Taxi driver sees, hears much during decades of driving

[img_assist|nid=6498|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=Sam Covert, 68, leans against his cab, a 1999 Lincoln that he said is “on its last leg.” Aside from his daily cruising for fares, Covert picks up regular customers, most of whom he takes to hospitals. SHFWire photo by Jennifer Rios|link=popup|align=left|width=640|height=480]

WASHINGTON - Sam Covert first hit the streets of the capital in September 1960 in pursuit of his own set of wheels - a 1955 Chevy his dad back in South Carolina said he could buy if he earned the money.