee      22,217      -0-      14,272       7,945
N.A. and in Various Fiduciary
Capacities
700 Hill Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee   37915

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
- --------------------
Trusco Capital Management, Inc.  1,085,426      -0-    1,085,426       -0-
and in Various Fiduciary Capacities
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1400
Atlanta, Georgia  30303


Shares Beneficially Owned   24,681,198


                                        
                                        
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street, Suite 1500
Atlanta, Georgia  30308


February 1, 1998

Ladies and Gentlemen:

There is hereby transmitted for filing pursuant to Section 13(g) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 13G thereunder a Schedule 13G 
relating to beneficial ownership by SunTrust Banks, Inc. and its 
subsidiaries of shares of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Common Stock.

Please call the undersigned at (404) 581-1475 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Cynthia S. Walker
- ---------------------
Cynthia S. Walker
Assistant Vice President
STI Trust & Investment Operations, Inc. as agent for SunTrust Banks, Inc.


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